{
  "id": 10366121,
  "title": "Huge Aston Martin-McLaren LMGT3 crash deemed racing incident after stewards probe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/huge-aston-martin-mclaren-lmgt3-crash-deemed-racing-incident-after-10366121",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T04:40:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/mclaren-aston-martin-huge-lmgt3-crash-fuji-safety-car/10859689/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A high-speed crash involving Finn Gehrsitz from the Aston Martin factory during the Fuji 6 Hours of the World Endurance Championship has been classified as a racing incident by the stewards. The accident occurred with just over an hour remaining in the race when Gehrsitz and Mattia Drudi, also from Aston Martin, made contact while battling for position. Despite the severity of the collision, causing Gehrsitz's car to crash hard into the barriers, both drivers were uninjured. The stewards determined that neither driver was primarily responsible for the contact, taking into account the high speeds, proximity of the cars, and the presence of another car exiting the pit lane. The incident led to a safety car intervention, disrupting the race. Both Gehrsitz and Drudi were summoned to the stewards' office after the race, but both maintained that the contact was unintentional and a result of racing conditions. The accident had a significant impact on both teams, as Gehrsitz's team lost the lead in the LMGT3 class, and Drudi's team gained valuable position.",
  "summary": "The huge accident involving Finn Gehrsitz in the World Endurance Championship’s Fuji 6 Hours has been deemed a racing incident by the stewards, with neither the German nor Aston Martin factory driver Mattia Drudi held predominantly responsible for the contact. With a little less than one hour to go in the race, Drudi and Gehrsitz were battling for position in class when the pair made contact ...…",
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        "title": "Huge Aston Martin-McLaren LMGT3 crash deemed racing incident after stewards probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/huge-aston-martin-mclaren-lmgt3-crash-deemed-racing-incident-after",
        "published": "2026-09-28T04:40:14.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}