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Claudio Segarra Dies After High-Impact Crash at Río Cuarto Circuit

Judicial authorities have opened safety investigations following Segarra’s Fiat Palio spinning into a wall during his first timed lap.

Conmoción en el automovilismo: murió un piloto del Turismo Pista durante un entrenamiento.
Claudio Segarra murió tras las heridas recibidas en la carrera (Archivo).
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Overview

  • Segarra lost control of his Fiat Palio entering the main straight in a Monomarca Fiat practice session and struck the wall near the circuit’s technical room.
  • Track medical teams performed cardiac resuscitation on site before transferring him to a Río Cuarto hospital, where he died hours later in intensive care.
  • All on-track activity at Parque Ciudad de Río Cuarto was suspended immediately after the accident.
  • Tourismo Pista San Luis, Categorías Asociadas de Pistas Cordobesas (Capicor), APICER and the Federación Regional de Automovilismo Deportivo de Córdoba issued condolences and paid tribute to the driver.
  • Local prosecutors have launched an inquiry to determine whether the circuit’s safety protocols and track measures were properly enforced.