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Driver Pulls Rival From Burning Ferrari After Shanghai China GT Crash

The rescue exposed delayed marshal and fire-crew response, prompting Millroy's team to withdraw its drivers from the China GT event.

Overview

  • A high-speed collision in the China GT race in Shanghai left Ollie Millroy's Ferrari on fire and required Loek Hartog to stop and extract him from the wreck.
  • Hartog used an extinguisher taken from a nearby marshal and physically pulled Millroy from the car before race marshals and fire crews reached the scene.
  • Millroy was taken to hospital with multiple injuries including broken ribs, a broken clavicle, hand and finger fractures, and a pulmonary contusion, and he publicly thanked Hartog for saving his life.
  • Witnesses and video accounts say marshals did not intervene promptly, and AAI Motorsport formally withdrew its drivers and publicly criticized track safety and marshal preparedness.
  • The incident raises questions about China GT and circuit emergency procedures and is likely to prompt formal safety reviews and scrutiny of marshal response times.