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Rival Driver Pulls Ollie Millroy From Burning Ferrari After China GT Crash

Video of the rescue exposed delays in track medical response, prompting calls for an independent safety review.

Overview

  • During a China GT race earlier this month, Loek Hartog stopped his car, fetched a fire extinguisher and pulled Ollie Millroy clear from a Ferrari that had burst into flames.
  • Millroy remains hospitalized in China with multiple broken ribs, a broken collarbone, a broken hand and finger, a bruised or punctured lung, a small neck fracture and concussion as he begins rehabilitation.
  • Timing from released footage and CCTV shows the first marshal with an extinguisher arriving at about 47 seconds, rapid‑response crews at about 66 seconds, the chief medic at about 4 minutes 8 seconds and the first ambulance at about 6 minutes 16 seconds.
  • AAI Motorsport withdrew from the China GT series and organisers have pledged a full investigation as teams and drivers demand answers about marshal training, staffing and emergency procedures.
  • Millroy and Hartog have formed a close bond and plan to meet in China, and both say they will push for short‑term rescue changes and longer‑term safety reforms in GT racing.