Overview
- Gastaldi’s Toyota struck a bump at the hairpin, went airborne over the retaining wall, and came to rest in the grandstand, with the driver uninjured.
- A detached wheel landed on the adjacent IAME karting track, competitors halted, and officials reported no injuries among spectators or kart drivers.
- Race control deployed the safety car to clear debris, the race restarted, and Diego Verriello won ahead of Norberto Grosso and Leonel Pernía with Emiliano Stang fourth.
- Two minutes later, Adrián Hamze crashed at the same corner and escaped serious harm, highlighting concerns about the horquilla sector.
- The sports prosecutor called it a single‑vehicle off and opened a probe into a possible mechanical fault as organizers review the incident; Gastaldi was returning with LG Racing and Ubaldo Ayala Team support after more than a year away.