Huge crash Stephane Ortelli in the LMS Monza

[RAM_anderson]

Yesterday Stephane Ortelli in the no. 5 Team Oreca Matmut Courage-Oreca LC70 had a huge crash during the LMS on Monza. The car suffered an apparent mechanical failure, snapping sideways on the high speed front straight. It then became airborne, cartwheeling over the No. 1 Audi of Allan McNish and rolling a total of seven times into the guardrail fence. The car is destroyed, with the engine and undertray ripping from the chassis.

Video of the crash: http://www.destift.com/2008/04/crash_lms.htm

[Vansquish]

Holy crap...that's a really amazingly serious-looking accident. Fortunately Ortelli is relatively OK...sounds like he suffered just a broken ankle. Best wishes for a speedy recovery!