Overview
- Miettinen, 66, died Saturday after a seven-car pileup during the first ADAC 24h Nürburgring Qualifiers race on the Nordschleife.
- Race control red-flagged the event, medics extracted Miettinen, and he died at the circuit medical center as six other drivers underwent precautionary checks with no life-threatening injuries reported.
- Organisers canceled the remainder of Saturday’s program and scheduled a minute of silence before Sunday’s race at 1:00 p.m. local time.
- The collision occurred about 25 minutes into the race at Klostertal, just before the Karussell, and officials opened an investigation as early reports of fluid on the racing line remain unconfirmed.
- F1 champion Max Verstappen had entered the weekend but was not involved in the crash and posted condolences, while attention turned to the Nordschleife’s 20.8 km layout with close barriers and more than 150 corners.