Overview
- Round 2 of the FIA's South American Rally Championship in Mina Clavero, Argentina, left one spectator dead and two injured, the FIA said.
- The Volkswagen Polo R5 of driver Didier Arias and co-driver Héctor Núñez clipped an embankment and rolled into a spectator area.
- Organizers stopped the event and declared it definitively suspended, and they reported Arias and Núñez were unhurt.
- Officials said safety protocols began at once as emergency medical and police rescue teams treated the injured.
- The weekend also saw a separate fatal crash at Germany's Nürburgring, adding to renewed scrutiny of spectator safety in motorsport.