The gods of motorsport have been watching over the Algarve Worldwide Circuit on Friday, as everybody escaped unscathed following a large, and almost tragic crash. A Porsche 911 cup automotive, pushed by Alex Areia, was the sufferer of a brake failure on its method right into a nook, and wound up within the grandstands.

The accident was first posted to TikTok by wls350z. Shot from the grandstands on the Portuguese observe, the video solely catches the crash because it’s taking place. The velocity and ferocity of the collision are successfully conveyed by the footage, although.

The automotive might be seen slamming into the boundaries, earlier than vaulting over the fence, and winding up simply toes away from a gaggle of attendees. One other shot, shared to Twitter by Jarno Saari, reveals that driver Alex Areia managed to steer the 991.2 technology Porsche 911 GT Cup into the nook barely, probably avoiding the onlookers. In a tweet of his personal, he wrote that the automotive misplaced its brakes on the finish of a straight.

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Foi muito bravo, fiquei sem travões no fim da reta, virei praticamente um passageiro.. felizmente não estava ninguém naquela zona da bancada e consegui sair ileso do acidente, graças ao nível de segurança daquele carro, preserve sturdy💪🏼💪🏼 https://t.co/H5MWdAZulr

— Alex Areia (@OneManShowz) April 14, 2023

“I virtually grew to become a passenger,” Areia wrote, as translated by Twitter. “Fortunately nobody was in that space of the grandstand and I managed to get out of the accident unhurt, due to the protection stage of that automotive.”

The accident occurred throughout a observe session on the Algarve Worldwide Circuit. Areia was driving within the Porsche Dash Problem Iberica, which is being run alongside the FIA World Endurance Problem 6 Hours of Portimão this weekend.

It’s not but clear if the crash may have any impression on the operating of the race. Past the injury to the boundaries, the accident raises questions on total observe security. We have now reached out to the FIA for extra info, however haven’t but obtained a response.

Thankfully, everybody got here away from this incident unscathed, due to the protection measures that shield the driving force. Have been it not for the sheer luck of there being nobody underneath the automotive, the crash would have nearly definitely ended tragically, although.