FIA shares official statement after driver's fatal accident at the Nordschleife

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21:40, 18 Apr

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Keeevin Motorsport's Juha Miettinen passed away after a seven-car incident at the Nurburgring Nordschleife. The FIA also reacted to the devastating news.

"The FIA is sad to learn of the passing of Juha Miettinen following an incident in today’s first race of the ADAC 24h Nurburgring Qualifiers.

"Our thoughts are with his family and friends and everyone involved in the event."

The incident happened around 25 minutes into NLS4 at the Nordschleife. Seven cars were involved. The other six drivers involved are not in a life-threatening condition. The rest of the weekend will continue as planned at the German circuit.

A statement by the ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nurburgring added that "A minute’s silence will be held in memory of the late motorsport competitor during the grid formation for Sunday’s race at 13:00."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	72
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	63
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	49
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	41
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	25
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	21
7	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	15
9	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	12
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	10
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
13	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
15	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
16	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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