New Delhi, April 19 -- A seven-car collision at one of motorsport's most unforgiving circuits has claimed the life of a 66-year-old endurance racing driver, casting a shadow over an event that had drawn the world's attention in part because of a four-time Formula 1 world champion's presence on the grid.

Juha Miettinen, a Finnish endurance racing driver with a long affiliation with the Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS), died on Saturday, 18 April 2026, following a serious accident during the ADAC 24h Nurburgring Qualifiers. He was 66 years old.

The collision - involving seven vehicles in total - occurred in the early stages of the race at the Klostertal section of the Nordschleife, a notoriously tight stretch of track defined by sharp...