A serious incident marked the first round of the 2025 season of the Michelin Le Mans Cup, this Saturday on the Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit. At a little more mid-course, the Iron Ladies' Porsche 911 GT3 R, piloted by Marta Garcia, was violently hit by Ferrari No. 51 in the third sector of the Catalan route.

The hook, for which Eliseo Donno was found responsible and sanctioned with a stop-and-go, caused a particularly spectacular exit from the track by the Porsche, literally pulverized under impact. A red flag was immediately deployed to allow for relief intervention.

Marta Garcia, conscious at the time of the medical teams, was taken to the hospital for precautionary examinations. According to the initial information provided, the Spanish pilot is currently undergoing a series of medical checks, with no further details at the moment.

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ROUND 3: 🇯🇵 Japan

FORMULA 1 LENOVO JAPANESE GRAND PRIX 2025

Circuit stats

• First Grand Prix: 1987
• Number of laps: 53
• Circuit Length: 5.807 km
• Race Distance: 307.471 km
• Lap record: 1:30.983 Lewis Hamilton (2019)
• 2024 winner: Max Verstappen

Track Map

F1 drivers want the FIA to step in and make a major rule change after Jack Doohan's horror crash in Japan.

Isack Hadjar had to put up with a rather uncomfortable problem during Japanese Grand Prix qualifying.

These are remarkable words from Fernando Alonso about Max Verstappen. Shows the esteem in which he is held by one of his peers.

Oliver Bearman will start 10th in Suzuka after an impressive performance as he reached Q3 for the first time

The opposition of Honda and Audi alone is enough to torpedo the plan. With Mercedes also against the idea of abandoning hybrids, it appears to have no chance of success, even though Red Bull and Ferrari are said to back the idea.

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FIA says: "Ahead of qualifying, all available time and resources will be focused on further dampening the grass before the session." This after two further trackside grass fires caused red flags in the final practice, following two on Friday

The stewards say Williams had "ample warning" that Hamilton was set to start a push lap, and then did so, and should have told Sainz. Three grid positions penalty is standard. This means Carlos will start from P15.