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Rallying-Jos Verstappen unhurt after crash at Rallye de Wallonie

Jos Verstappen and Jasper Vermeulen walked away unhurt after their car struck a tree and scattered debris, race organisers said.

  • On Sunday, Jos Verstappen walked away unharmed after a high-speed crash at the Rally of Wallonia, though his Skoda Fabia Rally2 was left in a wreck after colliding with a tree.
  • Verstappen competed in the challenging, high-speed Rally of Wallonia alongside co-driver Jasper Vermeulen because his regular partner Renaud Jamoul was absent due to ankle surgery.
  • Disaster struck at Loyers when the Skoda Fabia Rally2 slid off the circuit and somersaulted into a tree nearby; photographs from the aftermath show the vehicle flipped upside down with significant damage.
  • The pair abandoned the race following the collision, though officials later confirmed they remained uninjured; Verstappen subsequently told GPblog he is "all good" after the frightening incident.
  • Since leaving Formula racing, the 54-year-old father of four-time champion Max Verstappen has raced in the 24 Hours of Mans and currently participates in rally events while supporting his son.
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Shock moment for Jos Verstappen! The father of Formula 1 superstar Max caused a violent crash during a rally race in Belgium. Fortunately, both the 54-year-old and his co-driver remained unharmed. Now the Dutchman has spoken. "There were gravels, and I think I drove a little too fast into the curve. At the corner exit the car turned. We crashed against a post, whereupon the car turned around its own axis and we landed on the roof, describes Jos …

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Verstappen suffers heavy crash in rally event

Social media footage shows father of F1 champion Max Verstappen, Jos, hitting a tree and flipping his rally car at the Rallye de Wallonie.

·Sydney, Australia
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gpblog.com broke the news on Sunday, April 26, 2026.
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