Rafael Sperafico
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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On 9 December 2007, Sperafico was driving in a ''Stock Car Light'' race at the [[Autódromo José Carlos Pace]], supporting the season finale of the main [[Stock Car Brasil]] championship in which his older cousins Ricardo and Rodrigo were both competing. On lap six of the race, Sperafico lost control of his car on the fast left-hand corner immediately before the start-finish straight (''Subida dos Boxes'') and speared into the retaining wall on the right-hand side of the circuit at high speed. The force of the impact saw the damaged car rebound onto the racing line, where it was [[Side collision|t-boned]] by |
On 9 December 2007, Sperafico was driving in a ''Stock Car Light'' race at the [[Autódromo José Carlos Pace]], supporting the season finale of the main [[Stock Car Brasil]] championship in which his older cousins Ricardo and Rodrigo were both competing. On lap six of the race, Sperafico lost control of his car on the fast left-hand corner immediately before the start-finish straight (''Subida dos Boxes'') and speared into the retaining wall on the right-hand side of the circuit at high speed. The force of the impact saw the damaged car rebound onto the racing line, where it was [[Side collision|t-boned]] by Renato Russo, triggering a pile-up involving several other drivers. The race was stopped and the circuit's medical personnel quickly arrived at the scene, where Sperafico died from massive head injuries. Russo also suffered severe head injuries and was taken to hospital, where he was in a serious but stable condition. Several other drivers were treated for minor injuries.{{cite news| title =Rafael Sperafico dies in Brazilian race| publisher =motorsport.com| url =http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=276687&FS=| date =2007-12-09| accessdate =2007-12-10}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Russo was released from hospital on 17 December.{{cite news| title =Renato Russo is released from hospital| publisher =stockcar2007.com.br| url =http://www.stockcar2007.com.br/english/2007/12/17/renato-russo-is-released-from-hospital/| date =2007-12-17| accessdate =2008-02-18| url-status =dead| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20080720010006/http://www.stockcar2007.com.br/english/2007/12/17/renato-russo-is-released-from-hospital/| archivedate =2008-07-20}} |
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On the same day, Sperafico's cousin, Rodrigo, became runner-up of the 2007 Stock Car Brasil Championship. [[Gustavo Sondermann]], Rafael Sperafico's teammate at the time, was killed a few years later in an almost identical crash at the same corner.{{cite news|last=Honorio|first=Rafael|title=Após acidente, Gustavo Sondermann tem morte cerebral confirmada|publisher=[[Organizações Globo]]|work=globoesporte.globo.com|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/motor/stock-car/noticia/2011/04/apos-forte-acidente-gustavo-sondermann-falece-por-morte-cerebral.html|date=2011-04-03|accessdate=2011-04-04|language=Portuguese}} |
On the same day, Sperafico's cousin, Rodrigo, became runner-up of the 2007 Stock Car Brasil Championship. [[Gustavo Sondermann]], Rafael Sperafico's teammate at the time, was killed a few years later in an almost identical crash at the same corner.{{cite news|last=Honorio|first=Rafael|title=Após acidente, Gustavo Sondermann tem morte cerebral confirmada|publisher=[[Organizações Globo]]|work=globoesporte.globo.com|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/motor/stock-car/noticia/2011/04/apos-forte-acidente-gustavo-sondermann-falece-por-morte-cerebral.html|date=2011-04-03|accessdate=2011-04-04|language=Portuguese}} |
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