The car from the Rally de Ourense ended up burnt on the test section

Activity of the new edition of the magazine Ourense Rally A big panic during the day was caused by the fact that some of the participating teams devoted themselves to testing their vehicles, in designated areas. One of them was that of the Council San Cibrao das Vinas and, at the crossroads of places Valinasthere was a strong impact of one of the cars participating in the sports event against a pole, in an area where several fans had come to watch the evolution of the car.

Sources from the emergency services sent to the scene confirmed that the passengers in the vehicle did not suffer serious injuries, although they went for a more detailed examination. Although it was Peugeot 208 Rally4from the Russians Alexander Semenov and Alexey IgnatovEverything points to the fact that another member of the team is a former European champion Alexey Lukyanuk I would take the controls of the car to test its settings.

Bad luck for the Russian team consisting of Aleksandr Semenov and Aleksey Ignatov. His Peugeot 208 Rally4 caught fire this afternoon after crashing during pre-Rallye de Ourense tests 😞

Fortunately, both are fine. pic.twitter.com/BYhc5mJKOn

— Pé Ã Chapa – Staroil (@PeAChapaRacing) June 13, 2023

The conference in Expourense opened the process of delivering documentation to the teams registered for the test that they will bring Spanish Super Rally Championship to the city and other parts of the province on Friday and Saturday. Before delivering the GPS devices and aligning with the above tests, drivers and race crews were preparing to record timed sections on Wednesday and Thursday.