GP2 2015 Spa Francorchamp Daniel de Jong Big Crash

GP2 2015 Spa Francorchamp Daniel de Jong Crash MP Motorsport driver Daniel de Jong escaped a huge crash in the GP2 feature race at Spa following a collision with Red Bull protege Pierre Gasly. De Jong and Gasly ran side by side through Blanchimont with the MP car on the outside early in the race. The pair rubbed wheels and collided, the contact sending de Jong hurtling towards the barrier on the outside. The MP Dallara had a high-speed, near head-on impact in which it was engulfed by and rode up on the tyre wall. The race was red-flagged and suspended as medical staff worked to carefully extract de Jong from the difficult position in which the car had ended up. The Dutchman was taken by ambulance to the medical centre, with the GP2 Series tweeting that he "is fine and in a good mood". De Jong was subsequently transported to hospital for a full assessment. The race was eventually restarted after a long delay while the ruined tyre wall at Blanchimont was rebuilt. His accident during the feature race, it was found that the Dutch driver had one broken vertebrae (the sixth) which needed immediate attention. The four hour surgery went well and his situation is stable. Daniël will remain in Liège hospital next week. Daniël's family and the MP Motorsport team would like to thank the medical team that treated him with success. They would also like to thank their colleagues, the GP2 drivers and teams and the Series organisers for their support. GP2 Series would like to wish Daniël a speedy recovery.

Added 24 Jun 2026