Very popular with drivers, fans, but also manufacturers who come to perform tests there, the Nürburgring circuit in the Eifel was the scene of a dramatic accident on Wednesday, we learned on Thursday. Two people lost their lives during a commercial test on the German circuit. “A vehicle participating in the tests had an accident in which it was alone involved on the Tiergarten section of track,” a spokesman for the circuit announced on Thursday.
Two people lost their lives in this accident. Both victims were ejected from the test car. They are employees of the tire manufacturer Goodyear. The brand confirmed it on Thursday. “We are deeply saddened to learn that two Luxembourg-based Goodyear employees have lost their lives in a car accident, on a test track in Germany,” Goodyear Germany said. “We support the local authorities in their investigation”.
According to our colleagues from worth and of RTL, one of the victims was of Luxembourg nationality. This is Christian Franck, 39, tester at Goodyear. A personality in the world of Luxembourg motorsport, he had won numerous victories in karting and hill climbs. He also won the supertourism car trophy in Germany in 2014 and 2015, and was elected, in 2015, motor sportsman of the year in Luxembourg.
Accustomed to the Nürburgring, he was testing tires with a German engineer, the second victim. According to the “Wort”, a tire burst while the car, a Porsche, was traveling well above 200 km/h. The Eifel circuit is used by professionals as well as amateurs. According to the German police, 77 accidents took place last year, and one person lost his life.
