WRC rally Chile: € 15,000 suspended fine after security breech

Steward has released the rally Chile organizer with a suspended € 15,000 fine and a rebuke, after a security violation, resulting in driving on a platform in the opposite direction.

According to a report by a stewers, an unauthorized vehicle entered seven phases on Saturday morning. Unauthorized vehicle passed through the flying finish traveling in the reverse direction of the stage Too A police control passed, stop control crossing several martial points.

The FIA ​​Medical Delegate car crossed the vehicle at 13 km mark on 0817, due to the start of 0907 local time along the platform. The report said that the vehicle caused the collision with the FIA ​​medical representative car.

‘lack of communication’

Steovers highlighted that with the first report from the FIA ​​Medical Representative, there was no communication about the incident from the clerk’s clerk and the Chief Security Officer to the rally headquarters.

The clerk’s clerk admitted that there was a lack of communication and apologized for the later incident.

“Such communication is one of the most important aspects of safety during a rally event. It is necessary that all marshals immediately have any deviation for rally control immediately either during a particular phase running, but even before that, when the security convoy is passing through stages and the roads are already closed,” Read the Stewards report.

“Due to this lack of communication, the stewers concluded that the organizer was in violation of art. The 2025 FIAs were imposed on 12.2.1.h of the International Sports Code and the punishment mentioned above to encourage continuous improvement with a specific attention to security.”

Final warning

Steovers warned that it would “immediately and permanently stop the competition” should create another security issue during the remaining of the rally.

There are four stages left in this year’s program which are due to speed on Sunday.