The Nürburgring accident | Gran Turismo | CLIP

Hi everyone! What grade (out of 10) would you give this video?

What's beautiful about this scene is that after earlier in the movie when the coach said he hates to fly, he instinctively got on the chopper to be with Jann.

The cries of his mother are absolutely gut wrenching. Props to the actress, that is the sound of true terror.

In real life Jann did got out of the car unharmed, but was shaken up after the accident.

What really makes this scene sink in on a deeply personal level is the parents watching him race. I'm not a parent, but just thinking about how my parents would feel in that instant if I were the one in that car is traumatizing. Just listening to the mom's heart just drop and the dad realizing it was his son's car after he had been disapproving of his son's choice before this. As a Dad, he must have felt horrible knowing that those could have been the last moments he had with his kid. Luckily he ended up being okay, but overall this scene in the movie was definitely a tear jerker

Every gamer who achieved GOLD in GT Sport knows that this section can't be taken without lifting off the throttle for half a second. Nearly everyone has this photo of the rear bumper just inches from the asphalt. When it happened, we knew we were out of control. And nobody stuck the landing. I learned to love this course and we did it back then with comparable NASCAR.

When I saw this scene in the theater my heart sank when the dad said "Was that his car?".

CONTEXT: This incident happened in Flugplatz, Nürburgring (Real life and the movie.) A Nissan GT-R Nismo driven by racer Jann Mardenborough took flight at a Nürburgring race. The car was likely low on fuel which made it lighter, as well as the wind conditions. When the car went up the road, the low fuel and wind conditions caused it to lift up towards the crowd. The car smashed into the line tire stacks next to the concrete walls and fence, which caused it to go flying into the crowd. In the movie, they showed Jann being injured and airlifted to help. In real life, the car flew into the crowd and killed one of the watching spectators. Jann knew this either because he had seen the dead spectator, or someone told him about it. Luckily Jann survived in real life, thanks to the roll cages in the car. If the roll cages hadn't been there then this accident could have been MUCH MUCH worse.

Such an intense scene. You can really feel the pain with the parents thinking they just watched their kid die on live TV. Just intense

And this is why you always lift off the accelerator entering Flugplatz... when air pressure is low underneath the car, it creates downforce. When that air pressure turns high, the car becomes an airplane wing. If there is anyone that knows that effect better, it's Mark Webber and Peter Dumbreck.

It shows very well how terrifying the Nurburgring is

I regularly drive around the Nürburgring in the Asseta Corsa. This straight at full throttle is a full-fledged ski jump. If you don't lift off the throttle, you turn into an airplane

They don't call Nürbürgring "The Green Hell" for no reason. Even legendary racers alike have been injured or even killed while trying to push the limits at this famed race course.

one of the best racing movies ever made.

You know, I saw this movie with my mom and grandmother, they loved it, and I didn't, but seeing this scene made me actually physically grimace. This scene was done so well.

This is what James May was always on about

R.I.P. to the spectator that died in this crash

Somebody actually died in this accident too, happened to be a fan watching the race.

i remember watching this race and this accident live on tv, i was 14 when it happened, i was always moved by Jann and how he came up to be a racer. i will never forget this race.

Man the music hits hard at 1:50. Slowly building up as he passes more cars, building to a crescendo as he's chasing down first Just not the climatic end you were expecting