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Rossi a chance for a podium at Bathurst | 00:40 Bathurst 12 Hour driver Stephen Grove has been hospitalised after a violent crash saw the driver nearly exit the race course entirely amid a collision that sent him airborne.
In-car audio in the seconds after his crash revealed an anxious Grove sounding winded and repeatedly moaning, before eventually exiting the vehicle. He was taken to the trackside medical centre before being transferred to Orange Hospital by road for further assessments, a Supercars spokesperson later confirmed.
“That’s the closest a car has ever gone to going over the wall there,” commentator Richard Craill said just after the crash.BATHURST, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 02: Stephen Grove driver of the #4 Grove Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 crashes during the Bathurst 12 Hour at Mount Panorama on February 02, 2025 in Bathurst, Australia. Despite the friendly fire between the teammates, stewards deemed the crash a racing incident meaning no penalties were enforced against either Grove or Habul.
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