Driver Escapes With Minor Injuries After Violent Porsche GT3 Flip

Pedro Piquet was racing in the Porsche GT3 Cup in Brazil when he collided with another car on the opening lap of the second race, flipping multiple times

Jack Leslie

Updated: 21 Sep 2015

Pedro Piquet, son of three-time F1 world champion Nelson Piquet, was running sixth on the opening lap of the second Porsche GT3 Cup race in Goiânia, Brazil, when contact with a rival at high speed pitched his car into a terrifying barrel-roll. He was taken to hospital and kept overnight for observation, but only suffered minor injuries to his hand and bruising. Piquet posted the following post on Instagram after the crash.

Tudo certo pessoal, pequeno susto estou otimo aqui. Obrigado por todo o apoio. @piquetsports
A photo posted by Pedro Piquet, Brasilia (@pedropiquet1) on Sep 20, 2015 at 12:00pm PDT

His brother, ex-F1 driver and Formula E champion Nelson Piquet Jr, said on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/NelsonPiquet/status/645671491409850368) he was doing well and would be home soon.