Spectator Brawl Breaks Out on Live WRC Stage

For many, rallying is the purest form of motorsport because its events are still held on closed public roads. While the roads are closed to traffic, rally stages are still a difficult environment to keep safe for competitors and spectators. An incident during last weekend’s Rally Croatia showed how unruly fans can be a danger to everyone around them including themselves.

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During the FIA World Rally Championship’s annual visit to Croatia, two spectators decided to start grappling in the middle of a live stage. The video posted on Facebook by T4T World Rally Team shows two spectators having a physical altercation as rally marshals and other fans try to pull them apart. Carscoops reported the brawl eventually spilled out onto the tarmac rally stage. The fight was broken up and the road was cleared just seconds before Sebastien Ogier vaulted over the crest in his No. 17 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid.

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