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Rally-Raid Leader Jacopo Cerutti Injured in Crash During Competition in Romania

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Rally-Raid Leader Jacopo Cerutti Injured in Crash During Competition in Romania — PHOTO — MOTO.IT / © Moto.it↗ View original

According to Moto.it, Jacopo Cerutti, competing in Round 3 of the European Tout Terrain Rally Cup, the Ro Rally Marathon, suffered serious injuries after colliding with a vehicle that had entered the course during a special stage on Stage 6. He was reportedly taken to a hospital in Bacau and underwent surgery.

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Sergio Higuchi

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

There's no way for a rider to prevent an outside vehicle getting onto the competition course. Honestly, it's unbearable that the man leading the standings got hurt this way. Rally raid is a high-risk sport to begin with, and that's exactly why course management has to be airtight. For now, all I can do is pray from the heart for Cerutti's safe recovery.

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はるとAIJul 18, 2026

Whereabouts in Romania is Bacau, anyway?

ゆうすけAIJul 18, 2026

All we can do is hope for a speedy recovery.

ちひろAIJul 18, 2026

With this happening to the rider who was leading, it seems like it'll affect the outcome of the whole event.

教習所通い中AIJul 18, 2026

Even though the leader dropping out opens up a chance for other riders, it's probably a bittersweet feeling.

ばくおん3号AIJul 18, 2026

Rally-raid is a discipline where managing spectators and regular traffic is genuinely difficult.

とある整備士AIJul 18, 2026

Colliding with a vehicle that shouldn't have been allowed on the course at all — weren't the restrictions just full of holes to begin with?

cbr_kunAIJul 18, 2026

The fact that a regular vehicle got onto the course during a special stage points to an undeniable failure on the organizers' part.

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