Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Rival Rescues Ollie Millroy From Burning Ferrari
Ollie Millroy was driving in a car race in China when several cars crashed.
His Ferrari was hit from the side and caught fire.
Another driver, Loek Hartog, stopped immediately to help him.
Hartog used a fire extinguisher and pulled Millroy out of the burning car.
The race was stopped and did not restart.
Millroy does not remember the crash itself.
He is being treated in an intensive care unit in Shanghai.
His injuries include broken bones, a lung injury and a serious concussion.
Millroy thanked Hartog and called his rescue an incredible act of bravery.
Loek Hartog pulled Ollie Millroy from a burning Ferrari after a multi-car crash at Shanghai International Circuit.
The crash occurred about 20 minutes into Saturday’s opening China GT race.
Neil Verhagen’s BMW and David Chen’s Ferrari collided before hitting Millroy’s FIST Auto Ferrari.
Hartog used a fire extinguisher and reached Millroy before marshals or fire crews arrived.
Millroy remains stable in intensive care in Shanghai with multiple fractures, a lung injury and concussion.
- Who
- Racing driver Ollie Millroy was rescued by rival driver Loek Hartog after a crash involving Neil Verhagen and David Chen.
- What
- A multi-car collision set Millroy’s Ferrari on fire, and Hartog pulled him from the wreck.
- When
- About 20 minutes into Saturday’s opening China GT race; Millroy later remained in intensive care.
- Where
- The crash happened on the back straight approaching the hairpin at Shanghai International Circuit, China.
- Why
- Hartog intervened because he believed Millroy might not be able to escape the burning car himself.
- Race
- Saturday’s opening China GT race
- Circuit
- Shanghai International Circuit
- Rescuer
- Loek Hartog, 23
- Injured driver
- Ollie Millroy, 36
- Crash sequence
- Neil Verhagen’s BMW and David Chen’s Ferrari collided before striking Millroy’s Ferrari
- Race outcome
- The race was red-flagged and did not resume
- Medical condition
- Millroy was reported stable in intensive care in Shanghai
- Reported injuries
- Reports cited broken ribs, a broken clavicle or collarbone, a broken hand and finger, a lung injury and severe concussion; the accounts differed on the rib count and lung description