Accident in Belgium
Verstappen’s father crashes his rally car
April 26, 2026 – 2:21 p.mReading time: 1 min.
Ex-Formula 1 driver Jos Verstappen had an accident during a rally race. He shared how he was feeling after the race.
That just went well again. Jos Verstappen, father of multiple Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen, had an accident during a rally race in Belgium. “There was gravel and I think I went into the corner a little too fast. The car spun at the exit of the corner,” said Verstappen.
“Then we crashed into a post, whereupon the car spun on its axis and we landed on the roof.” Jos Verstappen drove in Formula 1 for nine years and became Belgian rally champion last year. “The Belgian rally championship is more difficult than the Dutch one,” said Jos Verstappen at the time.
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Now the accident in the Belgian region of Wallonia. Verstappen and his Dutch co-driver, Jasper Vermeulen, were uninjured. Vermeulen stepped in for usual navigator Renaud Jamoul, who had broken his ankle.
“The most important thing is that Jasper and I got out of the car uninjured,” said Verstappen. “It was a serious accident, but it shows that we are in safe cars. I’m glad we got away safely.”
