2002 World Supersport Assen - Oil Spill and Pile Up

Arguably the most famous World Supersport crash ever, Christian Kellner's engine grenades itself and dumps all its oil on the track. Kellner bounces into the air bag and narrowly avoids serious injury when Christophe Cogan's bike flies over his head and into the barriers.
Chaos ensues as the following riders then crash on the oil while the marshals rush to help Kellner and Cogan. Next to go down were Rob Frost and Mathieu Lagrive. Then Werner Daemen, Stefano Cruciani and Barry Veneman also fell, with Veneman's bike nearly taking out a TV camera and Cruciani's hitting a marshal.
Somehow the only injury sustained in this accident was a broken leg, for the marshal who was hit by the Yamaha.
This is Eurosport's delayed coverage, with live commentary from Jack Burnicle and Niall Mackenzie.

[@Brian-kn9qr]

Who just came from the 1999 Nurburgring oil spill??

[@romariosexai6146]

Me xD

[@rajeshbedi]

Me..

[@Andexorum]

Lol omg

[@xehP]

lmao just letting youtube take me on that internet ride. surfing the web as they say.

[@hanswangnstvold435]

Yes, why was there no oil flag?!

[@XPhaededX]

Literally if that bike was a few hundredths of a second earlier the first rider would have been impaled. That's as close to death as it gets. Unreal. Good post.

[@tizianopegoraro3596]

Level of close: Rossi Austria 2020

[@xehP]

literally would have snapped his neck, never seen anyone with such luck lmao

[@redram5150]

Amazingly close. Would have caved his chest in

[@samueltaylor4989]

The bike would have hit his helmet head on and broke his neck! VERY LUCKY

[@davonmulder8458]

yeah it would have destroyed his upper body, scary stuff man

[@bobanofat2585]

incredible thing is that that flying bike does actually hit him on the helmet . scary. 3:13 into the clip

[@pippleyfisching9214]

Completely nuts

[@nos4me]

Dammmmn

[@alanwatts8239]

*headshot*

[@davonmulder8458]

that is as close to death as it gets man

[@ZoMichael-a]

That's a close call tho.

[@miftahulrizaldi8417]

A very close close call

[@DonaldChump]

ZAWNGA HNEK CHAWRH MAI ANG CHE

[@MrSapperb3]

The medic lost his leg, he was hit by the second bike. I’m a racing marshal for club racing and MotoGP and we use this clip in our training courses

[@ZoMichael-a]

@@MrSapperb3 omg. Then that's a very bad situation indeed

[@JackWadeKawa]

1:42 the three guys of apocalypse

[@Magumba_State]

Lmao almost kind og the hill

[@kidc2004]

I can still remember watching this race on Speed back in the day.. To think, how close he came to being put to sleep for a long, long, time. Thanks for the upload. I searched far and wide for this clip over the years, but for some strange reason, it was never really uploaded in mass.

[@scottishcrusader9300]

Riders: nearly die Honda: ha ha yeah we're gonna win Me: ...

[@xehP]

tbf they probably didn't see how close it was, they were probably paying attention to their own.

[@therapymusic2139]

Probably British people

[@xehP]

@@therapymusic2139 ha. ha. ha. funny comment...

[@therapymusic2139]

@@xehP butthurt brit

[@xehP]

@@therapymusic2139 nice music channel... very original, stealing content.

[@SDLRob]

How that happened without deaths.... I don't know......

[@Heavywall70]

Safety equipment and some good fortune. Nowadays I believe the oil would be spotted and red flagged a little more quickly Plus, bikes don’t grenade like they used to.

[@Uman_Vagabond]

Saw that live 18 years ago. Still sends chills down my spine.

[@badazzmaro]

i remember seeing this on tv, in america, many years ago. i was very pleased to find it with very little effort.

[@tslim250]

9 years later and youtube decides this a good time. I don't think i've seen a closer call in my 34 years of existence. I'm pretty sure i shit my pants for that rider!

[@ajlukelepuke]

I saw this live and it's the first time I've seen it since. Thanks for uploading

[@Snoopydogsxx]

Who would of thought his secret weapon smoke screen could back fire so drastically...

[@ziomkris1]

very thanks for this great upload :D ;)

[@SamTheSum]

Thanks for this video

[@BlueflagAlpha]

i flinched so hard when the bike flew above him

[@nottsbass8275]

Watch the bottom of the screen, where the bike is, very closely at 3:24, a marshall is milimetres from being hit by that bike, you just see his head as he ducks down. 2 incredibly close calls!

[@Widderic]

Jesus, the front AND back wheel road over his head in mid air that is insaneeeee.

[@n30a]

The bike actually hit him on 3:14, only a glancing blow luckaly.

[@jeffharper4509]

holy shit it did. that guy might be the luckiest man alive. probably got within a few milliseconds of being dead

[@ajinkya5574]

0:12 those were Some Legendary Instincts!

[@yeoroolee]

To everyone wondering, everyone was okay and the guy who almost got hit came out with a dislocated shoulder. And to everyone saying racing is dumb, go play soccer instead of watching it

[@haninditabudhi6574]

Close one there!

[@sebr5132]

Fuck off😂 I love my MotoGP and my Football

[@haninditabudhi6574]

@Elon Musk oh yeah my bad I replayed it and the front tyre seems hit the rear of his head 👍👍

[@derriklee287]

@@sebr5132 both boring af to watch.

[@ada205mi]

@@derriklee287 Only one boring af to play! 💩⚽️💩

[@Heavywall70]

I remember watching this when it happened If you don’t grasp how fast Assen is, look how fast they crash when oil get on the circuit.

[@byebyebadman2313]

The first riders head was just on the way back down as the front wheel of the other bike struck his helmet. The momentum of his head moving downwards and the bikes front wheel rotation must of been the luckiest thing to happen ever.

[@pionelpessi1022]

0:05 “2 bruised and battered bodies together”

[@reign225]

At first we think , hay that wall is like a sponge , then you realize how heavy a super sport bike actually is and for it to come flying and hit you in the head like that. Scary stuff.

[@jamesd2128]

One of the many great things about the days of two stroke racing was the lack of oil spills owing to the nature of two cycle engines.

[@noudgoertz]

I mean, their gearboxes definately contained oil. Anyway ...

[@erwinsaputra3645]

00:12 imagine if we're in his position

[@TransoceanicOutreach]

3:13 - bike hits guy on helmet,... 'He's so lucky that bike missed him.' Excellent work.

[@VMKAROUND365]

You have to read between the lines man. What the commentator meant was that the bike missed nearly enough not to cause serious injury or fatality

[@P1nkR]

@@VMKAROUND365 yeah that counts as a miss in my book as well.

[@timmason7430]

3:14 the Bike Hit the rider. Watch it frame by frame.

[@DEADTHENALIVE]

Thats why we wear helmets!

[@timmason7430]

@@DEADTHENALIVE Sure is.

[@exhibitit724]

Did he Dodged the missile..oh my God...

[@Nimmo1492]

14th April 2012. Piermario Morosini. Collapsed on the pitch during a Serie B match against Pescara. That should enlighten you.

[@brendanwilliams7291]

Great stuff, that must have been a pretty big oil spill.

[@tjteknik1]

I saw this one on live broadcast. Still the closest near-death-situation I can recall (8-9 seconds into the clip).

[@bringsik100]

yt rec brought me here

[@andreachioda5044]

Guido Meda brought me here, who else?

[@gertjan666]

I was there it was a great race till kellner`r bkie gave up. what a damage was that.

[@dontdogarage]

Looks like they learned a little from the 1999 oil spill

[@Silver1137]

pause at 3:15!

[@IkramulHasanLV]

Why commentators blaming the racer? It was his bike.

[@artemlevin5620]

This guy is luckiest unluckiest person I've seen in a while

[@agromuda_official]

this is crazy

[@viljamivatanen332]

Apparently the same thing as Nurburgring but 3 years later and this time they decided to stop the race before some mad man throws gravel on to the race track :D

[@davidhall5838]

The guy in white, was absolutely smashed by the bike. Wtf, hope he's okay

[@stfu1275]

Is anyone gonna mention the flag guy who got trailed? No?

[@lifespanofafry1534]

Why do you need someone else to mention it when you yourself can/did?

[@pavlovsworld9122]

That guy was incredibly lucky!!🙏🙏

[@screwyoubaby]

That red bike almost torpedoes him

[@Lancevfx]

Final Destination fail.

[@Sxpah]

Did the guy in the white get hit at 0:34 while he helping the dude he was crouched down seems like😮

[@mickcarson8504]

How did it get there? Looks like sabotage

[@Defadurifto77]

Siapa yang kesini gara gara Warung Sobat?

[@QiuyuanChenRyan916]

0:05 are there two pieces of parts fell off the blue bike?

[@bluewater7211]

The worst part is back then they would have let the race continue but the other bikes started to hit then they had to red flag it.. But they would have let it continue.

[@ratsnroplive6380]

Very disappointed no one was killed :/

[@mikevandervegt]

02:30 that old man on the right was almost cheering to early.. 😄(near death for 1 rider..)

[@TheTruthKiwi]

Damn he was lucky that he laid down and didn't stay sitting up. This wouldn't be on youtube if he did.

[@TommyTarkov]

0:11 holy shit that was close ! :O 2:30 terrible people who be happy about that only for the win.

[@ziomkris1]

And wtf stay looking this camerman behind the bike 0:13

[@journalistgirl07]

oh. dear !

[@reinforcedpenisstem]

Not sure that it would be 'sharp' enough to cut his head off - it would just beat it to pulp, break his neck and so on I thought.

[@tannerannichiarico7255]

Ok?

[@hughgordon6435]

And nobody saying any thing about the cameraman behind the bales?..., ducks the flying bike,then carries on?

[@kinangeagle133]

Theyre playing bike darts holy crap

[@humbellie7208]

me: turns on video, grabs a drink looks up at 0:12 also me: holy fuckin shit! that bike was 2 inches from decapetating that man

[@vi3t123bby]

wow those guys were cheering.

[@christopherbowes9430]

Everybody in the stands watching this (including me) were frantically waving at riders to slow down. You're seeing people give the "slow down" motion with both hands. The view we had (myself and friends) was seeing all these bikes coming straight for us and getting pelted by rocks from the gravel trap.

[@faraxio]

Flying bike could've done more harm..You have been blessed with a New Life...Cherish it !! :-|

[@randykiik3687]

The Cameramen yoo😮

[@danthreepwood2760]

The rider @ 0:11 just used up all his nine cat lives. Otherwise it would've been decapitation by motorbike. Bless you sir!

[@stuartyaxley5308]

Christ wasn't the marshalling crap in those days stopped the race way to slowly

[@nicholascrow8133]

Loving youtube algorithms right now, first bobsled crashes/bloopers, now sbk oil spills, welcome distraction from the shit storm that's concurrently happening...

[@nolimits300]

I remember how angry i was cause they didn't show all the crash.Now am again

[@robertzeurunkl8401]

Not just the biker, but the camera man too. Had that bike been a bit higher, would have hit the camera and camera man dead on.

[@qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqw]

what's their problems? he was 1 inch from being decapitated and they sound like they're falling asleep.

[@myleg...]

2:37 why is there a man on team honda that's a mustachioed Italian? Coincidence? Oil and pipes. Made him see stars. Fireballs. You be the judge

[@manuelescobahn6133]

The cameraman is at rue professional! Gets hit by flying motorbike parts and rubble: picks up the camera anyway..!

[@badazzmaro]

its silly how some person said "americans don't watch this." that's ignorant, i dont quite understand why the most predjudice people claim to be non-predjudice, then demonstrate an incredible abundance of predjudice. its a shame

[@sumboy6183]

Easily the most dangerous sport around

[@lillexus5589]

Speedway is arguably more dangerous

[@devilsreject320]

Motorcycle road racing 🍒

[@sumboy6183]

@@lillexus5589 im not a motorbike guy guys lol, im a simple UFC guy who thought that was extreme until i watched this shit lol

[@brandon893]

Throw the fucking red flag

[@noobscoopsies1100]

0:11 if he decided to wake up A little bit more im sure he will losse his neck

[@Rick-by2xs]

San Brembo

[@norwege8316]

HOLY SHIT HE WQS LUCKY

[@ansuman6343]

3:14 Thats when god came into picture. No way he'd be alive if the bike had hit him head on

[@Musicrecords10]

LOL you mean luck? Death is inevitable

[@dustinh4175]

Guys are injured and team honda is cheering like assholes

[@andresilvasophisma]

Guys being carried in stretchers, honda -> lets celebrate.

[@StBurkeINC]

i dont think americans watch this