Grant Denyer crash: TV host and racing driver hospitalised during Bathurst 6 Hour


TV and radio personality Grant Denyer has been hospitalised after a crash during the Bathurst 6 Hour following a late-race incident.

Speedcafe reports the presenter and racing driver was involved in a collision with Richard Barram at Griffins Bend in the fourth hour of the endurance event on Sunday.

At the time, the track was under double-waved yellow flags due to a stranded Class E Mazda sitting on the outside of the corner.

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GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 10: Grant Denyer attends the 2024 AACTA Awards Presented By Foxtel Group at HOTA (Home of the Arts) on February 10, 2024 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images for AFI)
Grant Denyer has been taken to hospital with a suspected shoulder injury following a racing crash. (Getty Images for AFI)

As Denyer, driving a Camaro, attempted to pass Barram’s Volkswagen Scirocco, the situation quickly escalated. 

Barram made contact with the stationary car before hitting the wall, with Denyer also caught up in the incident.

Early reports indicated all drivers were in a stable condition, but a later update confirmed both Denyer and Barram were transported to hospital as a precaution, per Speedcafe.

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BATHURST, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 04: Grant Denyer celebrates on the podium during the 2018 Bathurst 12 Hour Race at Mount Panorama on February 4, 2018 in Bathurst, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images)
While Denyer began driving go-karts in 1984 at age seven, his competitive motorsport career truly took off in the late 1990s (Getty)

Barram was taken to Orange Hospital for observation and a possible ankle injury, while Denyer was transported to Bathurst Hospital with a suspected shoulder injury.

nine.com.au has contacted representatives for Denyer for further comment.

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It’s not the first time the 48-year-old has faced danger behind the wheel.

With more than 500 races under his belt, Denyer suffered a serious setback in 2008 when a 7.5-tonne monster truck accident left him with a broken back and months of recovery.

Nearly a decade later, in 2017, it was reported Denyer was airlifted to hospital after his rally car crashed into a tree during the Lake Mountain Sprint in Victoria, causing bruising to his lower back.

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