Bird had risen to second after passing Turvey two laps previously;[61] he took the lead from Piquet when the latter reacted late to López's stricken car at the complex composing turns three and four on lap 17, and crashed into a barrier.[62] Piquet resumed by selecting reverse gear and emerged without damage to his car.[3] The safety car was deployed to enable the extrication of López's car from the track and for marshals to repair the barrier.