Swiss Moto3 rider Jason Dupasquier died Sunday, May 30, at the age of 19, following his accident during qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, the promoter of the World Championship said in a statement. motorcycle speed.
“Despite the efforts of the circuit’s medical team and all those who subsequently took care of the Swiss driver, the hospital [Careggi, à Florence, où il avait été transporté] announced that Dupasquier unfortunately succumbed to his injuries ”, is it specified.
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Hospital confirmed “The start of the procedure for establishing brain death, due to serious brain damage incompatible with its survival”. The young pilot had “Undergone overnight chest surgery for vascular injury”, the hospital had declared a few hours earlier. “Serious brain damage persists”, added a spokesperson.
Evacuated on Saturday in serious condition
Jason Dupasquier fell in the last moments of qualifying on Saturday. He was allegedly hit by at least one motorcycle before sliding lifeless on the track, according to TV footage, showing only the end of his fall, and statements from the other riders involved: Japanese Ayumu Sasaki and Spaniard Jeremy Alcoba . After forty minutes of intervention by rescuers, the 19-year-old Swiss “Multiple trauma and in serious condition” had been evacuated by medical helicopter.
Son of motocross and Supermoto rider Philippe Dupasquier, Jason, who wore number 50, made his World Cup debut in 2020 under the colors of the German team PrüstelGP, which races KTMs. He did not score any points and ranked 28e for its first season. In 2021, after five starts, he was 12e in the drivers’ standings, with 27 points.
His Moto3 team, PrüstelGP, and his compatriot Thomas Lüthi, who plays in Moto2, have decided not to start the GP in their respective categories on Sunday. During the warm up (warm-ups) on Sunday morning, several riders displayed messages of support for the Swiss, to whom the Frenchman Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) dedicated his pole position in MotoGP.