Fabio Quartararo Wins Italian Motogp Shaken by Jason Dupasquier's Death
14 Sports Monday, May 31, 2021 Fabio Quartararo wins Italian MotoGP shaken by Jason Dupasquier’s death MUGELLO: Fabio Quartararo dominat- qualifying. Doctors rushed to the scene ed the Italian MotoGP yesterday at a and after attending to him for 40 minutes Mugello circuit shaken by the death hours on the circuit had him airlifted to hospital. earlier of Moto3 rider Jason Dupasquier. He underwent chest surgery overnight Quartararo crossed the line with plenty of “for a vascular lesion” and had suffered daylight back to reigning world champion “severe brain damage”, a hospital Joan Mir in second, with Portugal’s spokesman told AFP earlier yesterday. Miguel Oliveira completing the sombre Motorcycling’s governing body the podium. Yamaha’s French world champi- FIM, the team’s IRTA umbrella associa- onship leader dedicated the win to tion, and the sport’s commercial rights Dupasquier, 19, who died in hospital of holder DORNA issued a joint statement injuries sustained in a multi-bike crash in on the tragic news. “Following a serious qualifying on Saturday. Dupasquier died incident in the Moto3 Qualifying 2 session from injuries sustained in a crash in quali- at the Gran Premio d’Italia, it is with great fying at the Italian Grand Prix, organizers sadness that we report the passing of had announced yesterday. “We’re deeply Moto3 rider Jason Dupasquier,” it read. MUGELLO: Riders observe a minute of silence in tribute to Swiss Moto3 rider Jason Dupasquier who died aged 19 from injuries sus- saddened to report the loss of Jason It said after Dupasquier’s crash med- tained in a crash in qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix, before the start of the moto world championship Italian Grand Prix MotoGP Dupasquier,” MotoGP said on Twitter.
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