Teammates of 19-year-old Swiss rider Jason Dupasquier stand near his motorbike as they pay a minute of silence in his memory prior to the start of the MotoGP Grand Prix of Italy at the Mugello circuit, in Scarperia, Italy, on May 30, 2021. (Antonio Calanni/AP Photo)
FLORENCE, Italy—Swiss motorcycle rider Jason Dupasquier has died following a crash during Moto3 qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, the Careggi Hospital in Florence announced Sunday. He was 19.
“Despite the best efforts of circuit medical staff and all those subsequently attending to the Swiss rider, the hospital has announced that Dupasquier has sadly succumbed to his injuries,” MotoGP said in a statement.
Dupasquier was involved in an accident with Ayumu Sasaki and Jeremy Alcoba toward the end of Saturday’s session, which was immediately red-flagged.
Swiss driver Jason Dupasquier during the Moto3 warm up prior the Spanish Motorcycle Grand Prix race at the Angel Nieto racetrack in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, on July 19, 2020. (David Clares/File/AP Photo)Teammates of 19-year-old Swiss rider Jason Dupasquier stand near his motorbike as they pay a minute of silence in his memory prior to the start of the MotoGP Grand Prix of Italy at the Mugello circuit, in Scarperia, Italy, on May 30, 2021. (Antonio Calanni/AP Photo)Teammates of 19-year-old Swiss rider Jason Dupasquier and riders from other teams stand near his motorbike as they pay a minute of silence in his memory prior to the start of the MotoGP Grand Prix of Italy at the Mugello circuit, in Scarperia, Italy, on May 30, 2021. (Antonio Calanni/AP Photo)
Dupasquier appeared to fall and was then hit by his own motorbike and that of Sasaki, while a visibly shocked Alcoba later said on television that he thought he had also gone over the Swiss rider’s legs.
He was treated on the track for approximately 30 minutes before a helicopter landed and airlifted him to a hospital in Florence.
