Luis Salom 1991-2016

Before I start, Motorsport is dangerous sport. No matter if its Go-Karting, motorbikes, Formula 1, Indy Car, any kind of Motorsport is dangerous, but Motorsport can be safer between tracks, fans, spectators, tracks marshals, people in pits, cars and drivers too.

Moto2 rider Luis Salom died yesterday (3/6/2016) following an accident in second practice for the Moto2 round at Barcelona.



Salom crashed at Turn 12 midway through the session on Friday afternoon, with two medical cars, two ambulances and the medical helicopter sent to the scene. He was transferred to road to Hospital General de Catalunya but succumbed to his injuries at five o'clock local time, aged 24.

Salom's death is the first fatality in MotoGP series since Marco Simoncelli's crash in the 2011 during Malaysia MotoGP race in Sepang, and the first in Moto2 since Shoya Tomizawa died at Misano in 2010.

Condolences goes to Luis's family and friends, Salom finished second and third in Moto3 in 2012 and 2013 includes nine Moto3 wins in those two seasons. Moving up to Moto2 with the Pons team in 2014, he had recorded three podium finishes. With the last of those podium came in Qatar in the Moto2 season opener in March where he finished in second place, riding for the SAG team.



Rest in Peace Luis Salom, you will be much missed.