Moto3 Racer Jason Dupasquier Passes
T
he racing world was rocked
by news of the tragic passing
of Jason Dupasquier on Sunday,
May 30, after the 19-year-old
succumbed to injuries received
in a qualifying incident at the
Italian MotoGP. The Swiss was
involved in a high-speed crash
during Moto3 qualifying that also
involved Ayumu Sasaki and Jer-
emy Alcoba, both of whom were
unhurt.
The seriousness of Dupasqui-
er's condition soon became ap-
parent as medics worked on him
trackside for 30 minutes, where
he was put in a "hemodynami-
cally stable" state before being
transferred to Careggi Hospital
in Florence by helicopter. On
Saturday afternoon Giancarlo di
Filippo, MotoGP FIM medical of-
ficer, admitted he was "in a very
serious condition."
There were no improvements
overnight and confirmation of Du-
pasquier's death came through
just after noon on Sunday. The
incident cast a huge shadow over
race day at Mugello, with sev-
eral riders—Pecco Bagnaia and
Danilo Petrucci included—stating
they wished racing had been
canceled. A minute of silence
was held just 10 minutes before
the MotoGP race start and each
of the podium finishers dedicated
their results to the fallen rider.
Hailing from Bulle in Switzer-
land, Dupasquier began his life
on two wheels competing aboard
Supermoto machines, picking
up multiple national titles in his
homeland. Soon he was honing
his craft circuit racing, taking the
ADAC NEC Championship Moto3
crown in 2016 and stepping up to
the Junior Moto3 World Champi-
onship the following year.
A move to the Red Bull Rook-
ies Cup in 2018 was eventually
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Nineteen-year-old
Swiss racer Jason
Dupasquier succumbed
to his injuries after
crashing during Moto3
qualification at the
Mugello MotoGP.
PHOTO: GOLD & GOOSE
