A teenage driver has died in a crash at a race in Belgium.
Dilano van’t Hoff, who was from the Netherlands, was competing on the Method Regional European Championship.
Organisers stated the 18-year-old MP Motorsport driver was competing in a morning race on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit.
The race organisers stated they had been “devastated” by the information.
“Everybody related to the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa is devastated by the information that Method Regional EU by Alpine driver Dilano van ‘t Hoff misplaced his life in an accident throughout this morning’s race,” they stated.
“We categorical our deepest condolences to his household, mates and MP Motorsport.”
A minute’s silence was held earlier than the beginning of the principle 24 Hours of Spa race on Saturday.
Motorsport’s governing physique FIA additionally expressed its sympathies after Mr van’t Hoff’s loss of life.
“The FIA extends its condolences to the household and mates of Dilano van ‘t Hoff and to the MP Motorsport Crew following the incident right this moment in the course of the Method Regional European Championship occasion at Spa-Francorchamps,” they stated in a press release.
MP Motorsport paid tribute to Mr van’t Hoff who introduced “a lot power” to the group, and described him as “one in every of our brightest Dutch skills”.
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“Dilano has been part of our racing household since his motorsport debut with MP again in 2021,” they stated.
“We provide our honest condolences to Dilano’s household and his family members, and are in full assist of them and our group members who’ve misplaced not solely a driver however a buddy as nicely.”
French driver Anthoine Hubert was killed following a multi-car crash throughout a Method Two race on the identical circuit on the 2019 Belgium Grand Prix.