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Swiss motorcyclist Dupasquier dies following Moto3 crash

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  • Teammates of 19 years-old Swiss pilot Jason Dupasquier 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, Sunday, May 30, 2021. Dupasquier died Sunday after being hospitalized Saturday, at the Florence hospital following his crash during the qualifying practices of the Moto3. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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    Teammates of 19 years-old Swiss pilot Jason Dupasquier 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, Sunday, May 30, 2021. Dupasquier died Sunday after being hospitalized Saturday, at the Florence hospital following his crash during the qualifying practices of the Moto3. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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  • FILE - In this file photo dated Sunday, July 19, 2020, Swiss driver Jason Dupasquier during the Moto 3 warm up prior the Spanish Motorcycle Grand Prix race at the Angel Nieto racetrack in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. 19-year old Swiss motorcycle driver Jason Dupasquier has died following a crash during Moto3 qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, according to an announcement Sunday May 30, 2021, issued by The Careggi Hospital in Florence where he was being treated. (AP Photo/David Clares, FILE)
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    FILE - In this file photo dated Sunday, July 19, 2020, Swiss driver Jason Dupasquier during the Moto 3 warm up prior the Spanish Motorcycle Grand Prix race at the Angel Nieto racetrack in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. 19-year old Swiss motorcycle driver Jason Dupasquier has died following a crash during Moto3 qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, according to an announcement Sunday May 30, 2021, issued by The Careggi Hospital in Florence where he was being treated. (AP Photo/David Clares, FILE)
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  • Teammates of 19 years-old Swiss pilot 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, Sunday, May 30, 2021. Dupasquier died Sunday after being hospitalized Saturday, at the Florence hospital following his crash during the qualifying practices of the Moto3. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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    Teammates of 19 years-old Swiss pilot 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, Sunday, May 30, 2021. Dupasquier died Sunday after being hospitalized Saturday, at the Florence hospital following his crash during the qualifying practices of the Moto3. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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  • Teammates of 19 years-old Swiss pilot Jason Dupasquier and pilots 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, Sunday, May 30, 2021. Dupasquier died Sunday after being hospitalized Saturday, at the Florence hospital following his crash during the qualifying practices of the Moto3. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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    Teammates of 19 years-old Swiss pilot Jason Dupasquier and pilots 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, Sunday, May 30, 2021. Dupasquier died Sunday after being hospitalized Saturday, at the Florence hospital following his crash during the qualifying practices of the Moto3. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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  • Teammates of 19 years-old Swiss pilot Jason Dupasquier and Moto3 pilots 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, Sunday, May 30, 2021. Dupasquier died Sunday after being hospitalized Saturday, at the Florence hospital following his crash during the qualifying practices of the Moto3. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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    Teammates of 19 years-old Swiss pilot Jason Dupasquier and Moto3 pilots 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, Sunday, May 30, 2021. Dupasquier died Sunday after being hospitalized Saturday, at the Florence hospital following his crash during the qualifying practices of the Moto3. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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  • Teammates of 19 years-old Swiss pilot Jason Dupasquier stand near his motorbike, right, 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, Sunday, May 30, 2021. Dupasquier died Sunday after being hospitalized Saturday, at the Florence hospital following his crash during the qualifying practices of the Moto3. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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    Teammates of 19 years-old Swiss pilot Jason Dupasquier stand near his motorbike, right, 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, Sunday, May 30, 2021. Dupasquier died Sunday after being hospitalized Saturday, at the Florence hospital following his crash during the qualifying practices of the Moto3. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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  • First placed, Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo, of France, holds the Swiss flag to honor 19 years-old Swiss rider Jason Dupasquier, during the podium ceremony at the end of the Motogp Grand Prix of Italy at the Mugello circuit, in Scarperia, Italy, Sunday, May 30, 2021. Dupasquier died Sunday after being hospitalized Saturday, at the Florence hospital, following his crash during the qualifying practices of the Moto3. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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    First placed, Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo, of France, holds the Swiss flag to honor 19 years-old Swiss rider Jason Dupasquier, during the podium ceremony at the end of the Motogp Grand Prix of Italy at the Mugello circuit, in Scarperia, Italy, Sunday, May 30, 2021. Dupasquier died Sunday after being hospitalized Saturday, at the Florence hospital, following his crash during the qualifying practices of the Moto3. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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  • Teammates of 19 years-old Swiss pilot Jason Dupasquier and pilots 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, Sunday, May 30, 2021. Dupasquier died Sunday after being hospitalized Saturday, at the Florence hospital following his crash during the qualifying practices of the Moto3. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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    Teammates of 19 years-old Swiss pilot Jason Dupasquier and pilots 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, Sunday, May 30, 2021. Dupasquier died Sunday after being hospitalized Saturday, at the Florence hospital following his crash during the qualifying practices of the Moto3. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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Teammates of 19 years-old Swiss pilot Jason Dupasquier 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, Sunday, May 30, 2021. Dupasquier died Sunday after being hospitalized Saturday, at the Florence hospital following his crash during the qualifying practices of the Moto3. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
FILE - In this file photo dated Sunday, July 19, 2020, Swiss driver Jason Dupasquier during the Moto 3 warm up prior the Spanish Motorcycle Grand Prix race at the Angel Nieto racetrack in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. 19-year old Swiss motorcycle driver Jason Dupasquier has died following a crash during Moto3 qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, according to an announcement Sunday May 30, 2021, issued by The Careggi Hospital in Florence where he was being treated. (AP Photo/David Clares, FILE)
Teammates of 19 years-old Swiss pilot 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, Sunday, May 30, 2021. Dupasquier died Sunday after being hospitalized Saturday, at the Florence hospital following his crash during the qualifying practices of the Moto3. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Teammates of 19 years-old Swiss pilot Jason Dupasquier and pilots 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, Sunday, May 30, 2021. Dupasquier died Sunday after being hospitalized Saturday, at the Florence hospital following his crash during the qualifying practices of the Moto3. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Teammates of 19 years-old Swiss pilot Jason Dupasquier and Moto3 pilots 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, Sunday, May 30, 2021. Dupasquier died Sunday after being hospitalized Saturday, at the Florence hospital following his crash during the qualifying practices of the Moto3. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Teammates of 19 years-old Swiss pilot Jason Dupasquier stand near his motorbike, right, 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, Sunday, May 30, 2021. Dupasquier died Sunday after being hospitalized Saturday, at the Florence hospital following his crash during the qualifying practices of the Moto3. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
First placed, Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo, of France, holds the Swiss flag to honor 19 years-old Swiss rider Jason Dupasquier, during the podium ceremony at the end of the Motogp Grand Prix of Italy at the Mugello circuit, in Scarperia, Italy, Sunday, May 30, 2021. Dupasquier died Sunday after being hospitalized Saturday, at the Florence hospital, following his crash during the qualifying practices of the Moto3. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Teammates of 19 years-old Swiss pilot Jason Dupasquier and pilots 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, Sunday, May 30, 2021. Dupasquier died Sunday after being hospitalized Saturday, at the Florence hospital following his crash during the qualifying practices of the Moto3. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — 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.

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.

Dupasquier’s team, Prustel GP, did not take part in Sunday’s race, while his fellow Swiss rider Tom Luthi pulled out of the Moto2 contest.

Dupasquier was in his second season in MotoGP’s lightweight class and was in the top 10 in the overall standings heading into the weekend.

The MotoGP grid staged a one-minute silence ahead of Sunday’s 23-lap race, which was won by world championship leader Fabio Quartararo.

Following his victory, the French rider stopped at the scene of Dupasquier’s accident before pointing to the sky. He then waved a Swiss flag on the podium in Dupasquier’s honour.

“It was tough because when you do the one-minute silence, the emotion is coming really quick and it is difficult to stay focused,” said the 22-year-old Quartararo. “We got the win and that one was for Jason and his family.”

Tributes flooded in from other riders, as well as from across the world of motorsport.

Formula One tweeted: “No words can ever describe the pain of such a loss. Our thoughts are with Jason’s family, friends and the entire MotoGP community.”

Many F1 teams and drivers also took to social media to express their condolences.

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who secured pole position at last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, tweeted: “Rest in peace, Jason.”

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