Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium.- French motorsport driver Anthoine Hubert, 22, died this Saturday after suffering an accident in a Formula 2 race at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, at the weekend in which the Grand Prix of Belgium formula 1 confirmed the race organisers. The spectacular and terrible accident occurred in the second round of the race and also involved the American-Ecuadorian Juan Manuel Correa, who was hospitalized with leg fractures, and Japan’s Marino Sato, who left without great damage.
The accident took place in one of the fastest parts of the Belgian circuit, where the track goes back sharply after a descent. Formula 2 is the last step in promotion competitions for Formula One. Hubert, 22, was eighth in the World Cup races before the Belgian races, after 16 races.
The press conferences scheduled after the Formula One qualifying session were cancelled, before even news of Anthoine Hubert’s death was known.The young Gaul had won two races this year, one in May in Monaco and one in Monaco and one in Castellet (France) in June.
Images of the accident where French pilot Anthoine Hubert/AFP died
Born in Lyon on 22 September 1996, among his great achievements was the title of French F4 champion in 2013 and last year’s GP3 Series title. He was also a Renault development driver at the Renault Sport Academy. In Formula 2, Hubert ran for the British scinth BWT Arden.
Juan Manuel Correa, just 20 years old, was born in Quito, Ecuador, but competes as an American on his license. F2 this season ranks twelfth. In 2017 and 2018 he competed in GP3, another of the promotion formulas for young drivers in his climb to Formula One.
