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Jason Dupasquier
Swiss motorcycle racer

Jason Dupasquier

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Swiss motorcycle racer
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Bulle, Gruyère District, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
Place of death
Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Province of Florence, Italy; Florence, Province of Florence, Tuscany, Kingdom of Italy
Age
19 years
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Biography

Jason Dupasquier (French pronunciation: [dʒɛzɔn dypaskje]; 7 September 2001 – 30 May 2021) was a Swiss motorcycle rider who competed in the Moto3 class in the motorcycle world championship until his death after a crash during qualifying at the 2021 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix. He was the son of Motocross rider Philippe Dupasquier.

Career

Dupasquier began his racing career in 2011; he won multiple SuperMoto Swiss championships and switched to circuit racing in 2016. He was set to debut in the Red Bull Rookies Cup in 2018, but suffered a femur injury that prevented him from doing so. Dupasquier debuted in the Red Bull Rookies Cup in 2019 and was soon awarded a two-year contract as a Moto3 rider, making his Moto3 debut in 2020. He was in his second season in the World Championship's lightweight class and was in the top 10 in the overall rankings going into the weekend at Mugello.

Death

On 29 May 2021, Dupasquier was involved in a crash with Ayumu Sasaki and Jeremy Alcoba near the end of the day's qualifying session at the Mugello circuit of the Italian Grand Prix (Gran Premio d'Italia) in Scarperia.

Dupasquier appeared to fall between turns nine and ten and was hit by his own motorbike, and then by Sasaki's; the session was red-flagged immediately. In a later interview, Alcoba stated that he thought he had also run over Dupasquier. FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) medical intervention vehicles quickly arrived at the site and the rider was treated on the track for about 30 minutes prior to a medical helicopter arriving and airlifting him to hospital.

Dupasquier was taken to Careggi University Hospital, in Florence, Italy, where he underwent "thoracic surgery for a vascular lesion" and was also operated on for a brain injury, according to a statement from the MotoGP World Championship organization. He died from complications of his injuries on 30 May, aged 19, having been declared brain dead and taken off life support in the morning, surrounded by his family and close friends. Dupasquier's team, Prüstel GP, announced it would not be taking part in the day's race. Dupasquier's death was the first during a world championship event since Moto2 rider Luis Salom's fatal crash at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya during the second practice session of the 2016 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix.

The MotoGP grid held a one-minute silence prior to Sunday's Italian Grand Prix. Fabio Quartararo, the world championship leader in the MotoGP class at the time, won the event and, in his victory lap, paused at Dupasquier's accident site (turn 9, Arrabbiata 2) and pointed to the sky. He also waved the Swiss flag when he arrived at the parc fermé.

On 18 June 2021, his racing number 50 was retired from the Moto3 class.

Legacy

Following three teenage deaths during the 2021 motorcycle road racing season with ages 14, 15 and Dupasquier at 19, the organisers FIM and Dorna have introduced new minimum-age requirements from 2023, rising from 16 to 18 in major road racing competitions together with reduced grid sizes, and with other restrictions for lesser series.

Career statistics

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year123456789101112PosPts
2019JER1
7
JER2
4
MUG
6
ASS1
8
ASS2
5
SAC1
8
SAC2
5
RBR1
7
RBR2
8
MIS
7
ARA1
Ret
ARA2
10
8th102

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
2017KTMALB
25
LMS
Ret
CAT1
25
CAT2
16
VAL1
19
VAL2
20
EST
16
JER1
22
JER1
12
ARA
Ret
VAL1
Ret
VAL2
12
30th8
2018KTMEST
7
VAL1
Ret
VAL2
DNS
FRA
CAT1
CAT2
ARA
JER1
JER2
ALB
17
VAL1
22
VAL2
Ret
29th9
2019KTMEST
9
VAL1
10
VAL2
Ret
FRA
12
CAT1
18
CAT2
19
ARA
Ret
JER1
Ret
JER2
16
ALB
13
VAL1
22
VAL2
15
21st21

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd
2020Moto3KTMCarXpert Prüstel GP150000028th
2021Moto3KTMCarXpert Prüstel GP500002724th
Total20000027

By class

ClassSeasons1st GPRaceWinPodiumsPoleFLapPtsWChmp
Moto32020–20212020 Qatar200000270
Total2020–2021200000270

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearClassBike123456789101112131415161718PosPts
2020Moto3KTMQAT
25
SPA
21
ANC
19
CZE
23
AUT
28
STY
19
RSM
19
EMI
23
CAT
22
FRA
17
ARA
22
TER
24
EUR
18
VAL
22
POR
23
28th0
2021Moto3KTMQAT
10
DOH
11
POR
12
SPA
7
FRA
13
ITA
DNS
CATGERNEDSTYAUTGBRARARSMAMEEMIALRVAL24th27
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