Luis Salom

Salom at the pitwalk of 2013 Catalan Grand Prix

Luis Jaime Salom Horrach^[1] (7 August 1991 – 3 June 2016) was a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He was born in Palma, Majorca.

Salom won his first Grand Prix in Indianapolis in 2012, beating Sandro Cortese and Maverick Viñales in a last-lap fight. He also won at Aragon. He finished the championship in second behind Cortese.

Salom died on 3 June 2016 while racing in the 2016 Catalan Moto2 Grand Prix in Barcelona after crashing against a wall, aged 24.^[2]

Luis Salom Media

Luis Salom 2010 Silverstone
The course as configured after the crash until 2017 to reduce turn 13 speeds.

References

↑ "Campeonato de España de Velocidad, Circuito de Albacete – 5ª Prueba: Clasificación Provisional" (PDF). CEV Buckler. Dorna Sports. 21 September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
↑ "Catalulnya MotoGP to use F1 layout following Salom tragedy". Crash.net (Crash.net). 3 June 2016. http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/230979/1/catalulnya-motogp-to-use-f1-layout-following-salom-tragedy.html. Retrieved 4 June 2016.

Other websites

Profile on motogp.com Archived 2017-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
Official website

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[1] "Campeonato de España de Velocidad, Circuito de Albacete – 5ª Prueba: Clasificación Provisional" (PDF). CEV Buckler. Dorna Sports. 21 September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2010.

[2] "Catalulnya MotoGP to use F1 layout following Salom tragedy". Crash.net (Crash.net). 3 June 2016. http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/230979/1/catalulnya-motogp-to-use-f1-layout-following-salom-tragedy.html. Retrieved 4 June 2016.

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