Motorcyclist Troy Beinlich has tragically lost his life after crashing whilst competing at the Racefoxx 1000 km, at the famous Hockenheimring track in Germany on Saturday.
The 21-year-old German suffered fatal injuries as a result of the crash on Saturday, when he fell from his bike and two riders were unable to avoid colliding with him.
The 271-lap race was immediately cancelled and a rescue helicopter was immediately deployed, along with police and emergency services, but Beinlich died at the scene.
An investigation will now take place into what happened, with The Mannheim traffic service looking to reconstruct the tragedy alongside an expert to determine the cause.
An official statement from the race organisers read; ‘Unfortunately, a serious accident occurred during the race. We are stunned and infinitely sad that our sport has shown its ugly side.
‘To respect the families and friends, we cannot and do not want to provide any further details at this time. Please understand and give the family members time and space to grieve. We would like to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends.’
The race was the first of the Deutscher Langstrecken Cup and part of the German Endurance Cup, but following the incident, all the remaining races on Saturday were abandoned.
The Hockenheimring circuit is rich in history, having played host to F1 Grand Prix’s from 1977 to 2006, before it started alternating with Nurburgring.
Over the years, British drivers including Nigel Mansall (1991 and 1992), Damon Hill (1996) and Lewis Hamilton (2018) have tasted victory on the Hockenheimring track.
While Michael Schumacher enjoyed four first-place finishes on the track during his illustrious career.
However, there hasn’t been a German Grand Prix as part of the the F1 calendar since 2019.
After the weekend’s tragic cancellation, the next German Endurance Cup race is scheduled to take place at the Nurburgring in May.
