Tragedy in Germany. An accident on the Frohburg Dreieck road circuit was fatal to Luca Salvadori. The thirty-two-year-old driver and well-known Milanese YouTuber came out worst on the first lap of the qualifications reserved for the SBK/STK 1000 of the sixth and final stage of the IRRC (International Road Race Championship) which is held mainly in Central European countries and on street. The accident occurred due to a contact with the German Didier Grams in the very first stages of practice but his circumstances are still to be ascertained.
Transported to hospital, Luca died due to the severity of his injuries. “Hi Luca, ride in peace” is the post on X la Ducati to remember the rider and YouTuber. Luca Salvadori actually talked about his passion for the world of two wheels on the web, with a channel that had over 500,000 followers and which he dreamed of bringing to one million.
Born in 1992, the thirty-two-year-old rider was in Germany as a wildcard to take part in the IRRC stage, the 2024 International Road Racing Championship, in the Superbike category. Road racing was his most recent passion and his dream was to race in the Tourist Trophy, the race on the most dangerous track in the world which takes place on a road course on the Isle of Man. In 2023 he raced in MotoE with Pramac Racing.
Salvadori grew up breathing motorsport and music, his father is an important Italian music producer but also the founder and director of the Trident Motorsport racing team active in Formula 2, Formula 3 and Formula Regional. Luca took to the track for the first time in 2009 until making his debut in the MotoGP in the 2023 MotoE season.
Many messages of condolence via social media.
“We cling to Maurizio Salvadori, dear friend and our first manager, in a terrible moment such as the loss of a son. Luca was 32 years old, he was a champion. A son is a blessed gift and we, as parents, cannot we can only cling to Maurizio”, write Pooh on X.
Jovanotti also remembers Luca Salvadori: “I loved you”
“Great passion, great driver, great smile. I loved you very much. Bye Lu”. This is how Lorenzo ‘Jovanotti’ Cherubini on Instagram remembers the motorcycling champion Luca Salvadori who died at the age of 32 following an accident during the qualifying of the final stage of the IRRC (International Road Racing Championship). Luca Salvadori is the son of Maurizio, one of the most well-known music producers.
“Luca was a great driver and a golden boy, I saw him born, his father Maurizio has been organizing my concerts since 1988 and we are very close. I remember Luca as a child – writes Jovanotti – who wanted to run before even standing upright a motorbike In his 32 years which ended yesterday on the Leipzig track, every time we saw each other we talked about motorbikes, about racing, about this passion that guided him and which had become his life, his work, his life. his beautiful and dangerous obsession. He always had a smile, a kindness and grace that filled my heart. On the track he was generous, loved and respected by everyone, and over the years he had become one of the most competent experts for young drivers. a true teacher. We will miss you very much, my girls and I.”
Condolences from Bagnaia to Marquez
“Speechless”: Checco Bagnaia wrote this on social media, posting a photo with Luca Salvadori, after the news of the death on the track in Frohburg of the rider but also YouTuber, with a channel with over a million subscribers, with whom he had shot some videos . This is not the only pilot who wanted to remember him.
“Rest in peace Luca” wrote Jorge Martin and Marc Marquez also dedicated a thought to him, as did Fabio Quartararo, Loris Capirossi and Max Biaggi.
Messages of condolence to the family also arrived from Yamaha and Aprilia. Luca Salvadori had had the joy of sharing the track with them only a short time ago, on the Misano circuit, on the occasion of the WDW 2024 and had commented thus: “Certain things are very rare in life, such as riding on the track against the drivers and the fastest motorbikes in the world” and this was the last video uploaded to his YouTube channel.
