Dilano van 'T Hoff Sadly Died During Formula Regional European Championship
It's been confirmed by Spa-Francorchamps that the driver Dilano van 't Hoff has sadly died after an incident today during the Formula Regional European Championship.
A minute's silence will go ahead before the 24 Hours of Spa race.
The official statement reads:
Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine sadly announces the death of MP Motorsport driver Dilano Van ‘T Hoff. The incident happened during SpaFrancorchamps race 2.
We want to express our sincere condolences to the family, team and friends.
Royal Automobile Club of Belgium, the Circuit of Spa-Francorchamps and SRO Motorsports Group join Alpine and ACI in expressing their sincerest condolences to the driver’s family, team and friends.
The 18 year old Dutch driver has received hundreds of tributes across social media after the incident today. Here are some of the tributes:
It's always horrific when someone passes away from an incident in motorsport, and emphasises the fact that we shouldn't take this dangerous sport for granted.
We send our sincere condolences and support to the family and friends of Dilano van 'T Hoff. We are heartbroken for them.