22 Facts About Luis Salom

Luis Jaime Salom Horrach was a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer.

At the time of his death, Luis Salom ranked 10th in the 2016 Moto2 Championship point standings.

Luis Salom progressed up into 125cc championships from 2005 onwards, again becoming Balearic champion for two years in succession, before moving into the CEV Buckler championship in 2007.

Luis Salom took part in the Red Bull Rookies Cup in 2007, taking fourth place in the championship thanks to a win at Assen and second at Jerez.

Luis Salom continued in the series in 2008 where he would win four of the first five races of the season, to hold a 13-point lead over JD Beach.

Luis Salom finished second to Efren Vazquez in the CEV Buckler championship.

Luis Salom made his Grand Prix debut in a wildcard appearance at the Spanish Grand Prix, finishing 23rd.

Luis Salom moved to the Lambretta team for the 2010 season.

Luis Salom won his first Grand Prix in Indianapolis in 2012, beating Sandro Cortese and Maverick Vinales in a last-lap fight.

Luis Salom went to Red Bull KTM Ajo for the 2013 season.

Luis Salom dominated most of the season, finishing the first eight races on the podium, including four wins, and led the points standings from Catalunya onwards.

Luis Salom finished the race in 5th place, his worst result of the season up to that point and the first time he was off the podium all year.

At the final round in Valencia only five points covered the top three riders with Luis Salom leading, but he eventually crashed out and rejoined the race far behind, leaving Rins and Vinales to fight for the title until the last corner.

Luis Salom crossed the line in 14th and recorded the fastest lap of the race, but only finished third in the final standings despite scoring the most wins of the season.

Luis Salom signed a contract with Pons Racing that lasted until the end of 2015 to race with former title rival Maverick Vinales.

Luis Salom was taken to hospital after the race, and underwent surgery on a broken right arm.

In 2016, Luis Salom moved to SAG Racing Team partnering with Jesko Raffin.

On 3 June 2016, with 25 minutes to go during Free Practice 2 for the 2016 Catalan Moto2 Grand Prix, Luis Salom crashed at Europcar, resulting in the session being red-flagged.

Luis Salom's bike hit the air fence and bounced upwards, while Salom slid underneath resulting in him being directly in the crashing bike's path.

Luis Salom was rushed to Hospital General de Catalunya, where he died during surgery from injuries sustained in the crash.

Luis Salom's death was the first during a world championship since Italian premier class rider Marco Simoncelli's fatal crash at Sepang during the 2011 Shell Advance Malaysian Grand Prix.

The SAG Team that Luis Salom had ridden believed the front of the bike lost control whilst braking over a bump at turn 12.