Sunday, October 23, 2011 Malaysia. 23 of October 2011. It had just started the second lap of the MotoGP race in the Shell Advance Motorcycle Grand Prix held in the International Circuit of Sepang when the rider Marco Simoncelli was involved in a horrible accident "awful crash" as the sport reporter of the race pointed out three times.

24-year-old Italian racer of the Honda has lost control of his bike and after he has been overwhelmed by the rider Colin Edwards riding the Yamaha and by his friend Valentino Rossi.

After slipping into a curve he has been overwhelmed by the pilots arriving in the impact and he lost his helmet. He was transported immediately to the circuit medical center with a cardio circulatory arrest coming in and reporting signs of tires on the neck. Useless attempts at resuscitation, the pilot died at 10:56 Italian time. His father Paul, who has followed him since when he was seven years old , asked the organ donation.

Simoncelli's death comes a week after British IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon was killed during a race in Las Vegas. Who was Marco Simoncelli, Sic, as it was called in the paddock? He was born in Romagna, Cattolica on 20 January 1987, and since he was a child he shows his passion for motorcycles just enough to get seven years in minibikes.

Following an escalation of success and stage of intense preparation, training and a great desire to win: Simoncelli took the European 125cc title in 2002 , In 2008 Simoncelli achieved his first race victories in the 250cc class He won two podiums last season. Body massive, thick curls and strong character was known for his "duels" on track.In the history of GPMoto His death come after Daijiro Kato that died in the race 20 April 2003 at Suzuka and Shoya Tomizawa September 5, 2010 in Misano Adriatico.

"Marco Simoncelli is involved in an accident that was not possible to avoid - says Dr. Russo Speaking to Mediaset -. He slipped and you can not blame any safety standard, there was nothing that could be avoided "