On the second lap at the 24 Heures du Mans Saturday afternoon, Allan Simonsen, a sports car journeyman, hit the wall in his Aston. Both doors came off, as well as the rear wing. The impact was so intense as you see here, the safety car period lasted an hour.
Simonsen was transported to a nearby hospital. During the fourth hour of the race, listening to Radio Le Mans, John Hindhaugh read a message handed from the Aston team. The message was official: Simonsen was pronounced dead of injuries at the hospital. Nothing more preliminary as of yet, except in an FIA/ACO release in which it stated that he died of his injuries at the hospital. We'll probably learn more in the days and weeks to come.
A driver who has dabbed in between various series the past few years including the World Endurance Challenge (WEC) and Aussie V8's, Simonsen is survived by partner Carina and infant. He was 34.
It was the first death at LeMans since 1997.
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