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BMW Motorrad Motorsport mourns the deaths of Daniel Rivas and Bernat Martínez.
Mon Jul 20 16:04:00 CEST 2015 Press Release
With great disbelief and sadness, BMW Motorrad Motorsport has learned the sad news of the deaths of privateer BMW Motorrad rider Daniel Rivas (ES) and Yamaha rider Bernat Martínez (ES), who lost their lives in a tragic accident yesterday, Sunday, during the MotoAmerica race at Laguna Seca (US).
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Munich (DE), 20th July 2015. With great disbelief and sadness, BMW Motorrad Motorsport has learned the sad news of the deaths of privateer BMW Motorrad rider Daniel Rivas (ES) and Yamaha rider Bernat Martínez (ES), who lost their lives in a tragic accident yesterday, Sunday, during the MotoAmerica race at Laguna Seca (US).
This season Rivas was racing successfully in the FIM CEV Superbike European Championship. At Laguna Seca, the 27-year old competed with a wild card. The tragic incident occurred during the first lap of the second MotoAmerica race, when several riders fell in what was a chain-reaction. Rivas and Martínez succumbed to their injuries later in hospital.
BMW Motorrad Motorsport’s thoughts are with the families, friends and teams of the two riders, and the whole BMW Motorrad Motorsport community would like to express its most sincere condolences.
The sporting action at Laguna Seca and the weekend’s other racing events pale into insignificance for BMW Motorrad Motorsport after this tragic news.