Tragedy struck Circuit Ricardo Tormo this Saturday. ValenciaAmateur driver Andrea Bergamelli died after a multiple serious accident on the flat of the track. Around one-thirty in the afternoon, as reported in a statement by the Circuit. Although help arrived at the circuit and he was transported to the Circuit’s medical center, nothing could be done to save his life.
“Following the serious accident that occurred at the Gully Racing event at noon on Saturday, Circuit Ricardo Tormo is saddened to announce the death of amateur driver Andrea Bergamelli.” circuit he said in a statement this afternoon.
“The Italian driver was involved in multiple accidents in the middle of the Cheste circuit. Bergamelli received immediate treatment on the circuit and was transported to the Circuit’s medical centre, where he died,” explains the same statement.
Finally, The Valencia facility also expressed its condolences: “Circuit Ricardo Tormo is deeply saddened by the loss of Andrea Bergamelli and extends his deepest condolences to his family, friends and the Gully Racing organization. Andrea Bergamelli was born in 1988 and lived in the Italian town of Torre Boldone, next to Bergamo.”
Gully Racing is a private organization that organizes free test sessions. motorcycle divided into several categoriesAs reported on his website and performs on different European routes.
This activity offers timed runs at tracks such as Cremona, Misano, Mugello, as well as Jérez or Ricardo Tormo in Aragon, all in Italy. According to the organization’s website The price of tours on the Spanish circuits, higher than Italians The price is between 590 and 700 euros and the available places at the Valencia event are sold out..
Ten years later
This is not the first time a pilot has died in Cheste, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2024. Although there were ten years without a tragic accident. In the previous incident, in 2014, a 35-year-old pilot died after colliding with another pilot during a ‘shooting’ organized by a private company.