Dutch driver Dilano Van 'T Hoff killed in Formula Regional Spa crash

Eighteen-year-old Dilano Van ‘T Hoff has died after a crash in a Formula Regional European race at Spa.

Dilano Van ‘T Hoff has died after a crash at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. (Dutch Photo Agency / Formula Regional European Championship)

The MP Motorsport driver was involved in a multi-car collision in the final stage of the race at the Belgian circuit as the race restarted in wet conditions.

The race was red-flagged, with the championship announcing the Dutch driver’s passing in a short statement.

Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine sadly announces the death of MP Motorsport driver Dilano Van ‘T Hoff. The incident happened during Spa-Francorchamps race 2.

We want to express our sincere condolences to the family, team and friends.

Royal Automobile Club of Belgium, the Circuit of Spa-Francorchamps and SRO Motorsports Group join Alpine and ACI in expressing their sincerest condolences to the driver’s family, team and friends.

Van ‘T Hoff was in his second season of the Formula Regional European Championship with team MP Motorsport after winning the 2021 Spanish Formula 4 title.

The FIA and the Ferrari Driver Academy both shared their condolences with his family, team, and friends.

The 24Hours of Spa, which was hosting the Formula Regional series, has cancelled entertainment ahead of the main event, and will hold a minute’s silence before the start of the race to honour Dilano.

Driver Nikhil Bohra reported that the other drivers involved in the crash were conscious and responsive.

The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps had undergone extensive upgrades in the same section of track after the 2019 death of Anthoine Hubert in Formula 2.