RACING DRIVER

Luis Salom

1991 - 2016

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Luis Jaime Salom Horrach (7 August 1991 – 3 June 2016) was a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer. Salom died after a practice accident at Circuit de Catalunya, when making contact with his bike and the wall after a high-speed accident. Racing in the Moto2 class since 2014, he finished 41 races, with 3 podium appearances, including a second-place finish at the 2016 Qatar season opener. At the time of his death, Salom ranked 10th in the 2016 Moto2 Championship point standings. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luis Salom is the 926th most popular racing driver (down from 860th in 2019), the 2,510th most popular biography from Spain (down from 2,316th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Spanish Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Luis Salom ranks 926 out of 1,080. Before him are Björn Wirdheim, Miguel Oliveira, Tito Rabat, Alain Menu, Oliver Turvey, and Greg Moore. After him are Pol Espargaró, Manuel Poggiali, Esteban Tuero, Ben Spies, Cal Crutchlow, and Héctor Barberá.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Luis Salom ranks 350. Before him are Amel Tuka, Marlen Reusser, Malese Jow, Bastos, Denis Alibec, and Rogelio Funes Mori. After him are Pol Espargaró, Thomas Mann, Genzebe Dibaba, Mike Trout, Nadech Kugimiya, and Kyren Wilson. Among people deceased in 2016, Luis Salom ranks 614. Before him are Big Syke, Arsen Pavlov, Sascha Lewandowski, René Marsiglia, Bahman Golbarnezhad, and Conrad Burns. After him are John Disley, Victoria Wood, Bruno Rangel, Carlos Loyzaga, Rémy Vogel, and Mohammed Shahid.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Luis Salom ranks 2,510 out of 3,355. Before him are Óscar Hernández (1978), Estrella Morente (1980), Marc Muniesa (1992), Javi López (1986), Sergi Escobar (1974), and Aitor Ocio (1976). After him are José Guirao (1959), Juan Velasco Damas (1977), Stefan Bajcetic (2004), Pol Espargaró (1991), Xabier Zandio (1977), and Toni Tauler (1974).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Spain

Among racing drivers born in Spain, Luis Salom ranks 39. Before him are Emilio Alzamora (1973), Toni Elías (1983), Roberto Merhi (1991), Joan Mir (1997), Álex Rins (1995), and Tito Rabat (1989). After him are Pol Espargaró (1991), Héctor Barberá (1986), Nicolás Terol (1988), Héctor Faubel (1983), Oriol Servià (1974), and Álex Palou (1997).

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