Thomas Knopper 1990 – 2009
The motor sport scene is in shock yet again as young Dutchman Thomas Knopper is declared dead at the scene after an accident right after the start of a KZ2 race for the German Karting Championship DKM at Liedolsheim in the Southwest of Germany earlier today. The German police has not released full details of the incident that left other drivers involved with injuries.
Thomas Knopper won the European KZ2 Championship in 2007. He had his debut in car racing in 2008 competing in the Formula Renault 2.0 North European Cup. His best finish was a 6th place finish at Hockenheim from a 13th position on the grid. This season he made the move to KZ1 for the European Championship, where he finished an impressive 6th.
I would like to express my sincere condolences to Thomas’ family and friends.
P1Mag will publish an orbituary in edition no. 12
It’s a dark 2009… WSe hope it ends here… I’m joining you expressing my sicere condolences to familly…
Nice blog. Congratulations!
10 August 2009 at 1:45 pm
Yes it was terrifiying. I was at the race, it was terrible to see his father and his team cryring. It happend because he began to spin in a curve, I didn’t se why but near by the curve is a little hill and then forrest. He spins “jumped” over the hill and flew like 6-8 meters in the air and got thrown out of his kart. No-one knows why he died but they say he probaly broke his neck. I was at a race for the first time. And probably the last time.
10 August 2009 at 5:03 pm
Cannot understand how that track is approved to race at. i´m not surpriced that someone got killed or hurt badly.
17 August 2009 at 9:38 pm
I also have driven in that track. That track is extremely unsafe. Hes was vry good driver…
3 September 2009 at 6:17 pm