Jakub Gurecký (8 October 2005 – 7 February 2022) was a Czech junior motorcycle racer. His home team was Brno circuit junior racing.[1][2]

Jakub Gurecky
NationalityCzech
Born(2005-08-10)10 August 2005
Zlín, Czech Republic
Died7 February 2022(2022-02-07) (aged 16)
Martin, Slovakia

Life and racing career

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Gurecký was born in Zlín, where he also studied at the local grammar school.[3] He rode motorcycles from the age of 4.[4]

He started his racing career in 2015 in the ranks of the Minibike Academy of the Masaryk Circuit in Brno and later he competed for the Brno Circuit Junior Racing Team and won the Northern Talent Cup (with a KTM motorcycle).[5] He was the seventh Czech competitor to qualify for the prestigious international Red Bull Rookies Cup doing so for the 2022 edition,[6] however, he died before being able to compete.

During indoor training in Slovakia on 7 February 2022, Gurecký crashed into a solid obstacle and died of his injuries, at the age of 16.[1][7][8][9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Šestnáctiletý motocyklový talent Gurecký zemřel po nehodě v tréninku". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 8 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Jakub Gurecky, 16 years, passed away following a crash while training". Motorcycle Sports. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  3. ^ Břenek, Martin (8 February 2022). "Zemřel největší motocyklový talent Jakub Gurecký ze Zlína - Zlínský deník". Zlínský Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Talent ze Zlína: Kuba Gurecký × Motoforum.cz". motoforum.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Jakub Gurecký bude součástí nejprestižnějšího juniorského šampionátu". Autoweb.cz (in Czech). 21 September 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Potvrzeno. Jakub Gurecký bude součástí nejprestižnějšího juniorského šampionátu". Automotodrom Brno (in Czech). 16 September 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Zemřel mimořádný talent českého motorsportu. Bylo mu pouhých 16 let | TN.cz". tn.nova.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Czech driver Jakub Gurecky, one of the promises of motorcycling, dies at the age of 16". Then24. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Rookie MotoGP rider Jakub Gurecky dies aged 16". euroweeklynews.com. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.