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Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert dies after 170mph crash at Grand Prix

Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert dies after 170mph crash at Grand Prix

Racer Anthoine Hubert was killed after suffering severe injuries in the crash (Picture: Getty) Form..

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Racer Anthoine Hubert was killed after suffering severe injuries in the crash

Racer Anthoine Hubert was killed after suffering severe injuries in the crash (Picture: Getty)

Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert has died after a crash at the Belgian Grand Prix, FIA officials have confirmed.

The 22-year-old was killed after colliding with American driver Juan Manuel Correa at about 170mph at the Raidillon swerves.

Motorsports governing body the FIA said in a statement that the Frenchman was taken to the medical centre following the crash at the Spa-Francorchamps race track in Stavelot.

But Hubert, who drove for the BWT Arden team, died at 6.35pm local time.

Correa was rushed to Liege hospital and is in a stable condition, the FIA added.

Track marshals lift the damaged car of BWT Arden's French driver Anthoine Hubert onto a truck following a serious accident involving several drivers during a Formula 2 race at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Spa, Belgium, on August 31, 2019.

Track marshals lifted the damaged car off French driver Hubert onto a truck (Picture: AFP)

The car wreck of Anthoine Hubert of BWT Arden is removed during the Formula 2 race at the Spa-Francorchamps race track in Stavelot, Belgium, 31 August 2019. the Formula 2 race was stopped after a serious accident involving several drivers.

The race was stopped and cancelled within minutes (Picture: AFP)

Hubert, 22, had scored two wins this season

Hubert, 22, had scored two wins this season (Picture: Getty)

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