Shortly after, while practicing for a touring car race to be held as part of the Monaco Grand Prix, he had what appeared to be a minor crash: however, his internal injuries were such that he died in hospital three weeks later.
Pouco despois, mentres practicaba para unha carreira de turismos, que se celebraba no marco do Gran Premio de Mónaco, sufríu o que parecía ser un accidente menor, pero resultou que as súas lesións internas eran tales, que morreu no hospital tres semanas despois.