On the morning of 11 October 2013, exactly one year from her first public appearance after her testing accident, Spanish media reported that De Villota, aged 33, had been found dead in her Seville hotel room; Eurosport reported that her family had confirmed her death.
Pada pagi hari tanggal 11 Oktober 2013, tepat satu tahun setelah penampilan publik pertamanya sehabis kecelakaan, media Spanyol melaporkan bahwa de Villota telah ditemukan meninggal dunia di kamar hotelnya di Sevilla, Eurosport melaporkan bahwa keluarganya telah diberitahu tentang kematiannya.