Christian Bakkerud dies after road car accident

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Former GP2 and DTM series' driver Christian Bakkerud died after a car crash which took place near London.

The young Dane raced in the GP2 championship in 2007 and 2008, and moved up to DTM series in 2009, driving a two-year old Audi A4.

He ran the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours with Kolles Audi Team.

The 26-year-old UK resident sustained severe brain damage in the crash, which happened in Wimbledon on Saturday evening.

He had no racing program this season.