Rene Hofer

Rene Hofer was an Austrian professional motocross racer, born on 4 January 2002. He competed in the FIM Motocross World Championship from 2019 to 2021, and in 2021 he took his only Grand Prix victory, in the MX2 class. In 2016 he was FIM Junior World Champion in the 85 class and European Motocross Champion in the EMX85 class, taking a perfect score in the EMX85 class of the 2016 European Motocross Championship by winning both races. He represented Austria at the Motocross des Nations on two occasions and won the MX2 class individually at the 2021 edition. He rode for the KTM KINI Junior Racing team as a junior. Hofer died on 4 December 2021 when he was killed by an avalanche while skiing near Tweng.