Formula One driver Jules Bianchi is undergoing surgery after suffering a severe head injury in a crash at a wet Japanese Grand Prix.
The 25-year-old sportsman will be moved to intensive care where he will be monitored following the surgery, said world motor sport's governing body.
Bianchi lost control of his Marussia, travelled across the run-off area and hit the back of a tractor that was removing Adrian Sutil's stricken Sauber, the FIA added.
Sutil's car had "aquaplaned" off the wet track, coming off at the same turn a lap earlier and skidding into a wall.
Frenchman Bianchi was unconscious as he was transferred to hospital by road in an ambulance because the medical helicopter could not fly because of heavy rain from Typhoon Phanfone.
The driver is in a critical condition, his father reportedly said.
Typhoon rains had been forecast for the race which began behind the Safety Car - and the drivers were called back to the pits minutes later.
Following Sutil's crash, yellow flags were waved before the corner to warn drivers of the incident, according to the FIA.
The Safety Car was sent out after Bianchi's crash on lap 44 and the race was suspended two laps later with the rain getting heavier and the light rapidly deteriorating at Suzuka.
Sutil, who was not hurt in his accident, told Sky Sports F1: "The yellow flags were out after I aquaplaned at the corner as the rain got more and more.
"And one lap later with waved yellow flags Jules came around and had the same spin there.
"It was more or less the same crash, but just the outcome was a bit different."
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Gallery: Profile Of Racer Jules Bianchi
Frenchman Jules Bianchi is the grandson of three-time GT World Champion Mauro Bianchi
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The 25-year-old graduated from karting in 2007 and performed in senior Formula Three races
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He drove in the GP2 Series for ART, taking two pole positions
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In 2010 he suffered a back injury after spinning off the track and being struck head-on by another car
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He began his F1 career as a test and reserve driver at Ferrari in 2011
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Bianchi's Marussia debut was in 2013 when he finished 15th in the opening race in Australia
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His best result in the 2013 season was 13th at the Malaysian GP, beating teammate Max Chilton
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In 2014 he overcame the odds to score both his, and his team's first points in F1, in Monaco
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In Japan, Bianchi's car collided with a crane which was removing Adrian Sutil's car
Sutil said he felt the Safety Car should have been deployed after he crashed due to the risk of another driver going off at the corner.
"With respect to this corner I think everyone knows this is one of the most tricky corners and when it is getting late and the rain increases.
"Let's say when you have an accident there you should probably think about a Safety Car."
Williams driver Felipe Massa said "there was too much water on the track" and it was "dangerous".
He said: "In my opinion they started the race too early because it was not driveable at the beginning and they finished the race too late.
"I was screaming on the radio five laps before the safety car that there was too much water on the track. But then they just took a bit too long and it was dangerous."
FIA head of communications Matteo Bonciani told reporters: "The driver (Bianchi) is not conscious and has been sent to the hospital by the ambulance because the helicopter cannot fly in these conditions."
The grand prix was won by Britain's Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes with German team-mate Nico Rosberg second.
Hamilton said: "Our first thoughts go to Jules - it overshadows everything else when one of our colleagues is injured and we are praying for him. Next to this, the race result doesn't seem significant at all."
After the prizes were presented, no champagne was sprayed on the podium and there were no celebrations.
Bianchi, a graduate of Ferrari's young driver academy, is seen as an up-and-coming talent in F1 after scoring Marussia's first ever points when he finished ninth at this year's Monaco Grand Prix.
Marussia is an Anglo-Russian team based in Banbury, Oxfordshire.
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