diff --git a/DataImporter.py b/DataImporter.py
index eeefbecaa391aa26f2413d9c64d66a1751414e02..b021da41b9d65c291f4c0791100e2c8a90358370 100644
--- a/DataImporter.py
+++ b/DataImporter.py
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ class DataImporter(DataHandler, ABC):
         apiRootUrl: string = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/"
         grandPrixName: string = f"{event.year} {event["EventName"]}"
         uri: string = re.sub(" ", "_", grandPrixName)
-        response = requests.get(f"{apiRootUrl}{uri}")
+        url: string = f"{apiRootUrl}{uri}"
+        response = requests.get(url)
+        if not response.ok:
+            raise ConnectionError(f"Could not fetch wikipedia article with URL {url}")
         return response.text
         # URL example to get 2024 Sao Paulo GP: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&titles=2024_S%C3%A3o_Paulo_Grand_Prix&prop=extracts&format=json&exintro=1