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This article lists motorcycle riders who have died competing at motorcycle racing events. This article lists riders deaths in all series, at any level.
Isle of Man TT
There have been over 200 recorded rider deaths in the Isle of Man TT since 1910.
Main article: List of Snaefell Mountain Course fatal accidentsMotoGP
Listed are fatalities of riders in the World Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing Championship races since its foundation in 1949.
- 1949 Ben Drinkwater (GBR) GP Isle of Man
- 1951 Dario Ambrosini (ITA) GP Albi
- 1951 Gianni Leoni (ITA) Ulster GP
- 1951 Sante Geminiani (ITA) Ulster GP
- 1953 Leslie Graham (GBR) GP Isle of Man
- 1954 Rupert Hollaus (AUT) GP Monza Practice
- 1957 Roberto Colombo (ITA) GP Spa Francorchamps
- 1960 Bob Brown (AUS) GP Solitude
- 1969 Bill Ivy (GBR) GP Sachsenring[1]
- 1970 Santiago Herrero (SPA) Isle of Man TT
- 1970 Robin Fitton (GBR) GP Nürburgring
- 1971 Angelo Bergamonti (ITA) GP Riccione
- 1971 Günter Bartusch (GDR) GP Sachsenring
- 1973 Renzo Pasolini (ITA) GP Monza
- 1973 Jarno Saarinen (FIN) GP Monza
- 1974 Billie Nelson (GBR) GP Opatija
- 1976 Otello Buscherini (ITA) GP Mugello
- 1977 Ulrich Graf (SUI) GP Opatija
- 1980 Patrick Pons (FRA) GP Silverstone
- 1981 Michel Rougerie (FRA) GP Yugoslavia
- 1983 Michel Frutschi (SUI) GP Le Mans
- 1989 Iván Palazzese (VEN) GP Hockenheim
- 2003 Daijiro Kato (JPN) GP Suzuka
- 2010 Shoya Tomizawa (JPN) GP Misano
- 2011 Marco Simoncelli (ITA) GP Sepang
Superbike World Championship
The following riders have been killed in the Superbike World Championship
- 1995 Yasutomo Nagai (JPN) Assen
- 1997 Graeme Ritchie (GBR) Brands Hatch
Other international events
- 1932 Bruno Quaglieni (ITA) Spa Francorchamps GP (Non-championship) [2]
- 1937 Jimmie Guthrie (GBR) Sachsenring GP (Non-Championship)
- 1948 Omobono Tenni (ITA) Bern GP (Non-Championship)[3]
- 1956 Hans Baltisberger (GER), Czechoslovakian Grand Prix (Non-Championship), Bruno
- 1958 Inge Stoll (GER) and Jacques Drion (FRA), Czechoslovakian Side Car Grand Prix (Non-Championship, Bruno
- 1962 Bob McIntyre (GBR), Non-Championship Event Oulton Park[4]
- 1968 John Hartle (GBR) Oliver's Mount[5]
- 1973 Kim Newcombe (NZL), Non-Championship Event, Silverstone Circuit[6]
- 1975 Morio Sumiya (JPN) Bugatti Circuit[7]
- 2000 Joey Dunlop (NIR), Non-Championship Event, Estonia
- 2008 Craig Jones (GBR), World Supersport Championship, Brands Hatch
British National or Club Series
There have been over 100 recorded deaths in British motorcycle racing series since 1930.
Main article: Rider deaths in British motorcycle racing seriesNorth West 200 and Irish Road Racing
- 1979 Tom Herron (IRL), North West 200
- 1982 John Newbold (GBR), North West 200
- 1999 Owen McNally (NIR) Ulster Grand Prix [7]
- 2006 Darran Lindsay (NIR), Killalane
- 2008 Robert Dunlop (NIR), North West 200
- 2008 Martin Finnegan (IRL), Tandragee 100
- 2009 Mark Young (NIR), North West 200
American National Series
- 1912 Eddie Hasha (USA), New Jersey Motordrome, board track race
- 1921 Albert Burns (USA), Toledo, Ohio[8]
- 1924 Ray Weishaar (USA), Ascot Park
- 1946 Andy Drobeck, Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne 100 Miler Motorcycle Race[9]
- 1973 Cal Rayborn (USA) Pukekohe Park Raceway
- 2010 Peter Lenz (USA), Junior 250cc, Indianapolis
Freestyle motocross (FMX)
- 2009 Jeremy Lusk (USA), 24, head injuries suffered during a crash at a competition in San José, Costa Rica[10]
National Series in Contintential Europe
- 1900 Wilhelm Bauer (GER), Nice-La Turbie, Hill climb[11]
- 1955 Ray Amm, Autodromo Dino Ferrari, Coppa d'Oro Shell race
- 1956 Fergus Anderson (GBR) Floreffe[12]
- 1958 Keith Campbell (AUS) Toulouse
- 1980 Olivier Chevallier (FRA) Le Castellet
- 1984 Jack Middelburg (NED) Tolbert
- 1985 János Drapál (HUN) Piešťany airfield circuit
Speedway
- 1935 Tom Farndon (GBR) New Cross Rangers Stadium
- 1963 Peter Craven (GBR) Meadowbank Stadium
Dakar Rally
Main article: List of Dakar Rally fatal accidentsOther rallying events
- 2001 John Deacon (GBR) Rally France/Jordan
- 2004 Richard Sainct (FRA) Rallye des Pharaons
References
- ^ [1] MotorSportMemorial.org Motorcycle deaths (retrieved 29 November 2007)
- ^ [2] MotorSportMemorial.org Bruno Quaglieri (retrieved 29 November 2007)
- ^ [3] Kolumbus The Golden Era of GP Racing 1934 - 1940, Drivers (Retrieved 10 November 2006)
- ^ Bob Mcintyre: The Flying Scot, Author: Mick Walker, Publication Date: June 2006, Publisher: Breedon Books Pub Co Ltd, pp8, ISBN 1859835007
- ^ [4] OzeBook.com Hartle (retrieved 29 November 2007)
- ^ [5] OzeBook Konig Racing (retrieved 5 October 2007)
- ^ http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=3894
- ^ http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/hofbiopage.asp?id=34
- ^ Motorsport Memorial
- ^ "Jeremy Lusk dies at 24; freestyle motocross star". Los Angeles Times. 2009-02-11. http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-jeremy-lusk11-2009feb11,0,848599.story. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
- ^ http://www.motorsnippets.com/cars/daimler/index.htm
- ^ [6] Ozebook.com Andy (Retrieved 29 November 2007)
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