Driver deaths in motorsport

Driver deaths in motorsport: This article is about car driver deaths. For motorcycle racing deaths, see Rider deaths in motorcycle racing.

Due to the inherently dangerous nature of auto racing, many individuals, including drivers, crew members, officials and spectators, have been killed in crashes related to the sport, in races, in qualifying, in practice or in private testing sessions. Deaths among racers and spectators were numerous in the early years of racing. However advances in safety technology, and specifications designed by sanctioning bodies to limit speeds, have reduced deaths in recent years. Spectacular accidents have often spurred increased safety measures and even rules changes. The worst motorsports accident was Pierre Levegh's 1955 crash at Le Mans that killed him and around 80 spectators with over 100 being injured.

This is a list alphabetically sorted, and structured after the kind of competition, of the more notable drivers, excluding motorcycle riders. In addition, several famous racing drivers have been killed in public road crashes; see List of people who died in road accidents.

The five tracks with the most competitor fatalities
1 Indianapolis Motor Speedway 56

2 Nürburgring 48

3 Monza 30

4 Daytona International Speedway 24

5 Le Mans 24

Contents: Top - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Open wheel types - Champ Car - Formula One - Formula 2 -Formula 3000 - Indy Racing League - Stock car types
- Rally - Drag - Endurance - Grand Touring and sportscar racing - Hillclimbing - British National Series - Sprint cars

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Name Date of accident Discipline Car Championship Circuit Event Session Cause Source

Abate Daga, HectorHector Abate Daga (BRA) 01958 1958 Mecánica Nacional Fuerza Libre

de Angelis, ElioElio de Angelis (ITA) 01986-05-14 May 14, 1986 Open Wheel Brabham BT55 1986 Formula One Season Circuit Paul Ricard Testing Mechanical failure

Adcox, GrantGrant Adcox (USA) 01989 1989 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Atlanta Motor Speedway race

Affleck, FrancisFrancis Affleck (CAN) 01985 1985 ARCA Daytona practice

Akin, BobBob Akin (USA) 02002 2002 historical sportscar Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo Road Atlanta race

Albers, MarcelMarcel Albers (NED) 01992 1992 British Formula Three Championship Thruxton race

Alboreto, MicheleMichele Alboreto (ITA) 02001 2001 Sports car Audi R8 EuroSpeedway Lausitz testing Tire deflation

Alexander, BlaiseBlaise Alexander (USA) 02001 2001 ARCA Lowe's Motor Speedway Race

Amick, GeorgeGeorge Amick (USA) 01959 1959 Daytona International Speedway race

Anderson, BobBob Anderson (GBR) 01967 1967 Brabham BT11 Formula One Silverstone testing

Andersson, OveOve Andersson (SWE) 02008 2008 Classic rally

Ascari, AlbertoAlberto Ascari (ITA) 01955 1955 Sports car Autodromo Nazionale Monza testing

Ascari, AntonioAntonio Ascari (ITA) 01925 1925 French Grand Prix Autodrome de Montlhéry

Ayulo, MannyManny Ayulo (USA) 01955 1955 1955 Indianapolis 500 Practice

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Baker, Scott (1957–2000) ARCA race, Toledo

Baldwin, Rick (1955–1997), NWC Qualifying, Michigan. Baldwin crashed in 1986 and died after 11 years in a coma.

Baldwin, Tom (1947–2004), NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race, Thompson, CT.

Ball, Bobby (1925–1953), Midget race, Gardena

Bandini, Lorenzo (1935–1967), Monaco GP

Bard, Ryan (1984–2007), IMCA Sportmod, Abilene Speedway

Barr, Emmett (1949–1996), Drag Race, Quaker City Raceway

Barringer, George (1906–1946), Champ Car race, Atlanta

Bastuck, Jörg (1969–2006), Rally Catalunya, Costa Daurada

Batson, Gary (1951–1992), Sportsman race, Charlotte

Bauer, Erwin (1912–1958), Sports car race, Nürburgring

de Beaufort, Carel Godin (1934–1964), German GP practice, Nürburgring

Beauman, Don (1928–1955), Leinster Trophy race, Wicklow

Behra, Jean (1921–1959), Sports car race, AVUS, Berlin

Bellof, Stefan (1957–1985), 1000km Spa Sports car Race, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

Berger, Georges (1918–1967), Marathon de la Route, 84h Endurance race, Nürburgring

Bettega, Attilio (1953–1985), Tour de Corse rallye, Corsica

Bettenhausen, Tony (1916–1961), Practice for 45th Indianapolis 500

Bianchi, Lucien (1934–1969), testing session for 24 hours of Le Mans

Bible, Lee (1886–1929), Triplex Special record attempt, Daytona Beach

Birrell, Gerry (1944–1973) practice European Formula 2 race, Rouen

Blanchard, Harry (1931–1960), 1000 km Sportscar race, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Blewett, John III (1973–2007), NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race, Thompson International Speedway

Bonetto, Felice (1905–1953), Carrera Panamericana

Bonnett, Neil (1946–1994), NWC practice, Daytona

Bonnier, Joakim (1930–1972), Le Mans 24h

Booher, Joe (1941–1993), Florida 200 Dash, Daytona

Bordino, Pietro (1887–1928), Targa Florio practice, Sicily

Borzacchini, Baconin (1898–1933), Italian Grand Prix, Monza

Bouriat, Guy (1902–1933), Picardy Grand Prix, Péronne

Boyer, Joe (1890–1924), Champ Car race, Altoona

Bradway Jr., Dave (??-1987), winged sprint car, Skagit Speedway, Alger, Washington

Branson, Don (1920–1966), Sprint Car race, Gardena

Brayton, Scott (1959–1996), Indy 500 practice

Brázdil, Josef (1899–1934), Masaryk Grand Prix practice

Brilli-Peri, Gastone (1893–1930), Tripoli Grand Prix practice

Bristow, Chris (1937–1960), Belgian GP, Spa

Brock, Peter (1945–2006), Targa West '06 Rally, Western Australia

Brooks, Dennis (1965–2001), Auto City '01 Clio, Michigan

Bruce-Brown, David (1890–1912), United States Grand Prix practice, Milwaukee

Bryan, Jimmy (1927–1960), Champ Car race, Langhorne Speedway

Bublewicz, Marian (1950–1993), 93` Winter Rally Lower Silesian

Bueb, Ivor (1923–1959), Formula 2 race, Charade Circuit, Clermont-Ferrand

Bürger, Hans-Georg (1952–1980), Warm-up European Formula 2 race Zandvoort

Burgmann, Mike (1947–1986), Bathurst 1000, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

Burman, Bob (1884–1916), Corona Grand Prize

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Cabianca, Giulio (1923–1961), Modena Autodrome

Caffaratti, Attilio (1878–1900), Brescia-Cremona-Mantova-Verona-Brescia race (first fatality)^[1]

Campari, Giuseppe (1892–1933), Italian GP, Monza

Campos, Marco (1976–1995), Formula 3000 race, Magny Cours

Castellotti, Eugenio (1930–1957), private Ferrari Formula 1 testing, Modena Autodrome

Cevert, François (1944–1973), US GP qualifying, Watkins Glen

Chevrolet, Gaston (1892–1920), Champ Car race, Beverly Hills

Chimeri, Ettore (1924–1968), Sports car race, Cuba

Cissac, Henri (1877–1908) French GP, Dieppe (first Grand Prix fatality)

Clark, Jim (1936–1968), Deutschland-Trophäe Formula 2 race, Hockenheimring

Clinton, Jeff (1963–2002), Grand-Am practice, Homestead

Coaker, Graham (1933–1971), Formula Libre race, Silverstone^[2]

Coleman, Chad (?-1998), ARCA, involved in a four car accident at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Collins, Peter (1931–1958), German GP, Nürburgring

Colton, Mark (1961–1995), British hillclimb, Craigantlet

Cookman, Corky (1943–1987) NASCAR modifieds, accident at Thompson International Speedway in Thompson, Connecticut, USA

Cooper, Ashley (1980–2008) Fujitsu V8 Supercars support race for the Adelaide 500, Adelaide Street Circuit

Courage, Piers (1942–1970), Dutch GP, Zandvoort

Crespi, Nino (1899–1934), Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix, Gávea

Cresto, Sergio (1956–1986), Tour de Corse, Corsica

Czaikowski, Count (-1933), Italian GP, Monza

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Name Date of accident Discipline Car Championship Circuit Event Session Cause Source

Dana, PaulPaul Dana (USA) 02006-03-26 March 26, 2006 Open wheel Dallara/Honda 2006 IndyCar Series season Homestead-Miami Speedway Toyota Indy 300 Practice

Davies, JimmyJimmy Davies (USA) 01966-06-11 June 11, 1966 Midget Santa Fe Speedway Race

Davison, LexLex Davison (AUS) 01965-02-20 February 20, 1965 Open Wheel Brabham/Climax 1965 Tasman Series Sandown Raceway International 100 Practice Heart attack

Depailler, PatrickPatrick Depailler (FRA) 01980-08-01 August 1, 1980 Open Wheel Alfa Romeo 179 1980 Formula One season Hockenheimring German Grand Prix Testing

Donohue, MarkMark Donohue (USA) 01975-08-19 August 19, 1975 Open Wheel March 751 1975 Formula One season Österreichring Austrian Grand Prix Practice

Duman, RonnieRonnie Duman (USA) 01968-06-09 June 9, 1968 Open Wheel 1968 USAC Champ Car season Milwaukee Mile Rex Mays 150 Race

Dunfee, CliveClive Dunfee (GBR) 01932-09-24 September 24, 1932 Endurance Bentley Speed Six Brooklands BRDC 500 Miles Race

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Name Date of accident Discipline Car Championship Circuit Event Session Cause Source

Earnhardt, DaleDale Earnhardt (USA) 02001-02-18 February 18, 2001 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Daytona International Speedway 2001 Daytona 500 Race ^{[nb 1]}

Easley, SonnySonny Easley (USA) 01978-01-15 January 15, 1978

Elisian, EdEd Elisian (USA) 01959-08-30 August 30, 1959 Milwaukee Mile

Enjolras, SébastienSébastien Enjolras (FRA) 01997-05-03 May 3, 1997 Sportscar non-championship Le Mans 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans Pre-race test

Evans, RichieRichie Evans (USA) 01985-10-24 October 24, 1985 Martinsville Speedway

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Name Date of accident Discipline Car Championship Circuit Event Session Cause Source

Fagioli, LuigiLuigi Fagioli (Italy) 01958-06 June 1958 Sportscar non-championship 1952 Monaco Grand Prix Practice

Faulkner, WaltWalt Faulkner (USA) 01956-04-22 April 22, 1956 USAC Stock Car Qualifier

Foster, BillyBilly Foster (Canada) 01967-01-20 January 20, 1967 Championship car USAC Championship Car Riverside International Raceway Practice

Freeth, RodgerRodger Freeth (NZ) 01993-09 September 1993 Rally car Subaru Legacy World Rally Championship Rally Australia Race

Fry, JoeJoe Fry (UK) 01950-07-29 July 29, 1950 1950 Blandford Hillclimb Practice

Falaschi, GuidoGuido Falaschi (Argentina) 02011-11-13 November 13, 2011 Juan Manuel Fangio Race

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Gaines, David (1963–1990), Lowes Motor Speedway

Gartner, Jo (1954–1986), Le Mans 24h

Gehrke, Chris (1966–1991), ARCA, Died three days after being involved in a violent accident at Talladega.

Giunti, Ignazio (1941–1971), Sports car race, Buenos Aires

Glatz, Fritz (1943–2002), Euroboss race, Autodrom Most

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Hagiwara, Akira (1956–1986) Japanese Touring Car Championship race, Sportsland SUGO

Hamilton, Hugh (1905–1934) Swiss Grand Prix, Bremgarten

Hammond, Shane (1980?-2008) New England Midget Association (NEMA) race, Thompson International Speedway

Hansford, Gregg (1952–1995) Australian Super Touring Championship race, Phillip Island

Hansgen, Walt (1919–1966), Testing for Le Mans 24 Hours

Harrell, Dick "Mr. Chevrolet" (1932–1971) Fuel funny car crash, Toronto, Canada

Hartmann, László (1901–1938) Tripoli Grand Prix, Tripoli, Libya

Hassler, Friday (1935–1972) Daytona 500 qualifying race, Daytona International Speedway

Hatakeyma, Kouichi (1949–1969), Fuji Speedway

Hawkins, Paul (1937–1969), Sports car practice, Oulton Park

Hawthorne, Bert (1944–1972), European Formula 2 practice, Hockenheimring

Hendrick, Kara (1969–1991), USAC Western States Midget race, Cajon Speedway

Hepburn, Ralph (1896–1948), Indy 500 practice

Hickman, Jim (1943–1982), Champ Car practice, Milwaukee

Horn, Ted (1910–1948), Champ Car race, DuQuoin

Horstmeyer, William A. (1930–1964) USAC National Championship Series, Illinois State Fairgrounds^[3]

Höttinger, Markus (1956–1980) European Formula 2 race, Hockenheimring

Hoyt, Jerry (1929–1955), Sprint Car race, Oklahoma City

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Irwin, Jr., Kenny (1969-2000), New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon

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Jacobi, Bruce, (1935–1987), NASCAR driver, injuries suffered in a 1983 wreck at the 125-mile qualifying races at Daytona International Speedway

Jankowiak, Tony (?-1990) Modified race, Stafford Springs Motor Speedway, Stafford, CT

Jarzombek, Charlie, (1942–1987), NASCAR Modified driver, Martinsville Speedway

Johnson, Blaine (1962–1996), NHRA Winston Drag Racing 1996 Mac Tools U.S. Nationals Qualifying Top Fuel Indianapolis Raceway Park

Johnson, Julius "Slick" (1948–1990), Injuries suffered in an ARCA race, Daytona International Speedway

Jacquemart, Patrick (1946–1981), IMSA GT testing accident, Mid-Ohio, death would lead to the research and invention of the HANS device.

Jackson, Bert (1960-2011), ADRL Pro Stock, Rockingham Dragway

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Kalitta, Scott (1962–2008), NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing 2008 NHRA Lucas Oil Supernationals Qualifying Nitro Funny Car Englishtown, NJ

Kalla, Ken (1948–1983), ARCA 200, Talladega

Kazato, Hiroshi (1949–1974), Fuji Grand Champion race, Fuji Speedway, collision with Suzuki

Keech, Ray (1898–1929), AAA race, Altoona

Keller, Al (1920–1961), USAC Championship Car race, Phoenix

Kesjár, Csaba (1962–1988), Norisring Formula 3 practice, Nuremberg

Key, Johnny (1924–1954) Midgets, Cincinnati Race Bowl

Kimmel, Billy (1979–2007), 410 Sprint Car, Williams Grove Speedway

Kite, Harold (1921–1965), NASCAR National Series race, Charlotte

Knotts, Ricky (1951–1980), NASCAR WCP qualifying race, Daytona

Koinigg, Helmuth (1948–1974), US GP, Watkins Glen

Krosnoff, Jeff (1964–1996), Molson Indy CART race, Toronto

King, Steve (1973–2006), Knoxville Nationals Knoxville, Iowa (Sprint Car)

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Lafosse, Jean-Louis (1941–1981), Le Mans 24h

Lambert, Percy (1881–1913), record attempt, Brooklands

Larson, Jud (1928–1966), USAC Sprint Car race, Reading, Pennsylvania

Leach, V.S. (died 1939), Australian Grand Prix, Lobethal South Australia

Leasher, Glenn (1937–1962), record attempt, Bonneville Salt Flats

Lehoux, Marcel (1888–1936), Deauville Grand Prix^[4]

Lami, Catullo, (-1939), Coppa Acerbo^[4]

Levegh, Pierre (1905–1955), 1955 Le Mans disaster

Lewis-Evans, Stuart (1930–1958), Morocco GP, Casablanca, in hospital six days after race accident

Lindley, Butch (1948–1990), Short track race, DeSoto Speedway

Linder, Dick (April 6, 1923 - April 19, 1959) USAC Sprint Cup race, Trenton, NJ

Lingenfelter, John (1945–2002), NHRA Sport Compact Drag Racing Series 2002 Auto Club NHRA Finals Pomona, CA Eliminations

Lockhart, Frank (1903–1928), record attempt, Daytona Beach

Lovell, Mark (1959–2003), SCCA Rally

Lucienbonnet, Jean (1923–1962), Formula Junior, Enna-Pergusa Circuit, Sicily

Lund, Tiny (1929–1975), Talladega 500 NASCAR race, Talladega

Lyndon, Stuart (1950–1985), killed in an ARCA race at Atlanta Motor Speedway

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MacKay-Fraser, Herbert (1927–1957), Formula 2 race, Reims

Malloy, Jim (1932–1972), Indy 500 qualifying

Marcelo, Jovy (1965–1992), Indy 500 practice

Maréchal, Pierre (1917–1949), 24 Hours of Le Mans

Magaña, Marco, (-1993) Fórmula Dos (Formula 3) race, Autódromo de Monterrey

Marimón, Onofre (1923–1954), German GP practice, Nürburgring

Marshman, Bobby (1936–1964), Champ Car private testing, Phoenix

Martin, Eric (1969–2002), ARCA, EasyCare 150 Practice Session, Lowes Motor Speedway

Materassi, Emilio (1889–1928), Italian GP, Monza

Matsunaga, Takashi (1943–1969) Suzuka 12 Hours race, Suzuka Circuit

Mayer, Timmy (1938–1964), Tasman Cup race, Longford Circuit ^[5]

Mays, Rex (1913–1949), AAA Champ Car race, Del Mar

MacDonald, Dave (1936–1964), Indy 500

MacTavish, Don (194?-1969), Sportsman 300, Daytona.

McColl, Stewart (1979–2003), Production car, Phillip Island.

McDuffie, J. D. (1938–1991), NASCAR Cup race, Watkins Glen

McGrath, Jack (1919–1955), AAA Champ Car race, Phoenix

McLaren, Bruce (1937–1970), McLaren Can-Am testing, Goodwood

McLean, Bob (1933–1966), 1966 Sebring 12 Hour Race

Medlen, Eric (1973–2007), NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing 2007 NHRA ACDelco Gatornationals Gainesville, FL Testing

Mendez, Russel (? - 1975) Fatal Crash in 1975

Merz, Otto (1889–1933), Avusrennen practice, AVUS

Milburn, Danny (1950–1991), USAC Silver Crown at Phoenix Int'l Raceway

Miller, Chet (1902–1953), Indy 500 practice

Miles, Ken (1918–1966), Ford GT prototype testing, Riverside

Minter, Kenny (1956–1995), S.M.A.R.T. Race, Caraway Speedway

Mitsuno, Takeshi, Suzuka Circuit 1965

Mitter, Gerhard (1935–1969), Formula 2, practice for F1 German Grand Prix, Nürburgring

Moll, Guy (1910–1934), Coppa Acerbo, Pescara

Moore, Greg (1975–1999), Marlboro 500 CART Champ Car race, Fontana

Mouras, Roberto (1948–1992), Turismo Carretera race at Lobos, Argentina

Müller, Herbert (1940–1981), 1000km Nürburgring Sports car race

Muramatsu, Eiki (1965–1990), All-Japan Formula 3000 Championship testing accident, Fuji Speedway^[6]

Murphy, Jimmy (1894–1924), AAA Champ Car race, Syracuse

Musso, Luigi (1924–1958), French GP, Reims

Myers, Bobby (1927–1957), 1957 NASCAR Southern 500 at Darlington Speedway

N

Nagai, Kenichi (1942–1966) Japanese GP, Fuji Speedway

Nakano, Masaharu (1949–1973) Fuji 200 km race, Fuji Speedway

Nazaruk, Mike (1921–1955), Sprint Car race, Langhorne

Neal, Alan killed in final race in USA Grand Prix in 1966.

Nemechek, John (1970–1997), NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, Homestead

Nève, Guy (1955–1992), Procar race at Chimay, Belgium

Nix, Jimmy NHRA Winston Drag Racing Top Fuel 1994 Dallas, TX

Niver, Mark (1950–2010), NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol 2010 Kent, WA

Núñez, Marcelo (1977–2004), Desafío Corona (now NASCAR Mexico Corona Series) race at Monterrey, Mexico.

O

O'Connor, Pat (1928–1958), Indy 500

O'dor, Kieth (1962–1995), German STW (Super Tourenwagen) race, AVUS

Ogawa, Hitoshi (1956–1992), Japanese F3000 race, Suzuka Circuit

Oreiller, Henri (1925–1962), 1000 km Paris, Autodrome de Montlhéry

Orr, Rodney (1962–1994), NWC Practice, Daytona

P

Paletti, Riccardo (1958–1982), Canadian GP, Montreal

Pardo, Carlos (1975–2009), Nascar México Series 2009

Park, Michael (1966–2005), Wales Rally Great Britain, Margam

Parry-Thomas, J.G. (1884–1927), Record attempt, Pendine Sands

Parker, Neal (1952–2010), NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing 2010 NHRA Supernationals Qualifying Top Alcohol Funny Car Englishtown, NJ

Pedrazzini, Carlo (?-1934), Pietro Bordino Circuit, Alessandria

Perry, Stan (19??-2007), Super Late Model

Peterson, Ronnie (1944–1978), Italian GP, Monza, in hospital one day after accident

Petty, Adam (1980–2000), NASCAR BGN practice, Loudon

Phillips, Russell (1969–1995), Sportsman race, Charlotte

Phillips, Wanda (?-2007), Ladies Pure 4 division race, Lonesome Pine Raceway Coeburn, VA

Polanco, Carlos (1968–1990), Chilean Formula 3 (serie Trofeo Nissan Sunny), Roca Roja, Antofagasta

Pollard, Art (1927–1973), Indy 500 practice

Porter, Mark (1975–2006), Fujitsu V8 Supercars support race for the Bathurst 1000

Pratt, Donald(?-1989) Modified race, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA

Prince, Talmadge (1938–1970) Daytona 500 Qualifier #2, Daytona International Speedway

Pryce, Tom (1949–1977), South African GP, Kyalami

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R

Raby, Ian (1921–1967), died of injuries sustained in the 1967 Zandvoort Trophy Formula Two race

Ratzenberger, Roland (1960–1994), San Marino GP qualifying, Imola

Read, Tracy (1961–1987) - ARCA race at Talladega

Reece, Jimmy (1929–1958), Champ Car race, Trenton

Renault, Marcel (1872–1903), Paris Madrid race

Renna, Tony (1976–2003), Indy Racing League test, Indianapolis

Resta, Dario (1884–1924), Record attempt, Brooklands

Revson, Peter (1939–1974), Shadow F1 testing at Kyalami one week before race South African GP

Richards, Gene - Killed in an ARCA race at Talladega in 1982

Rindt, Jochen (1942–1970), Italian GP qualifying, Monza

Roberts, Johnny ( ? - 1965) - Killed in a NASCAR sportsman modified race crash at Lincoln Speedway, Pensylvania on July 24 1965

Roberts, Fireball (1931–1964), NASCAR GNC race, Charlotte

Roberts, Floyd (1901–1939), Indy 500

Robinson, Jim (1946–1995), Succumbing to injuries suffered in a 1988 NASCAR West series crash at Phoenix Int'l Raceway

Robson, George (1909–1946), Champ Car race, Lakewood Speedway, Atlanta

Rodee, Chuck Indy 500 1966

Rodríguez, Gonzalo (1972–1999), Champ Car qualifying, Laguna Seca

Rodríguez, Pedro (1940–1971), Interserie Sports car race, Norisring

Rodríguez, Ricardo (1942–1962), Mexican GP (NC) practice, Mexico City

Roper, Tony (1964–2000), NASCAR CTS race, Fort Worth

Rosemeyer, Bernd (1909–1938), record attempt, Frankfurt-Darmstadt Autobahn

Rosier, Louis (1905–1956), Salon De Paris, Montlhéry

Russell, Darrell (1968–2004) NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Top Fuel 2004 NHRA Sears Craftsman Nationals Madison, IL Eliminations

Ryan, Peter (1942–1962), Formula Junior race, Reims

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Sachs, Eddie (1927–1964), Indy 500

Santander, Sergio (195-1987), Chilean Formula 3 race, Las Vizcachas, Santiago

Savage, Swede (1946–1973), Indy 500

Scarfiotti, Ludovico (1933–1968), Hillclimb, Rossfeld

Schell, Harry (1921–1960), Formula 1 testing, Silverstone

Schindler, Bill (1909–1952), Allentown

Schlesser, Jo (1928–1968), French GP, Rouen

Schoonover, Terry (1952–1984), NASCAR WCP race, Atlanta

Scott Brown, Archie (1927–1958), Sport Car Race at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

Seaman, Richard (1913–1939), Belgian GP, Spa

Senna, Ayrton (1960–1994), San Marino GP, Imola

Shanahan, Neil (1979–1999), UK Formula Ford, Oulton Park

Shepherd, Lee (1944–1985), Pro-Stock Drag testing, Ardmore

Siffert, Jo (1936–1971), Non Championship F1 race, Brands Hatch

Skeen, Buren (1936–1965), NASCAR Southern 500 at Darlington

Smiley, Gordon (1946–1982), Indy 500 qualifying

Smith, Larry (1942–1973), Talladega 500 NASCAR race, Talladega

Snell, William (1914–1956), SCCA Club regional sportscar race, Arcata-Eureka Airport, death would lead to the Snell Memorial Foundation standard for helmets

Solana, Moisés (1936–1969), Hillclimb Valle de Bravo - Bosencheve, México

Sommer, Raymond (1906–1950), Non Championship Formula 1 race, Cadours

Sondermann, Gustavo (1982–2011), Stock Car Brasil race (Copa Chevrolet Montana category), Autódromo José Carlos Pace

Spangler, Lester (1906–1933) Indy 500

Spence, Mike (1936–1968), Indy 500 practice

Sperafico, Rafael (1981–2007), Stock Car Brasil race (Stock Car Light category), Autódromo José Carlos Pace

Stacey, Alan (1933–1960), Belgian GP, Spa

Stanley, Robbie (1967–1994), Sprint Car race, Winchester Speedway

Stewart, Max (1935–1977), Practice for 1977 Australian Drivers Championship Race, Calder Park Raceway, Victoria, Australia

Stommelen, Rolf (1943–1983), Sports Car race, Riverside International Raceway

Surtees, Henry (1991–2009), Formula 2, Brands Hatch

Sweikert, Bob (1926–1956), Sprint Car race, Salem

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Tachi, Shingo (1977–1999), JGTC testing, TI Circuit, Aida, Japan

Takahashi, Toru (1960–1983), Grand Champion Series race, Fuji Speedway, Japan

Taylor, Dennis (1921–1962), Formula Junior, Circuit de Monaco

Taylor, John (1933–1966), German GP, Nürburgring

Teague, Marshall (1921–1959), Champ Car testing, Daytona

Toivonen, Henri (1956–1986), Tour de Corse, Corsica

Torph, Lars-Erik (1961-1989), 5 special stage Rally Monte Carlo

Trintignant, Louis (?-1933), Picardy Grand Prix practice, Péronne

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Unser, Jr., Jerry (1932-1959), 1959 Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis

V

Varzi, Achille (1904–1948), Swiss Grand Prix practice, Circuit Bremgarten

Villeneuve, Gilles (1950–1982), Belgian GP qualifying, Zolder

von Trips, Wolfgang (1928–1961), Italian GP, Monza

Vukovich, Bill (1918–1955), 39th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, 30 May 1955

Vukovich III, Bill (1963–1990), Sprint Car race, Mesa Marin Raceway

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Wade, Billy (1930-1965), tire testing, Daytona

Warwick, Paul (1969–1991), British F3000 race, Oulton Park

Watanabe, Akira (1944–1968), Fuji Speedway

Watson, Don (?-1994), Practice for Bathurst 1000, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

Weatherly, Joe (1922–1964), NASCAR GNC race, Riverside

Wheldon, Dan (1978-2011), IZOD World Championships, Las Vegas

White, Nolan (1931–2002), land speed record attempt, Bonneville

Wilcox, Howdy (1889–1923), Champ Car race, Altoona

Williams, Don (?-1989), crash in Sportsman 300

Williamson, Roger (1948–1973), Dutch GP, Zandvoort

Williamson, Tim (1956–1980), NASCAR Grand American race, Riverside

Wimille, Jean-Pierre (1908–1949), Argentinian GP, Buenos Aires

Winkelhock, Manfred (1951–1985), Sports car race, Mosport International Raceway

Woolfe, John (1932–1969), 24 Hour Le Mans

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Z

Zborowski, Louis (1895-1924), 1924 Italian Grand Prix, Monza

Open wheel types

Deaths in Formula One World Championship

Main article: List of Formula One fatal accidents

In F1 history, from 1953 to 1994, 27 drivers have died during race or in free practice or qualifying session. In addition, spectators or track workers have died due to incidents in the 1953 Argentine Grand Prix, 1961 Italian Grand Prix, 1962 Monaco Grand Prix, 1975 Spanish Grand Prix, 1977 South African Grand Prix, 1977 Japanese Grand Prix, 1981 Belgian Grand Prix, 2000 Italian Grand Prix and 2001 Australian Grand Prix.

Deaths in Champ Car World Series

Main article: List of Champ Car fatal accidents

Deaths in Formula 2

Herbert McKay-Fraser, Reims, 1957

Ivor Bueb, Clermont Ferrand, 1959

Ian Raby, Zandvoort, 1967

Jim Clark, Hockenheimring, April 1968

Gerhard Mitter, Nurburgring, 1969

Bert Hawthorne, Hockenheimring, 1972

Gerry Birrell, Rouen, 1973

Markus Höttinger, Hockenheimring, 1980

Hans-Georg Bürger, Zandvoort, 1980

Henry Surtees, Brands Hatch, 2009

Deaths in Formula 3000

Eiki Muramatsu, Fuji Speedway, March 1990

Paul Warwick, Oulton Park, July 1991

Hitoshi Ogawa, Suzuka, 1992

Marco Campos, Magny-Cours, October 1995

Deaths in IRL

See also List of Indianapolis 500 deaths

Scott Brayton, Indianapolis, May 1996 (in practice)

Tony Renna, Indianapolis, October 2003 (in testing)

Paul Dana, Homestead-Miami, March 2006 (in practice)

Dan Wheldon, Las Vegas, October 2011

Deaths in junior openwheel categories

Senkichi Omura, Formula 2000, Suzuka, 1974

Koji Onoda, Formula J1600, Tsukuba, 1982

Stock car types

Deaths in NASCAR Winston Cup/Nextel Cup/Sprint Cup

Main article: List of NASCAR fatal accidents

Deaths in NASCAR Busch/Nationwide Series (since 1982)

Main article: List of NASCAR fatal accidents

Deaths in NASCAR Craftsman/Camping World Truck Series (since 1995)

Main article: List of NASCAR fatal accidents

Deaths in NASCAR Modified Series

Main article: List of NASCAR fatal accidents

Deaths in NASCAR Sportsman Series

Main article: List of NASCAR fatal accidents

Deaths in Auto Racing Club of America

Gene Richards, Talladega, July 1982

Ken Kalla, Talladega, May 1983

Francis Affleck, Daytona, January 1985

Stuart Lyndon, Atlanta, June 1985

Tracy Read, Talladega, July 1987

Slick Johnson, Daytona, February 1990

Chris Gehrke, Talladega, May 1991

Chad Coleman, Atlanta, August 1998

Scott Baker, Toledo, June 2000

Blaise Alexander, Charlotte, October 2001

Eric Martin, Charlotte, October 2002 (in practice)

Deaths in NASCAR (before 1949)

Slick Davis, Greensboro, July 1948 (1st NASCAR fatality in history)

Rallying

Deaths in FIA World Rally Championship

Main article: List of fatal World Rally Championship accidents

Deaths in Dakar Rally

Main article: List of Dakar Rally fatal accidents

Deaths in SCCA ProRally and Rally America

Mark Lovell, July 2003

Roger Freeman, July 2003

Matthew Marker, April 2011 [1]

Deaths in other rally races

XU Lang, Trans-oriental Rally, 16 June 2008

Peter Brock, Targa West, 8 September 2006

Khalid Bakhressa, Zanzibar, 16 December 2007^[7]

Drag Racing

Deaths in IHRA

Walter Henry, 1989

Dwight Shepard, 1989

Wayne Bailey, October 2000

Deaths in NHRA

John Hagen, August, 1983

Lee Shepherd, 11 March 1985

Blaine Johnson, 31 August 1996

Carrie Jo Neal, 25 July 1997

John Lingenfelter, 27 October 2002, died on 25 December 2003

Darrell Russell, 27 June 2004 During 2nd round eliminations

Michelle "Shelly" Howard, 2 April 2005

Eric Medlen, 23 March 2007 Severe tire shake during testing causing brain injury, died 3 days later

John Shoemaker, 8 March 2008

Scott Kalitta, 21 June 2008

Neal Parker, 11 June 2010

Mark Niver, 11 July 2010

Endurance racing

Deaths in 24 Hours of Le Mans

Main article: List of 24 Hours of Le Mans fatal accidents

Deaths in 1000km Nürburgring

Herbert Müller, Nürburgring, 1981

Deaths in Grand-Am

Jeff Clinton, Homestead-Miami, March 2002

Other Endurance races

Henri Oreiller, 1000 km Paris, 1962

Kiyoshi Akiyama, Suzuka 12 Hours race, 1970

Ignazio Giunti, Buenos Aires, January 1971

Pedro Rodriguez, Norisring, July 1971

Rolf Stommelen, Riverside, 1983

Stefan Bellof, Spa-Francorchamps, 1985

Manfred Winkelhock, Mosport Park, 1985

Mike Burgmann, Bathurst 1000, October 1986

Don Watson, Bathurst 1000, October 1994 (in practice)

Michele Alboreto, EuroSpeedway Lausitz, April 2001 (in testing run)

Grand Touring and sportscar racing

Excluding those listed under as endurance racing

Trans-Am Series

Jerry Titus, Road America, 1969

Jim Fitzgerald, Saint Petersburg Grand Prix, 1987

Mike Gagliardo, Mosport, 2001

Hillclimbing

Wallace Coleman, 1 September 1921, Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

Ludovico Scarfiotti, 8 June 1968, near Berchtesgaden

Mark Colton, August 1995, Craigantlet

Ralph Chandler Bruning Jr. 2001, Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

Sprint Cars

Alvin Gatlin W.Memphis Ark, Sprintcar

Sonny Sayre Tunica, MS, Sprintcar

Vince Osman, Kokomo Speedway

Deaths in United States Automobile Club

Jud Larson, June 1966, Sprint Car

Red Riegel, June 1966, Sprint Car

Rich Vogler, July 1990

Danny Milburn, February 1991

Kara Hendrick, October 1991, Midget car

Robbie Stanley, May 1994

Don Townsend, 9 July 1995, practice lap

Joe Rebman, 11 August 2006, during race

Deaths in National Sprint Tour

Fred Brownfield, 18 June 2006, owner of the National Sprint Tour, while chalking start line during a modified race at Grays Harbor Raceway.

Deaths in World of Outlaws

Kevin Gobrecht, September 1999

Ron Laney, 2004

Billy Kimmel, 2 September 2007

Main article: Driver deaths in British motorsport series

See also

List of deaths by motorcycle accidents

List of people who died in road accidents

List of sports people who have died during their career - includes and deaths outside of racing

List of accidents and disasters by death toll for sporting events

List of fatal accidents in motorboat racing

Notes

^ final lap of 2001 Daytona 500

References

^ http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=1683

^ Motorsport Memorial

^ http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=550

^ ^a ^b http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/dl.htm

^ F1 News - Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Drivers > Tim Mayer

^ Orange

^ Motorsport Memorial

External links

Database of people that perished in motorsports

All 77 Grand Prix driver deaths

A list of all drivers who were killed in racing, testing or practicing at Daytona.

(Japanese)A list of drivers who perished or were seriously injured in motorsports

Categories:
Lists of motorsport fatalities
Lists of auto racing people
Racecar drivers killed while racing

The five tracks with the most competitor fatalities
1	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	56
2	Nürburgring	48
3	Monza	30
4	Daytona International Speedway	24
5	Le Mans	24

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Name	Date of accident	Discipline	Car	Championship	Circuit	Event	Session	Cause
Abate Daga, HectorHector Abate Daga (BRA)	01958 1958			Mecánica Nacional Fuerza Libre
de Angelis, ElioElio de Angelis (ITA)	01986-05-14 May 14, 1986	Open Wheel	Brabham BT55	1986 Formula One Season	Circuit Paul Ricard		Testing	Mechanical failure
Adcox, GrantGrant Adcox (USA)	01989 1989			1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series	Atlanta Motor Speedway		race
Affleck, FrancisFrancis Affleck (CAN)	01985 1985			ARCA	Daytona		practice
Akin, BobBob Akin (USA)	02002 2002	historical sportscar	Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo		Road Atlanta		race
Albers, MarcelMarcel Albers (NED)	01992 1992			British Formula Three Championship	Thruxton		race
Alboreto, MicheleMichele Alboreto (ITA)	02001 2001	Sports car	Audi R8		EuroSpeedway Lausitz		testing	Tire deflation
Alexander, BlaiseBlaise Alexander (USA)	02001 2001			ARCA	Lowe's Motor Speedway		Race
Amick, GeorgeGeorge Amick (USA)	01959 1959				Daytona International Speedway		race
Anderson, BobBob Anderson (GBR)	01967 1967		Brabham BT11	Formula One	Silverstone		testing
Andersson, OveOve Andersson (SWE)	02008 2008	Classic rally
Ascari, AlbertoAlberto Ascari (ITA)	01955 1955	Sports car			Autodromo Nazionale Monza		testing
Ascari, AntonioAntonio Ascari (ITA)	01925 1925			French Grand Prix	Autodrome de Montlhéry
Ayulo, MannyManny Ayulo (USA)	01955 1955					1955 Indianapolis 500	Practice

Name	Date of accident	Discipline	Car	Championship	Circuit	Event	Session	Cause
Dana, PaulPaul Dana (USA)	02006-03-26 March 26, 2006	Open wheel	Dallara/Honda	2006 IndyCar Series season	Homestead-Miami Speedway	Toyota Indy 300	Practice
Davies, JimmyJimmy Davies (USA)	01966-06-11 June 11, 1966	Midget			Santa Fe Speedway		Race
Davison, LexLex Davison (AUS)	01965-02-20 February 20, 1965	Open Wheel	Brabham/Climax	1965 Tasman Series	Sandown Raceway	International 100	Practice	Heart attack
Depailler, PatrickPatrick Depailler (FRA)	01980-08-01 August 1, 1980	Open Wheel	Alfa Romeo 179	1980 Formula One season	Hockenheimring	German Grand Prix	Testing
Donohue, MarkMark Donohue (USA)	01975-08-19 August 19, 1975	Open Wheel	March 751	1975 Formula One season	Österreichring	Austrian Grand Prix	Practice
Duman, RonnieRonnie Duman (USA)	01968-06-09 June 9, 1968	Open Wheel		1968 USAC Champ Car season	Milwaukee Mile	Rex Mays 150	Race
Dunfee, CliveClive Dunfee (GBR)	01932-09-24 September 24, 1932	Endurance	Bentley Speed Six		Brooklands	BRDC 500 Miles	Race

Name	Date of accident	Discipline	Car	Championship	Circuit	Event	Session
Fagioli, LuigiLuigi Fagioli (Italy)	01958-06 June 1958	Sportscar		non-championship		1952 Monaco Grand Prix	Practice
Faulkner, WaltWalt Faulkner (USA)	01956-04-22 April 22, 1956				USAC Stock Car		Qualifier
Foster, BillyBilly Foster (Canada)	01967-01-20 January 20, 1967	Championship car		USAC Championship Car	Riverside International Raceway		Practice
Freeth, RodgerRodger Freeth (NZ)	01993-09 September 1993	Rally car	Subaru Legacy	World Rally Championship		Rally Australia	Race
Fry, JoeJoe Fry (UK)	01950-07-29 July 29, 1950					1950 Blandford Hillclimb	Practice
Falaschi, GuidoGuido Falaschi (Argentina)	02011-11-13 November 13, 2011				Juan Manuel Fangio		Race

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Name	Date of accident	Discipline	Championship	Circuit	Event	Session	Source
Earnhardt, DaleDale Earnhardt (USA)	02001-02-18 February 18, 2001		2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series	Daytona International Speedway	2001 Daytona 500	Race	^{[nb 1]}
Easley, SonnySonny Easley (USA)	01978-01-15 January 15, 1978
Elisian, EdEd Elisian (USA)	01959-08-30 August 30, 1959			Milwaukee Mile
Enjolras, SébastienSébastien Enjolras (FRA)	01997-05-03 May 3, 1997	Sportscar	non-championship	Le Mans	1997 24 Hours of Le Mans	Pre-race test
Evans, RichieRichie Evans (USA)	01985-10-24 October 24, 1985			Martinsville Speedway

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Deaths in World of Outlaws

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