List of racing drivers who died in racing crashes

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As auto racing is a dangerous sport, many individuals (including drivers, crew members, officials and spectators) have been killed in crashes related to the sport, either in a race, in qualifying, in practice or a private testing session. Although deaths among racers and spectators were numerous in the early years of racing, advances in safety technology and sanctioning bodies limiting speed through specifications or engineering means, deaths have become much less common 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 about 80 spectators.

Top five tracks with most dead competitors:

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.

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 - Hillclimbing - Sprint cars

[edit] A

Abad, Cesar Vera (?-2005), I Copa Alcalde de Lima, Peru
Abate Daga, Hector (1921-1958), Mecánica Nacional Fuerza Libre, Brazil
Adcox, Grant (1950-1989), NASCAR Winston Cup race, Atlanta Motor Speedway
Affleck, Francis (1950-1985), ARCA practice at Daytona
Akiyama, Kiyoshi (1949-1970), Suzuka 12 Hours race
Albers, Marcel (1967-1992), British F3 race, Thruxton
Alboreto, Michele (1956-2001), Audi R8 Sports car testing, EuroSpeedway Lausitz
Alexander, Blaise (1976-2001), ARCA Race, Lowe's Motor Speedway
Allison, Clifford (1964-1992), NASCAR Busch Series practice, Michigan
Amick, George (1924-1959), Champ Car race, Daytona International Speedway
Akin, Bob (1936-2002), Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo historical sportscar race, Road Atlanta
Anderson, Bob (1931-1967), Brabham Formula One testing, Silverstone
Andersson, Ove (1938-2008), Classic rally, South of Africa
Asano, Masao (1936-1963), Japanese GP, Suzuka Circuit
Ascari, Alberto (1918-1955), Ferrari Sports car testing, Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Ascari, Antonio (1888-1925), French Grand Prix, Autodrome de Montlhéry
Ayulo, Manuel (1921-1955), Practice for 39th Indianapolis 500

[edit] B

Baker, Scott (1957-2000) ARCA race, Toledo
Baldwin, Rick (1955-1997), NWC Qualifying, Michigan. Baldwin crashed in 1986, and never recovered
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, Injuries sustained in fiery crash, Abilene Speedway
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
Beaufort, Carel Godin de (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
III Blewett, John (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, MonzaQueenstown, New Zealand
Boyer, Joe (1890-1924), Champ Car race, Altoona
Branson, Don (1920-1966), Sprint Car race, Gardena
Brayton, Scott (1959-1996), Indy 500 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
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

[edit] C

Campari, Giuseppe (1892-1933), Italian GP, Monza
Campos, Marco (1976-1995), Formula 3000 race, Magny Cours
Castellotti, Eugenio (1930-1957), Ferrari Formula 1 testing, Modena
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^[1]
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
Cresto, Sergio (1956-1986), Tour de Corse, Corsica
Czaikowski, Count (-1933), Italian GP, Monza

[edit] D

Dana, Paul (1975-2006), Indy Racing League practice session, Homestead-Miami Speedway
Davies, Jimmy (1929-1966), Midget race, Santa Fe Speedway, Chicago
de Angelis, Elio (1958-1986), Brabham F1 testing, Circuit Paul Ricard
de Portago, Alfonso (1928-1957), Mille Miglia, near Brescia
Depailler, Patrick (1944-1980), Alfa Romeo F1 testing, Hockenheim
Diemert, Casey (1976-1999), Sprint Car race, Irwindale Speedway
Donohue, Mark (1937-1975), Austrian Grand Prix qualifying, Österreichring
Doty, Kevin (1962-2005), Midget Race, Angell Park Speedway, Sun Prairie, WI
Duman, Ronnie (1929-1968), Rex Mays 150 Champ Car race, Milwaukee Mile

[edit] E

Earnhardt, Dale (1951-2001), NASCAR Cup, final lap of 2001 Daytona 500
Easley, Sonny (1939-1978), Modified practice, Riverside International Raceway
Elisian, Ed (1926-1959), Champ Car race, Milwaukee
Enjolras, Sebastien (1976-1997), Le Mans 24h practice
Evans, Richie (1941-1985), Modified race, Martinsville

[edit] F

Fagioli, Luigi (1898-1952), 1952 Monaco GP Sports car practice, Monaco
Faulkner, Walt (1920-1956), USAC Stock Car qualifying, Vallejo
Foster, Billy (1937-1967), NASCAR practice, Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California
Foulston, John (1937-1987), testing accident at Silverstone Circuit^[2]
Freeth, Rodger (19??-1993), Rally Australia
Fry, Joe (1915-1950), Hillclimb, Blandford Camp, Dorset, England

[edit] G

Gagliardo, Michael (1954-2001), SCCA Trans-Am Series, Died at Mosport International Speedway in Canada
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.
Gervais, George (1960-2001), Sprint Car, Injuries sustained in an SCRA race, Perris Auto Speedway
Giunti, Ignazio (1941-1971), Sports car race, Buenos Aires
Gobrecht, Kevin (1969-1999), World of Outlaws race, I-80 Greenwood
Gohn, Daryl (??-1988), 410 Sprint Car, Williams Grove Speedway
Graham, Athol (?-1960), record attempt, Bonneville Salt Flats
Gibson, Terry (1962-2008) Super Modified, Toledo Speedway

[edit] H

Hagiwara, Akira (1956-1986) Japanese Touring Car Championship race, Sportsland SUGO
Hammond, Shane (1980?-2008) New England Midget Association (NEMA) race, Thompson International Speedway
Hansford, Gregg (1952-1995) Australian Super Touring Championship race, Phillip Island
Hassler, Friday (1935-1972) Daytona 500 qualifying race, Daytona International Speedway
Hansgen, Walt (1919-1966), Testing for Le Mans 24 Hours
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
Hulme, Denis (1936-1992), heart attack whilst driving a BMW M3 during the 1992 Bathurst 1000

[edit] I

Kenny Irwin, Jr. (1969-2000), NASCAR Winston Cup practice, Loudon

[edit] J

Jacobi, Bruce, (1935-1987), NASCAR driver, injuries suffered in a 1983 wreck at the 125-mile qualifying races at Daytona International Speedway
Jarzombek, Charlie, (1942-1987), NASCAR Modified driver, Martinsville Speedway
Johnson, Blaine (1962-1996), NHRA drag race, Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, during qualifying, 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.

[edit] K

Kalitta, Scott (1962-2008), NHRA Super Nationals, Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
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
Kimmel, Billy (1979-2007), 410 Sprint Car, Williams Grove Speedway
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)

[edit] L

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
Lingenfelter, John (1945-2002), Drag racing, Pomona, California
Lockhart, Frank (1903-1928), record attempt, Daytona Beach
Lovell, Mark (1959-2003), SCCA Rally
Lund, Tiny (1929-1975), Talladega 500 NASCAR race, Talladega
Lyndon, Stuart (1950-1985), killed in an ARCA race at Atlanta Motor Speedway

[edit] M

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, Tim (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
McGarvie, Dan (1955-2007), killed at Eriez Speedway,Erie Pa on 13 May 2007 after massive heart attack while racing.
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 Funny Car driver, testing accident, Gainesville 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

[edit] 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
Núñez, Marcelo (1977-2004), Desafío Corona (now NASCAR Mexico Corona Series) race at Monterrey, Mexico.

[edit] O

Obregón, Bernardo, (1959-1999), Carrera Panamericana
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
Ogle, Charles (?-1985), Stock car testing, Daytona
Ōmiya, Toshiaki (1951-1986), Sportsland SUGO
Omura, Senkichi (1937-1974), F2000 race, Suzuka Circuit
Onoda, Koji (1952-1982), FJ1600 race, Tsukuba Circuit
Orr, Rodney (1962-1994), NWC Practice, Daytona

[edit] 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
Peterson, Ronnie (1944-1978), Italian GP, Monza, in hospital one day after accident
Petty, Adam (1980-2000), NASCAR BGN practice, Loudon
Phillips, Wanda (2007), Ladies Pure 4 division race, Lonesome Pine Raceway Coeburn, VA
Phillips, Russell (1969-1995), Sportsman race, Charlotte
Pollard, Art (1927-1973), Indy 500 practice
Porter, Mark (1975-2006), Fujitsu V8 Supercars support race for the Bathurst 1000
Prince, Talmadge (1938-1970) Daytona 500 Qualifier #2, Daytona International Speedway
Pryce, Tom (1949-1977), South African GP, Kyalami
Perry, Stan (19??-2007), Super Late Model

[edit] Q

Quinn, Joe (1926 - 1954), Curragh International Motor Race

[edit] R

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
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
Rico, Matias (1983-2002), Formula Renault race, Rio Cuarto, Argentina
Riegel, Red (1930-1966), USAC Sprint Car race, Reading, Pennsylvania
Roberts, Fireball (1931-1964), NASCAR GNC race, Charlotte
Roberts, Floyd (1901-1939), Indy 500
Robson, George (1909-1946), Champ Car race, Lakewood Speedway, Atlanta
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 drag racer. Gateway Int'l Raceway, Madison, IL
Ryan, Peter (1942-1962), Formula Junior race, Reims

[edit] S

Sachs, Eddie (1927-1964), Indy 500
Santander, Sergio (1954-1987), Formula 3
Sato, Famiyasu (1950-1983), Grand Champion Series
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
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
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, Moises (1936-1969), Hillclimb
Sommer, Raymond (1906-1950), Non Championship Formula 1 race, Cadours
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
Stapleton, Chuck, (1928-1954), Sprint Car race, Winchester Speedway
Stommelen, Rolf (1943-1983), Sports Car race, Riverside International Raceway
Suzuki, Seiichi (1937-1974), Fuji Grand Champion race, Fuji Speedway, collision with Kazato
Sweikert, Bob (1926-1956), Sprint Car race, Salem

[edit] T

Tachi, Shingo (1977 - 1999), JGTC testing, TI Circuit, Aida, Japan
Takahashi, Toru (1960-1983), Grand Champion Series race, Fuji Speedway, Japan
Taylor, John (1933-1966), German GP, Nürburgring
Teague, Marshall (1921-1959), Champ Car testing, Daytona
Toivonen, Henri (1956-1986), Tour de Corse, Corsica

[edit] U

Unser, Jerry (1932-1959), Indy 500 practice

[edit] V

Varzi, Achille (1904-1948), Swiss Grand Prix practice, Circuit Bremgarten
Villeneuve, Gilles (1950-1982), Belgian GP qualifying, Zolder
Vogler, Rich (1950-1990), Sprint Car race, Salem
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

[edit] W

Wade, Billy (?-1965), tire testing, Daytona
Warwick, Paul (1969-1991), British F3000 race, Oulton Park
Watanabe, Akira (1944-1968), Fuji Speedway
Watson, Don (?-1994), Bathurst 1000, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Weatherly, Joe (1922-1964), NASCAR GNC race, Riverside
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

[edit] Y

Yokoyama, Takashi (1972-1997), F3, Fuji Circuit.
Young, Joe (?-1987), Dash race, Daytona
Younce, Perry (1962-1996) Springport, MI

[edit] Z

Zborowski, Count (1895-1924), Italian GP, Monza
Zorrilla, Abel (1966?-1999), Campeonato del Reto Neón Copa Motorola, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez^[7]

[edit] Open wheel types

[edit] Deaths in Formula One World Championship

Main article: List of Formula One fatal accidents

In F1 history, from 1954 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.

[edit] Deaths in Champ Car World Series

Main article: List of Champ Car fatal accidents

[edit] Deaths in Formula 2

Herbert McKay-Fraser - 1957 Reims
Ivor Bueb - 1959 Clermont Ferrand
Jim Clark, Hockenheimring, April 1968
Gerhard Mitter - 1969 Nurburgring
Bert Hawthorne, (1944-1972), Hockenheimring, 1972
Gerry Birrell, (1944-1973), Rouen 1973
Markus Höttinger, (1956-1980) Hockenheimring, 1980
Hans-Georg Bürger, (1952-1980), Zandvoort, 1980

[edit] 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

[edit] Deaths in IRL

Scott Brayton, Indianapolis, May 1996 (in practice)
Tony Renna, Indianapolis, October 2003 (in testing)
Paul Dana, Homestead-Miami, March 2006 (in practice)

[edit] Deaths in junior openwheel categories

Senkichi Omura, Formula 2000, Suzuka, 1974
Koji Onoda, Formula J1600, Tsukuba, 1982

[edit] Stock car types

[edit] Deaths in NASCAR Winston Cup/Nextel Cup/Sprint Cup (since 1971)

Joe Weatherly, Riverside, January 1964
Fireball Roberts, Charlotte, July 1964
Friday Hassler, Daytona, February 1972
Larry Smith, Talladega, May 1973
Tiny Lund, Talladega, August 1975
Ricky Knotts, Daytona, February 1980 (qualifying race)
Bruce Jacobi, injuries suffered in a 1983 wreck at the 125-mile qualifying races at Daytona (he would remain in a coma until he died in 1987)
Terry Schoonover, Atlanta, November 1984
Rick Baldwin, injured during qualifying attempt at Michigan in 1986, succumbing in 1997.
Grant Adcox, Atlanta, November 1989
J. D. McDuffie, Watkins Glen, August 1991
Neil Bonnett, Daytona, February, 1994 (in practice)
Rodney Orr, Daytona, February, 1994 (in practice)
Kenny Irwin, Loudon, July 2000 (in practice)
Dale Earnhardt, Daytona, February 2001, Daytona 500 (see also Death of Dale Earnhardt)

[edit] Deaths in NASCAR Busch Series (since 1982)

Clifford Allison, Michigan, 1992 (in practice)
Adam Petty, Loudon, May 2000 (in practice)

[edit] Deaths in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (since 1995)

John Nemechek, Homestead-Miami, February 1997
Tony Roper, Texas, October 2000

[edit] Deaths in NASCAR Modified Series

Richie Evans, Martinsville, 1985 (in practice)
Charlie Jarzombek, Martinsville, 1987
Corky Cookman, Thompson International Speedway, 1987 (Charlie J. Memorial race)
Tommy Druar, Lancaster Speedway, 1989
Don Pratt, Pocono Raceway, 1989
Tony Jankowiak, Stafford Springs Speedway, 1990
Kenny Minter, Caraway Speedway, 1995
Tom Baldwin Sr., Thompson International Speedway, 2004
John Blewett III, Thompson International Speedway, 2007

[edit] Deaths in NASCAR Sportsman Series

David Gaines, Charlotte, May 1990
Gary Batson, Charlotte, May 1992
Russell Phillips, Charlotte, October 1995

[edit] 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)

[edit] Rallying

[edit] Deaths in FIA World Rally Championship

Main article: List of fatal World Rally Championship accidents

[edit] Deaths in Sports Car Club of America

Charles A. Henry, Sept. 1961, Road America (in practice)
Roger Freeman, July 2003
Mark Lovell, July 2003

[edit] Deaths in other rally races

Peter Brock, Targa West, 8 September 2006
Khalid Bakhressa, Zanzibar, 16 December 2007^[8]

[edit] Drag Racing

[edit] Deaths in IHRA

Wayne Bailey, October 2000

[edit] 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
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

[edit] Endurance racing

[edit] Deaths in 24 Hours of Le Mans

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

[edit] Deaths in 1000km Nürburgring

Herbert Müller, Nürburgring, 1981

[edit] Deaths in Grand-Am

Jeff Clinton, Homestead-Miami, March 2002

[edit] Other Endurance races

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)

[edit] Hillclimbing

Wallace Coleman, 1 September 1921, Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Ludovico Scarfiotti, 8 June 1968, near Berchtesgaden
Mark Colton, August 1995, Craigantlet
Peter 'Possum' Bourne, April 2003, course inspection for Race to the Sky, Queenstown, New Zealand

[edit] Sprint Cars

Alvin Gatlin W.Memphis Ark, Sprintcar
(Sonny Sayre) Tunica, MS, Sprintcar

[edit] Deaths in United States Automobile Club

Jud Larson, June 1966, Sprint Car
Red Riegel, June 1966, Sprint Car
Rich Vogler, July 1990
Kara Hendrick, October 1991, Midget car
Robbie Stanley, May 1994
Don Townsend, 9 July 1995, practice lap
Joe Rebman, 11 August 2006, during race

[edit] 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.

[edit] Deaths in World of Outlaws

Kevin Gobrecht, September 1999
Ron Laney, 2004
Billy Kimmel, 2 September 2007

[edit] 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

[edit] References

[edit] External links

[0] Motorsport Memorial

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[leif.snellman_l-3] ttp://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/dl.htm

[4] F1 News - Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Drivers > Tim Mayer

[5] Orange

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