Driver and co-driver deaths in rallying events
Appearance
Deaths in FIA World Rally Championship
Deaths in Dakar Rally
Deaths in SCCA ProRally, Rally America and ARA Rally
Name | Role | Date of accident | Event | Car | During |
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John Woolf | Driver | 2 May 1982 | Chisum Trail Rally | Mazda RX-3 | Rally |
Grant Whittaker | Co-driver | ||||
Larry Newland | Driver | 5 November 1982[1] | Press-on-Regardless Rally | Jeep | Rally |
Jonel Broscanc | Driver | 6 June 1992 | Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally | Audi Quattro | Rally |
Rosemary Tindall | Co-driver | 22 March 1994 | 1994 Doo Wop III & IV Pro Rally | Mazda RX-3 | Rally |
Sandor "Sean" Kovacs Jr | Co-driver | 6 May 2000[2] | Ski Sawmill ClubRally | Toyota Celica All-Trac | Rally |
Mark Lovell | Driver | 12 July 2003 | Oregon Trail Rally | Subaru Impreza WRX | Rally |
Roger Freeman | Co-driver | ||||
Matthew Marker | Driver | 30 April 2011[3] | Olympus Rally | Subaru Impreza | Rally |
Erin Kelly | Co-driver | 14 July 2023[4] | New England Forest Rally | Subaru Impreza | Rally |
Deaths in European Rally Championship
Name | Role | Date of accident | Event | Car | During |
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Michel Wyder | Co-driver | 31 May 1986 | ADAC Rallye Hessen 1986 | Ford RS200 | Rally |
Marián Határ | Driver | 6 November 1986 | Int. Semperit Rallye 1986 | Škoda 130 LR | Rally |
Sven Behling | Co-driver | 4 July 1997 | 16th ADAC-Deutschland Rallye | Subaru Impreza | Rally |
Olaf Süß | Co-driver | 1 May 1998 | Int. Pirelli Pyhrn-Eisenwurzen Rallye 1998 | Fiat Cinquecento Abarth | Rally |
Rüdiger Süß | Driver | 8 May 1998[5] | |||
Jean-Luc Rinaldi | Driver | 29 October 2000 | Rallye d'Antibes - Rallye d'Azur 2000 | Peugeot 106 | Rally |
Loris Roggia | Co-driver | 20 June 2003 | Rally del Salento 2003 | Peugeot 206 S1600 | Rally |
Mirko Martinovic | Driver | 21 September 2003 | YU Rally | Renault Clio Williams | Rally |
Dimitris Kolopianos | Driver | 26 September 2003 | Achaia ELPA Rally 2003 | Toyota Yaris | Rally |
Luděk Kocman | Co-driver | 24 August 2007 | Barum Rally Zlín 2007 | Opel Astra GSi 16V | Rally |
Guglielmini Flavio | Co-driver | 19 July 2009 | Rally Bulgaria 2009 | Peugeot 207 S2000 | Rally |
Deaths in European National Series and National Rallies
Name | Role | Date of accident | Event | Country | Car | During |
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Jhr. Loten van Doelen Grothe | Co-driver | 19 January 1932 | 11ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo | France | Ford | Rally |
Hans Christensen | Driver | January 1932 | 11ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo | France | Graham-Paige | Displacement stage |
Francisco Arderiu | Co-driver | 17 December 1954 | 2º Rallye del R.A.C.E. | Spain | Jaguar XK120 | Rally |
Jean Roger Anne | Driver | 26 September 1959 | Tour de Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Triumph | Rally |
Marguerite Accarie | Driver | 2 May 1970 | 28ème Rallye Paris - Saint-Raphaël Féminin | France | Rally | |
Arcadio Aranda | Driver | 18 July 1982 | II Rallye Costa de la Luz | Spain | Renault 5 Turbo | Rally |
Dave Adams | Co-driver | 28 February 1988 | Longleat Stages Rally | United Kingdom | MG Metro 6R4 | Rally |
Sándor Ajtai | Co-driver | 23 June 1991 | Express Rally - Hungarian National Rally Championship | Hungary | Lancia Delta Integrale | Rally |
Grzegorz Kłosiński | Co-driver | 6 July 1991 | Rajd Festiwalowy - Polish Rally Championship | Poland | Suzuki Swift GTi 1300 N-1 | Rally |
Anders Larsson | Driver | September 1992 | Dalslandsrallyt | Sweden | Opel Ascona | Rally |
Tomás Viera | Co-driver | 31 October 1992 | XIV Rallye Isla de Lanzarote | Spain | Rally | |
Thierry Renaud | Co-driver | 1 April 1995 | Rally Grasse-Alpin- French Rallye Championship | French | Renault Clio Maxi | Rally |
Martin Holtkamp | Driver | 22 September 1995 | Rallye Lipperland-Kaledonien | Germany | Ford Escort | Rally |
Mats Åkesson | Co-driver | 5 January 2003 | Bergslagsrallyt | Sweden | Volvo 240 | Rally |
Susan Cameron | Co-driver | 11 October 2003 | Tour of Mull Rally - Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship | United Kingdom | Peugeot 205 | Rally |
Dmitry Chicherin | Driver | 21 May 2006 | Rally Sestroreck - Russian Rally Cup | Russia | Honda Civic | Rally |
Andriy Aleksandrov | Driver | 2 September 2007 | 28th Rally Sliven - European Rally Cup East | Subaru Impreza | Rally | |
Vaclav Grokhovskiy | Driver | 20 June 2013 | Rally Belye Nochi - Russian Rally Cup | Russia | Mitsubishi Lancer | Reconnaissance |
Sergiy Korobeinkov | Driver | 9 September 2017 | Rally Bukovina - Ukrainian Rally Championship | Ukraine | GAZ-24 | Rally |
Anthony Mora | Driver | 8 October 2017 | Rallye de Sarlat - French Rally Cup | France | Peugeot 208 T16 R5 | Rally |
Deaths in African Rally Championship and African Rallies
Name | Role | Date of accident | Event | Car | During |
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Somak Raj | Driver | April 1957 | 5th Coronation Safari Rally | Simca Aronde | Rally |
Charlie Sofi | Co-driver | ||||
Âli Sipahi | Driver | 1 June 1980 | Uluslararası Günaydın'ın Türkiye Rallisi - Turkish Rally Championship | Tofaş Murat 131 | Rally |
Tanveer Alam | Driver | May 1996 | Mombasa Rally | Subaru Legacy | Private Test |
Khalid Bakhressa, Jr. | Driver | 16 December 2007 | Zanzibar Rally - Tanzania Rally Championship | Subaru Impreza N12 | Rally[6] |
Paul Pfeiffer | Driver | 4 October 2008 | Blue Crane Rally - Western Cape Rally Championship | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Rally |
Riyaz Kurji | Driver | 2 May 2009 | Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally - African Rally Championship | Subaru Impreza N8 | Rally |
Deaths in Oceanian National Series and National Rallies
Name | Role | Date of accident | Event | Country | Car | During |
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Marc Dinh | Driver | 1974 | New Caledonian Safari | New Caledonia | Toyota Celica | Reconnaissance |
David Batty | Driver | 30 May 1981 | Rally of Southland - New Zealand Rally Championship | New Zealand | Toyota Corolla | Rally |
Lincoln Harding | Co-driver | 21 April 1990 | Rally of Clare - South Australia Rally Championship | Australia | Rally | |
Steve Turner | Driver | 1994 | 11th Robertstown Rally - South Australia Rally Championship | Australia | Ford TX3 Lazer | Rally |
Ian Johnston | Co-driver | 20 April 1996 | Targa Tasmania - Australian Targa Championship | Australia | Rally | |
Vaun Guthrie | Driver | 20 February 1999 | Rally Tasmania - Tasmanian Rally Championship | Australia | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | Rally |
Vic Huddlestone | Co-driver | |||||
Steve Poore | Driver | 20 February 1999 | Rally Akademos | Australia | Subaru Legacy RS Turbo | Rally |
Paul Bazzica | Co-driver | 25 October 2003 | Stirling Stages Rally - West Australia Rally Championship | Australia | Daytona Sportscar | Rally |
Douglas Briese | Driver | 29 October 2004 | East Coast Targa | Australia | Porsche 911 | Rally |
Peter Knights | Driver | 18 June 2006 | Eden Valley Rally - South Australia Rally Championship | Australia | Reconnaissance | |
Peter Brock | Driver | 8 September 2006 | Targa West | Australia | Daytona Coupe | Rally |
Adam Plate | Driver | 24 August 2012 | II Targa Adelaide - Australian Targa Championship | Australia | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | Rally |
John Mansell | Driver | 17 April 2013 | 22nd Targa Tasmania - Australian Targa Championship | Australia | Porsche Cayman | Rally |
James McIntosh | Co-driver | 14 July 2013 | Rally of Queensland - Queensland Rally Championship | Australia | Subaru Impreza Sti | Rally |
Deaths in other rally races
- XU Lang, Trans-oriental Rally, 16 June 2008
- Johnny Moacdieh, Rally of Lebanon, 18 June 1995
References
- ^ https://rallyracingnews.com/scca/rally/news1282.html
- ^ [1]
- ^ Rally-America
- ^ [2]
- ^ Rüdiger Süß died 7days after his accident.
- ^ Motorsport Memorial