List of Brands Hatch Circuit fatal accidents
Appearance
Fatal accidents to competitors at the Brands Hatch Circuit during national and international motor-sport events.
List of fatal accidents involving competitors
No | Competitor | Date | Place | Series | Race | Type |
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1 | George Henry Taylor | Oct 1949 | ||||
2 | Harry Parker | 20 Oct 1951 | Mechanic's Race | Cooper F3 | ||
3 | Max Klein | 10 Oct 1955 | Austin Healey | |||
4 | Ian Dudley | 23 May 1956 | Cooper | |||
5 | David S.Dunnage | 7 April 1958 | Paddock Hill Bend | Formula 3 | Cooper – Norton | |
6 | Stanley Marks | 22 April 1958 | Clearways Bend | Sporting Record Trophy | Cooper | |
7 | Peter Michell | 5 Oct 1958 | Formula 3 | Cooper – Norton | ||
8 | Norman Glanville Parker | 2 July 1960 | Austin Healey Sprite | |||
9 | Shane L. Summers | 1 June 1961 | Paddock Hill Bend | Formula 1 Non-Championship | Silver City Trophy | Cooper T53-Climax S4 |
10 | Roy Mayhew | 13 May 1962 | National Road Racing Championship | Matchless | ||
11 | Harold Scholes | 19 Aug 1962 | ||||
12 | Nicholas Russell Fletcher | 17 Nov 1962 | ||||
13 | David Downer | 12 May 1963 | Dingle Dell | Dunstall Norton ‘’Dominator’’ 650cc | ||
14 | Chris J.Airey | 19 May 1963 | Bottom Bend | Molyslip Saloon Car Championship | Austin A40 | |
15 | Thomas Sheaff | 22 Sep 1963 | ||||
16 | Doug Brailey | 11 Dec 1963 | Clearways | Terrier Mk6 | ||
17 | Florian Camathias | 10 Oct 1965[1] | Clearways | BMW | ||
18 | George Crossman | 27 Dec 1965 | Paddock Hill Bend | Formula 3 | Lombard Trophy | Cooper T76 – Ford |
19 | Tony Flory | 7 May 1966 | Paddock Hill Bend | 500 Miles of Brands Hatch | Shelby Cobra 289 | |
20 | Stuart Duncan | 3 July 1966 | Paddock Hill Bend | Morris Minor | ||
21 | Robert Smith | 24 July 1966 | Paddock Hill Bend | |||
22 | John Bending | 18 Aug 1968 | Pilgrims Rise | Amasco Prod Sports Championship | Amasco Prod Sports | MG Midget |
23 | David Lawerence | 24 Oct 1968 | Clearways | |||
24 | Jim Merricks | 1 Nov 1970 | Paddock Hill Bend | Clubman Race Series | Mini 1000 | |
25 | Jo Siffert | 24 Oct 1971 | Pilgrims’s Drop | Formula 1 Non-Championship | Victory Race | BRM P160 |
26 | Graham Penny | 5 Aug 1972 | Paddock Hill Bend | Hutchinson 100 | ||
27 | Gary Walker | 19 Sep 1973 | Brabham Straight | British 250cc Supercup Championship | ||
28 | Mike Gassler | March 1975 | ||||
29 | Lance Capon | 20 Sep 1975 | Silver Trophy Road Race | Capon-Vincent 1000 | ||
30 | Thomas Standing | 12 June 1976 | Bottom Bend | Norton | ||
31 | Michael Giddings | 26 Dec 1976 | Graham Hill Bend | Formula Ford | Dulon LD4C – Ford | |
32 | Brian McGuire | 29 Aug 1977 | Stirlings | Shellsport International Championship | Shellsport G8 Championship | McGuire BM1 – Ford |
33 | Piers Forester | 30 Oct 1977 | Clearways | Brands Racing Committee – Formula 750 | Yamaha TZ 750A | |
34 | Martin Raymond | 16 March 1980 | Dingle Dell | World Championship of Makes | Brands Hatch 6 Hours | Chevron B36 – Ford Cosworth BDX |
35 | Stephen Langton | 6 Oct 1985 | Paddock Hill Bend | FIA Formula 1 European Grand Prix | Historics Support Race | Connaught B – Alta |
36 | Mark Edward Salle | 20 Oct 1985 | Paddock Hill Bend | |||
37 | Paul Blanks | 17 Sep 1988 | Paddock Hill Bend | Championship of Brands Hatch | Yamaha | |
38 | Gerard Slotboom | 22 Oct 1988 | Paddock Hill Bend | Yamaha TZR250 World Finals | Yamaha TZR 250cc | |
39 | Dave Burford | 15 Oct 1989 | Clearways | Yamaha 600cc | ||
40 | Gordon Ellinor | 1 Aug 1993 | ||||
41 | Kenton Owen | 1 Aug 1993 | ||||
42 | Graeme Ritchie | 8 Aug 1997 | Hawthorn's Bend | FIM World Superbike Championship | Grand Prix of Europe | Ducati 888 |
43 | Gavin Turner | 8 June 2002 | Powerbike Southern Championship | Kawasaki ZX9R | ||
44 | Danny Whalin | 8 March 2003 | Paddock Hill Bend | British Motorcycle Racing Club Championship | BMCRC Yamaha Past Masters | Yamaha TZR 250cc |
45 | Darren Mitchell | 21 June 2004 | Hawthorns Hill | MCRCB National Superstock Championship | MCRCB Superstock Championship Race | Suzuki GSX-R1000 |
46 | Peter Dearden | 10 April 2005 | Paddock Hill Bend | British Superkart Championship | Clubmans Challenge | |
47 | Craig Jones | 3 Aug 2008 | Clark Curve | FIM World Supersport Championship | Honda CBR600RR | |
48 | Ben Lightowler | 28 Sep 2008 | Paddock Hill Bend | British Motorcycle Racing Club Championship | Stocksport 600 | |
49 | Henry Surtees | 19 July 2009 | Westfield Bend | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Williams JPH1 – Audi | |
50 | Karl-Heinz Kalbfell | 17 August 2013 | Druids | British Motorcycle Racing Club | Lansdowne Classic Series | Matchless |
List of fatal accidents involving race officials
No | Official | Date | Place | Series | Race | Role |
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1 | John Thorpe | 5 March 1977 | Stirlings | Shellsport International Championship | Shellsport G8 Championship | Fire Marshall |
List of fatal accidents during unofficial testing
No | Competitor | Date | Place | Entrant | Event | Type |
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1 | Ronald Vincent | 23 May 1959 | Paddock Hill Bend | Private Test | Berkeley SE328 |
Sources
- ^ I Giorni del Coraggio – Storia dei Motomondiali 1949–1969 by Ezio Pirazzini, Edizioni Calderini, Bologna 1975, page 289 and 412
See also
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