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Five drivers have died while driving a Formula One car at the Nürburgring; only the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has had more casualties.
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Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body.[1] The F1 world championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. The results of each race are combined to determine two annual Championships, one for drivers and one for constructors.

The list consists of all the drivers who have died during a FIA World Championship race weekend, or elsewhere while driving a Formula One car. It does not include track marshals and other race attendees, or F1 races held before the inauguration of the World Championship in 1950. Forty-five drivers have died in this fashion, twenty-four during a World Championship Grand Prix race weekend, seven during Indianapolis 500 races when it was part of the Formula One World Championship,[nb 1] nine during a test session and four during a non-championship Formula One event.

Fifteen drivers died in the 1950s; twelve in the 1960s; ten in the 1970s; four in the 1980s and two in the 1990s. No driver has suffered a fatal accident since 1994, making this the longest period in F1 history without a driver fatality. Drivers from the United Kingdom have suffered the most fatal accidents, 12 in all, the most recent being Tom Pryce in 1977. Only two Formula One Champions have died while racing or practicing in Formula One, Jochen Rindt in 1970, and Ayrton Senna in 1994.

Accidents

Driver Date of accident Race Circuit Car During Ref
 Cameron Earl (UK) June 18, 1952 Test MIRA ERA Test [2]
 Chet Miller (USA) May 15, 1953 1953 Indianapolis 500[nb 1] Indianapolis Motor Speedway Kurtis Kraft Practice [3][4]
 Charles de Tornaco (BEL) September 18, 1953 1953 Modena Grand Prix Modena Autodrome Ferrari Practice [5]
 Onofre Marimón (ARG) July 31, 1954 1954 German Grand Prix Nürburgring Maserati Practice [6]
 Mario Alborghetti (ITA) April 11, 1955 1955 Pau Grand Prix Circuit de Pau Maserati Race [7]
 Manny Ayulo (USA) May 16, 1955 1955 Indianapolis 500[nb 1] Indianapolis Motor Speedway Kuzma Practice [8]
 Bill Vukovich (USA) May 30, 1955 1955 Indianapolis 500[nb 1] Indianapolis Motor Speedway Kurtis Kraft Race [9]
 Eugenio Castellotti (ITA) March 14, 1957 Test Modena Autodrome Ferrari Test [10]
 Keith Andrews (USA) May 15, 1957 1957 Indianapolis 500[nb 1] Indianapolis Motor Speedway Kurtis Kraft Practice [11]
 Pat O'Connor (USA) May 30, 1958 1958 Indianapolis 500[nb 1] Indianapolis Motor Speedway Kurtis Kraft Race [12]
 Luigi Musso (ITA) July 6, 1958 1958 French Grand Prix Reims-Gueux Ferrari Race [13]
 Peter Collins (UK) August 3, 1958 1958 German Grand Prix Nürburgring Ferrari Race [14]
 Stuart Lewis-Evans (UK) September 19, 1958 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix Ain-Diab Circuit Vanwall Race [15]
 Jerry Unser (USA) May 17, 1959 1959 Indianapolis 500[nb 1] Indianapolis Motor Speedway Kurtis Kraft Pre-race test [16]
 Bob Cortner (USA) May 19, 1959 1959 Indianapolis 500[nb 1] Indianapolis Motor Speedway Cornis Pre-race test [17]
 Harry Schell (USA) May 13, 1960 1960 BRDC International Trophy[nb 2] Silverstone Cooper Practice [18]
 Chris Bristow (UK) June 19, 1960 1960 Belgian Grand Prix[nb 3] Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Cooper Race [19]
 Alan Stacey (UK) June 19, 1960 1960 Belgian Grand Prix[nb 3] Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Lotus Race [20]
 Shane Summers (UK) June 1, 1961 1961 Silver City Trophy Brands Hatch Cooper Practice [21]
 Giulio Cabianca (ITA)[nb 4] June 15, 1961 Test Modena Autodrome Cooper Test [22]
 Wolfgang von Trips (GER)[nb 5] September 10, 1961 1961 Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale Monza Ferrari Race [23]
 Ricardo Rodríguez (MEX)[nb 6] November 1, 1962 1962 Mexican Grand Prix Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Lotus Practice [24]
 Gary Hocking (Rhodesia and Nyasaland) December 21, 1962[nb 7] 1962 Natal Grand Prix Westmead Circuit Lotus Practice [25]
 Carel Godin (NED) August 3, 1964 1964 German Grand Prix Nürburgring Porsche Practice [26]
 John Taylor (UK) August 7, 1966[nb 8] 1966 German Grand Prix Nürburgring Brabham Race [27]
 Lorenzo Bandini (ITA) May 7, 1967[nb 9] 1967 Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco Ferrari Race [28]
 Bob Anderson (UK) August 14, 1967 Test Silverstone Brabham Test [29]
 Jo Schlesser (FRA) July 7, 1968 1968 French Grand Prix Rouen-Les-Essarts Honda Race [30]
 Gerhard Mitter (GER) August 2, 1969 1969 German Grand Prix Nürburgring BMW[nb 10] Practice [31]
 Martin Brain (UK) May 25, 1970 Nottingham Sports Car Club meeting Silverstone Cooper Race [32][33]
 Piers Courage (UK) June 7, 1970 1970 Dutch Grand Prix Circuit Zandvoort De Tomaso Race [34]
 Jochen Rindt (AUT)[nb 11] September 5, 1970 1970 Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale Monza Lotus Qualifying [35]
 Jo Siffert (SUI) October 24, 1971 1971 World Championship Victory Race[nb 12] Brands Hatch BRM Race [24]
 Roger Williamson (UK) July 29, 1973 1973 Dutch Grand Prix Circuit Zandvoort March Race [36]
 François Cevert (FRA) October 6, 1973 1973 United States Grand Prix Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course Tyrrell Qualifying [37]
 Peter Revson (USA) March 30, 1974 1974 South African Grand Prix Kyalami Shadow Pre-race test [24]
 Helmuth Koinigg (AUT) October 6, 1974 1974 United States Grand Prix Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course Surtees Race [38]
 Mark Donohue (USA) August 19, 1975 1975 Austrian Grand Prix Österreichring Penske Practice [39]
 Tom Pryce (UK)[nb 13] March 5, 1977 1977 South African Grand Prix Kyalami Shadow Race [40]
 Brian McGuire (AUS)[nb 14] August 29, 1977 1977 Shellsport Championship Round 11[nb 15] Brands Hatch Williams Practice [41]
 Ronnie Peterson (SWE) September 11, 1978[nb 16] 1978 Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale Monza Lotus Race [40]
 Patrick Depailler (FRA) August 1, 1980 Test Hockenheimring Alfa Romeo Test [42]
 Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) May 8, 1982[nb 17] 1982 Belgian Grand Prix Zolder Ferrari Qualifying [23]
 Riccardo Paletti (ITA) June 13, 1982 1982 Canadian Grand Prix Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Osella Race [43]
 Elio de Angelis (ITA) May 15, 1986 Test Circuit Paul Ricard Brabham Test [44]
 Roland Ratzenberger (AUT) April 30, 1994 1994 San Marino Grand Prix Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari Simtek Qualifying [45]
 Ayrton Senna (BRA) May 1, 1994 1994 San Marino Grand Prix Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari Williams Race [46]

By circuit

Circuit Total First Last
United States Indianapolis Motor Speedway 7 1953 1959
Germany Nürburgring 5 1954 1969
Italy Modena Autodrome 3 1953 1961
United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit 3 1960 1970
United Kingdom Brands Hatch 3 1961 1977
Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza 3 1961 1978
Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 2 1960 1960
Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort 2 1970 1973
United States Watkins Glen International 2 1973 1974
South Africa Kyalami 2 1974 1977
Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 2 1994 1994
United Kingdom MIRA 1 1952 1952
France Circuit de Pau 1 1955 1955
France Reims-Gueux 1 1958 1958
Morocco Ain-Diab Circuit 1 1958 1958
France Charade Circuit 1 1959 1959
South Africa Westmead Circuit 1 1962 1962
Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 1962 1962
Monaco Circuit de Monaco 1 1967 1967
France Rouen-Les-Essarts 1 1968 1968
Austria OsterreichringÖsterreichring 1 1975 1975
Germany Hockenheimring 1 1980 1980
Belgium Zolder 1 1982 1982
Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 1982 1982
France Circuit Paul Ricard 1 1986 1986

By Constructor

Car Total
Ferrari 7
Kurtis Kraft 5
Cooper 5
Lotus 5
Brabham 3
Shadow 2
Williams 2
Maserati 2
Honda 1
Surtees 1
De Tomaso 1
BRM 1
Vanwall 1
Kuzma 1
Porsche 1
Alfa Romeo 1
Simtek 1
March 1
Tyrell 1
BMW 1
Cornis 1
Osella 1
Penske 1

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h The Indianapolis 500 was part of the World Championship from 1950 until 1960. In this context, an Indianapolis 500 "event" includes both the race itself and all the testing, practice and qualifying sessions in the so-called "month of May" leading up to the race.
  2. ^ International Trophy was not a part of the 1960 world championship.
  3. ^ a b Although both drivers died at the same Grand Prix, Alan Stacey and Chris Bristow were not involved in the same accident. Bristow died on the 19th lap after being thrown out of his car, a result of losing control of his car at Burnenville, while Stacey died on the 25th lap after a bird flew into his face and he lost control of his car.
  4. ^ Cabianca's car left the racetrack and went onto a public street, killing three other people.
  5. ^ Fifteen spectators were also killed in Von Trips' fatal accident.
  6. ^ At the age of 20 years, 8 months and 18 days, Ricardo Rodríguez is the youngest person to have suffered a fatal accident in Formula One.
  7. ^ Hocking was killed in a Formula One practice Session. He was killed one week prior to his first Formula One Grand Prix.
  8. ^ John Taylor died of serious burns a few weeks after the accident on September 8, 1966 in Koblenz, Germany.
  9. ^ Lorenzo Bandini died of serious burns three days after his accident .
  10. ^ Mitter was driving a Formula Two car. F2 cars were allowed to take part in the F1 race as part of a separate contest.
  11. ^ After his death, Jochen Rindt was declared champion after his rivals failed to overhaul his points tally four Grands Prix later.
  12. ^ The World Championship Victory Race was not a part of the 1971 world championship.
  13. ^ As well as Tom Pryce, Jansen Van Vuuren, a teenage volunteer safety marshal, died in the accident after Pryce collided with him at high speed.
  14. ^ As well as Brian McGuire, John Thorpe, a volunteer fire marshal, died in the accident after McGuire's car struck the marshals' post he was manning. Two other marshals were seriously injured.
  15. ^ McGuire was killed in a Shellsport International Series race, for a mixed field of Formula One and Formula 5000 cars, which was not part of the Formula One Championship.
  16. ^ Peterson died in hospital the following day.
  17. ^ Villeneuve died in hospital later that day.

Citations

  1. ^ "About FIA". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Retrieved 31 October 2008.
  2. ^ "Killed While Testing Racing Car". The Times. London. June 19, 1952. p. 4.
  3. ^ Foust, Hal (1953-05-16). "Chet Miller, 50, Dean Of Racing Drivers, Killed". Chicago Daily Tribune.
  4. ^ Yates, Brock W. "The Indianapolis 500: The Story of the Motor Speedway." Harper and Brothers: New York. 1956. Page 67.
  5. ^ "Gran Premio di Modena". Motor Sport. XXIX (10). Teesdale Publishing: p. 526. 1953. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  6. ^ "XVII Grosser Preis von Deutschland". Motor Sport. XXX (9). Teesdale Publishing: p. 496–497. 1954. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  7. ^ "XVI Grand Prix de Pau". Motor Sport. XXXI (5). Teesdale Publishing: p. 264–265. 1955. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  8. ^ "Driver Manny Ayulo Dies of Injuries From Crash". Los Angeles Times. 1955-05-18.
  9. ^ Blunk, Frank (1955-05-31). "Auto Race Driver Killed Seeking Third Straight Victory at Indianapolis". The New York Times.
  10. ^ "Continental Notes". Motor Sport. XXXIII (4). Teesdale Publishing: p. 158. 1957. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  11. ^ "Test Driver Fatally Injured in Accident at Indianapolis". Los Angeles Times. 1957-05-16.
  12. ^ "15 Car Pileup Kills Vet Driver At Indianapolis". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Associated Press. 1958-05-31. p. 6.
  13. ^ Tremayne. p. 64. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ^ Tremayne. p. 60. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ^ Tremayne. p. 63. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ^ "Driver Jerry Unser Dies of Crash Burns". Chicago Daily Tribune. 1959-05-18.
  17. ^ "Cortner Dies of Injuries Received in Indianapolis Practice Run Crash". Los Angeles Times. 1959-05-20.
  18. ^ "Innes Ireland drives brilliantly to win B.R.D.C. International Trophy race for Lotus. Lotus also win F.J. race. Salvadori (Jaguar) vanquishes Moss in saloon car contest". Motor Sport. XXXVI (6). Teesdale Publishing: p. 425. 1960. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  19. ^ "The Grand Prix of Belgium". Motor Sport. XXXVI (7). Teesdale Publishing: p. 520–522. 1960. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  20. ^ "The Grand Prix of Belgium". Motor Sport. XXXVI (7). Teesdale Publishing: p. 522. 1960. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  21. ^ "Racing Driver Dies After Crash". The Times. London. June 2, 1961. p. 23.
  22. ^ "Four die in Italian race car crash". The Times. Reuters. 1961-06-16. p. 13.
  23. ^ a b Tremayne. p. 67. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  24. ^ a b c Tremayne. p. 66. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  25. ^ "The 9th South African Grand Prix". Motor Sport. XXXIX (2). Teesdale Publishing: p. 95. 1963. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  26. ^ "26th German Grand Prix". Motor Sport. XL (9). Teesdale Publishing: p. 724. 1964. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  27. ^ "Obituary:Mr. John Taylor". The Times. 1966-09-10. p. 10.
  28. ^ "XXV Monaco Grand Prix". Motor Sport. XLIII (6). Teesdale Publishing: p. 499. 1967. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  29. ^ "Bob Anderson". Motor Sport. XLIII (9). Teesdale Publishing: p. 796. 1967. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  30. ^ "The French Grand Prix". Motor Sport. XLIV (8). Teesdale Publishing: p. 685. 1968. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  31. ^ "German Grand Prix". Motor Sport. XLV (9). Teesdale Publishing: p. 983. 1969. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  32. ^ "Racing car death". The Times. London. May 26, 1970. p. 2.
  33. ^ "Martin Brain". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  34. ^ Mounter, Julian (1970-06-22). "Briton dies in race crash". The Times. p. 5.
  35. ^ Tremayne. p. 29. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  36. ^ Blunsden, John (1973-07-30). "Briton dies in Dutch Grand Prix". The Times. p. 1.
  37. ^ Tremayne. p. 59. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  38. ^ Blunsden, John (1974-10-08). "How Fittipaldi kept eye on title". The Times. Times Newspapers Ltd. p. 12.
  39. ^ "Obituary: Mark Donohue A versatile racing driver". The Times. Times Newspapers Ltd. 1975-08-21. p. 14.
  40. ^ a b Tremayne. p. 64. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  41. ^ "News in Brief:Brands Hatch crash kills 2". The Times. Times Newspapers Ltd. 1977-08-30. p. 1.
  42. ^ "Depailler Dies In Accident". Washington Post. 1980-08-02. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |Page= ignored (|page= suggested) (help)
  43. ^ Visbeen, Marcel (2007-08-14). "Racing towards a fate he never even saw coming". Forix 8W. Autosport.
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  45. ^ Benson, Andrew (21 April 2004). "A death that shocked the world". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  46. ^ Tremayne. p. 47. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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