List of racing drivers who died in racing crashes

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As auto racing is a dangerous sport, many individuals have been killed in crashes related to the sport, either in a race, in qualifying, in practice or a private testing session. These deaths have been a common occurrence, both among racers and spectators; although, advances in safety technology and in a few races speed limiting devices have made deaths 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.

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 3000 - Indy Racing League
Stock car types - Rally - Drag - Endurance - Hillclimbing - Sprint cars

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  • Gaines, David (??-??)
  • Gartner, Jo (1954-1986), Le Mans 24h
  • Gherke,Chris (??-1991), ARCA, Died three days after being involved in a violent accident at Talladega.
  • Gervais, George (? -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
  • Graham, Athol (?-1960), record attempt, Bonneville Salt Flats

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[edit] Q

  • Joe Quinn (????-1954), Curragh International Motor Race, Wakefield Trophy, August 28th driving his home made 'Special Austin Mercury'.

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  • Yokoyama, Takashi (???-1997), F3, Fuji Circuit.

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[edit] Open wheel types

[edit] Deaths in Champ Car World Series

Since series inauguration in 1979

[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.

  1. 1954, July 31: Marimon, Onofre, 1954 German Grand Prix, during qualifying session
  2. 1958, July 6: Musso, Luigi, 1958 French Grand Prix
  3. 1958, August 3: Collins, Peter, 1958 German Grand Prix
  4. 1958, October 25: Lewis-Evans, Stuart, 1958 Morocco Grand Prix, in hospital six days after race accident
  5. 1960, June 19: Bristow, Chris, 1960 Belgian Grand Prix
  6. 1960, June 19: Stacey, Alan, 1960 Belgian Grand Prix
  7. 1961, September 10: Berghe von Trips, Wolfgang, 1961 Italian Grand Prix
  8. 1964, August 2: de Beaufort, Carel Godin, 1964 German Grand Prix, during qualifying session
  9. 1966, August 7: Taylor, John, 1966 German Grand Prix
  10. 1967, May 7: Bandini, Lorenzo, 1967 Monaco Grand Prix
  11. 1968, July 7: Schlesser, Jo, 1968 French Grand Prix
  12. 1969, August 1: Mitter, Gerhard, 1969 German Grand Prix, during qualifying session
  13. 1970, June 21: Courage, Piers, 1970 Dutch Grand Prix
  14. 1970, September 6: Rindt, Jochen, 1970 Italian Grand Prix, during qualifying session
  15. 1973, July 29: Williamson, Roger, 1973 Dutch Grand Prix
  16. 1973, October 7: Cevert, François, 1973 United States Grand Prix, during qualifying session
  17. 1974, March 22: Revson, Peter, 1974 South African Grand Prix, during free practice, one week before race
  18. 1974, October 6: Koinigg, Helmuth, 1974 United States Grand Prix
  19. 1975, August 17: Donohue, Mark, 1975 Austrian Grand Prix, during warm up session
  20. 1977, March 5: Pryce, Tom, 1977 South African Grand Prix
  21. 1978, September 11: Peterson, Ronnie, 1978 Italian Grand Prix, in hospital one day after accident
  22. 1980, August 1: Depailler, Patrick, 1980 German Grand Prix, during Alfa Romeo free practice, ten days before race
  23. 1982, May 8: Villeneuve, Gilles, 1982 Belgian Grand Prix, during qualifying session
  24. 1982, June 13: Paletti, Riccardo, 1982 Canadian Grand Prix
  25. 1986, May 15: de Angelis, Elio, during Brabham testing in France, Le Castellet circuit
  26. 1994, April 30: Ratzenberger, Roland, 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, during qualifying session
  27. 1994, May 1: Senna, Ayrton, 1994 San Marino Grand Prix

[edit] Deaths in Formula 3000

[edit] Deaths in IRL

See also List of Indianapolis 500 deaths

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[edit] Deaths in Grand-Am

  • Jeff Clinton, Homestead-Miami, March 2002

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

  • 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 till he died in 1987)
  • Terry Schoonover, Atlanta, November 1984
  • 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

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

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

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

[edit] Deaths in Auto Racing Club of America

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[edit] Deaths in FIA World Rally Championship

[edit] Deaths in Sports Car Club of America

[edit] Deaths in other rally races

[edit] Drag Racing

[edit] Deaths in IHRA

  • Wayne Bailey, October 2000

[edit] Deaths in NHRA

[edit] Endurance racing

[edit] Deaths in 24 Hours of Le Mans

[edit] Deaths in 1000km Nürburgring

[edit] Other Endurance races

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[edit] Sprint Cars

  • Alvin Gatlin W.Memphis Ark, Sprintcar

[edit] Deaths in United States Automobile Club

[edit] Deaths in National Sprint Tour

  • Fred Brownfield, June 18, 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

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