List of driver deaths in motorsport
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Many people, including drivers, crew members, officials and spectators, have been killed in crashes related to the sport of auto racing, in races, in qualifying, in practice or in private testing sessions. Deaths among racers and spectators were numerous in the early years of racing, but advances in safety technology, and specifications designed by sanctioning bodies to limit speeds, have reduced the rate of fatal accidents.[2] Major accidents have often spurred increased safety measures and rules changes.[3][4] Widely considered to be the worst accident[5] is the 1955 Le Mans disaster at 24 Hours of Le Mans that killed driver Pierre Levegh and approximately 80 spectators with over 100 being injured in total.
This is a list alphabetically sorted, and structured after the kind of competition, of the more notable driver deaths, excluding those of motorcycle riders. In addition, several racing drivers have been killed in public road crashes; see List of people who died in road accidents.
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Name | Date of accident | Discipline | Car | Championship | Circuit/location | Event | Session | Cause | Source |
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![]() | 1958-07-13 | Mecánica Nacional Fuerza Limitada | ![]() | Primer Premio Ciudad de Concordia | Race | A broken spindle caused the car to crash and burst into flames | [6] | ||
![]() | 1958-07-19 | Drag racing | ![]() | Race | Transmission exploded, car caught on fire, Norris lost control of car and was ejected | [7] | |||
![]() | 1940-08-23 | Stock car | ![]() | Race | Lost control and car left the track | [8] | |||
![]() | 1947-11-09 | Stock car | ![]() | Qualifying | Spun off the track, plunged over an embankment and overturned | [9] | |||
![]() | 1982-06-12 | Stock car | Chevrolet Vega | ![]() | Race | Car skidded sideways, went into a ditch, flipped upside down, and burst into flames | [10] | ||
![]() | 1989-10-14 | Stock car | Unknown | Unknown | ![]() | Unknown | Race | Car struck by a backmarker | [11] |
![]() | 1973-06-10 | Stock car | Unknown | Unknown | ![]() | Unknown | Race | Car burst into flames and slammed into the pit wall entrance | [12] |
![]() | 1977-04-16 | Sports car | Porsche Carrera RSR | Unknown | ![]() | Jim Clark Memorial Race | Practice | Drove straight into a concrete wall | [13] |
![]() | 1970-05-02 | Rally car | Non-championship | ![]() | 28ème Rallye Paris - Saint-Raphaël Féminin | Race | Crashed into a private vehicle | [14] | |
![]() | 1951-07-14 | Touring car | Ferrari | ![]() | XII Grande Prêmio da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro | Testing | Crashed into a concrete wall | [15] | |
![]() | 1947-08-10 | Stock car | ![]() | Testing | Lost control, went through a fence and crashed into a building | [16] | |||
![]() | 1948-09-19 | Sprint car | Midwest Dirt Track Racing Association | ![]() | Qualifying heat race | Race | Locked wheels with another car, went through a fence and the other car landed on Adair's car | [17] | |
![]() | 1958-06-22 | Stock car | Unknown | Unknown | ![]() | Unknown | Race | Car crashed into the retaining wall | [18] |
![]() | 2005-08-20 | Kart | Unknown | Unknown | ![]() | Unknown | Race | Kart slid and crashed into tree | [19] |
![]() | 1932-09-24 | Unknown | Frontenac | Unknown | ![]() | Unknown | Race | Blinded by dust, Adams ran over the rear wheel of another car, locked wheels, spun, his car came apart and hit the other car again: he was ejected and slid into an iron fence | [20] |
![]() | 1976-05-28 | Sprint car | Unknown | Unknown | ![]() | Sprint car consolation race | Race | Right rear tire blew out, car flipped six times, hit a lightpost and landed upside down | [21] |
![]() | 1989-11-19 | Stock car | Oldsmobile Cutlass | NASCAR Winston Cup Series | ![]() | Atlanta Journal 500 | Race | Equipment failure caused the car to hit a wall hard | [22] |
![]() | 1949-06-05 | Hotrod | Unknown | Unknown | ![]() | Unknown | Race | Locked wheels with another car, broke the rear axle, car spun and crashed through a guard rail | [23] |
![]() | 1985-02-07 | Stock car | Ford | ARCA Racing Series | ![]() | ARCA 200 | Practice | Lost control, car went airborne and rolled | [24] |
![]() | 2007-08-19 | Rally car | Peugeot 306 Maxi | Mauritius Rally Championship | ![]() | Rallye Citroën à l'Ile Maurice | Race | Heart attack | [25] |
![]() | 1963-05-19 | Touring car | Austin A40 | Molyslip Saloon Car Championship | ![]() | Molyslip Saloon Car Championship, event 10 | Race | After going off track, he got back on too quickly, car rolled four times and went down an embankment (the seat came loose during the rolls and he was partially thrown out of the door) | [26] |
![]() | 2002-04-29 | Historical sportscar | Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo | Historic Sportscar Racing | ![]() | HSR Walter Mitty Challenge | Practice | Crashed into concrete barrier, car caught fire, flipped over the barrier, rolled and hit two trees | [27] |
![]() | 2014-05-25 | Drag racing | Plymouth Duster | Unknown | ![]() | Custom T's Doorslammer Nationals | Post-race | Lost control, car crossed lanes, struck aconcrete wall, rolled and Akins was thrown out | [28] |
![]() | 1970-08-23 | Touring car | Honda S800 | Unknown | ![]() | 12 Hours of Suzuka | Race | Akiyama's car hit another car and caught fire | [29] |
![]() | 1992-04-20 | Open wheel | Ralt RT36-Honda | British Formula Three | ![]() | Race | Hit the back of Elton Julian's car, went airborne, somersaulted, and hit guardrail | [30] | |
![]() | 1930-08-16 | Single seater | Miller | Unknown | ![]() | Unknown | Qualifying | Wheel brake locked, car rolled over several times, hit a guardrail and threw Albertson out onto the track | [31] |
![]() | 2001-04-25 | Sports car | Audi R8 | ![]() | Testing | Tire failed, car went airborne, somersaulted, roll bar collapsed and crushed Alboreto to death | [32] | ||
![]() | 1955-04-11 | Open wheel | Maserati 4CLT | Formula One | ![]() | Pau Grand Prix | Race | Went over a straw barricade and crashed into barriers | [33] |
![]() | 2007-09-02 | Rally car | Subaru Impreza | European Rally Championship | ![]() | Rally Bulgaria | Race | Crashed into tree roof-first | [34] |
![]() | 2001-10-04 | Stock car | Pontiac | ARCA Racing Series | ![]() | EasyCare 100 | Race | Made contact with Kerry Earnhardt, crashed head on into a wall. The car then touched Earnhardt's car, flipping it upside down | [35] |
![]() | 2018-05-05 | Drag racing | Chevrolet Corvette | NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series | ![]() | NHRA Southern Nationals | Race | The car veered to the right across the center line and into the other lane, where it was t-boned at high speed by the car of Bob Mandell III | [36] |
![]() | 1992-08-13 | Stock car | Oldsmobile | NASCAR Busch Series | ![]() | Detroit Gasket 200 | Practice | Seat broke after he spun in turn 3 hitting the wall with the driver's side of the car | [37] |
![]() | 2023-04-14 | Rally Car | Asturias Rally Championship (Campeonato de Asturias de Rallyes) | ![]() | Rally Villa de Tineo | Race | The car left the road and crashed into a tree | [38] | |
![]() | 1959-04-04 | Open wheel | Epperly | USAC Championship | ![]() | USAC 100-mile race | Race | Crashed into wall, front end sheared off, and car flipped | |
![]() | 1967-08-14 | Open wheel | Brabham BT11 | Formula One | ![]() | Testing | Crashed into marshal's box | [39] | |
![]() | 2008-06-11 | Classic rally | Volvo 544 | ![]() | 39th Continental Tyre Milligan Vintage Trial | Crashed head-on into a van | [40] | ||
![]() | 1957-05-15 | Open wheel | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 500G | USAC Championship | ![]() | Indianapolis 500 | Practice | Andrews stepped into Giuseppe Farina's car for a test run, but crashed. Down the frontstretch, Andrews began to slide and when he attempted to correct, the car backed into the inside wall separating the pit area. Andrews was crushed to death between the cowl and the fuel tank, but no fire broke out. | [41] |
![]() | 1986-05-14 | Open wheel | Brabham BT55-BMW | Formula One | ![]() | Formula 1 World Championship | Test‡ | During tests at the Paul Ricard circuit in France, the rear wing of de Angelis's BT55 detached at high speed. Angelis died 29 hours later, at the hospital in Marseille where he had been taken, from smoke inhalation. | [43] |
![]() | 1962-10-20 | Sportscar | Matra Djet | World Sportscar Championship | ![]() | 1000 km de Paris | Practice | Car slid sideways, hit the right embankment, barrel-rolled across the road, smashed against a talus and he was thrown out | [44] |
![]() | 1955-05-26 | Sportscar | Ferrari 750 Monza | ![]() | Testing | Crashed and rolled | [45] | ||
![]() | 1925-07-26 | Open wheel | Alfa Romeo P2 | Grand Prix season | ![]() | French Grand Prix | Race | Crashed into a fence, rolled and was thrown out | [46] |
![]() | 1955-06-16 | Open wheel | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Formula One | ![]() | Indianapolis 500 | Practice | Steering broke and he crashed into a wall | [47] |
![]() | 1954-07-12 | Sportscar | D.B. Panhard Monomill | Formula Monomill | ![]() | XVIIIè Circuit Automobile du Comminges | Race | Crash | [48] |
![]() | 1935-05-19 | ![]() | Race | Blinded by a cloud of dust, lost control, crashed into a wall and was thrown out of his car | [49] | ||||
![]() | 1970-06-20 | Single seater | McNamara | Formula Vee | ![]() | Sports Car Club of America June Sprints at Elkhart Lake | Race | Car rode over the wheels of another car, flipped several times and landed on the roll bar | [50] |
![]() | 1953-07-25 | Sports car | Ferrari 500 | Non-championship | ![]() | II United States Air Force Trophy | Race | Overturned and rolled on him: walked back to the pits, collapsed and died from a rib puncturing his lung and heart | [51] |
![]() | 2000-06-23 | Stock car | Chevrolet Monte Carlo | ARCA Racing Series | ![]() | Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series 150 | Race | Clipped by another car and crashed into the tire barrier | [52] |
![]() | 1986-06-14 | Stock car | Ford Thunderbird | NASCAR Winston Cup Series | ![]() | Miller American 400 | Qualifying | Spun out and crashed backwards into a wall, died 11 years later in a coma | [53] |
![]() | 2004-09-19 | Stock car | Chevrolet Monte Carlo | NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series | ![]() | New England Dodge Dealers 150 | Race | Tried to avoid a crash, was hit by another car, slid and crashed into cement blocks | [54] |
![]() | 1953-01-03 | Midget | Unknown | ![]() | Race | Crashed into the car of Andy Linden and flipped | [55] | ||
![]() | 1967-05-07 | Open wheel | Ferrari 312/67 | Formula One | ![]() | Monaco Grand Prix | Race | Car skidded, hit straw bales and an iron bollard, caught fire and rolled several times, landing upside down | [56] |
![]() | 2007-10-21 | Modified | ![]() | Southern Challenge | Race | Car rolled, landed on its roof and burst into flames | [57] | ||
![]() | 1996-05-23 | Drag racing | 1927 roadster | ![]() | Race | Crashed into guardrail, rolled on a hill, helmet came off during rolls and he sustained massive head injuries | [58] | ||
![]() | 1946-09-02 | Open wheel | Shaw - Offenhauser | ![]() | Atlanta 100-Mile National Championship Auto Race | Race | Hit by the car of George Robson, spun and got hit by another car | [59] | |
![]() | 2004-06-27 | Touring car | BMW 328 | Motor Racing Legends | ![]() | Oldtimer Festival | Race | Car rolled at the NKG chicane | [60] |
![]() | 2006-03-24 | Rally | Citroën C2 GT | World Rally Championship | ![]() | Rally Catalunya | Race | Struck while changing tire by the car of Barry Clark | [61] |
![]() | 1992-05-15 | Stock car | Chevrolet | NASCAR Sportsman Series | ![]() | Winston Sportsman 100 | Qualifying race | Tried to avoid a spinning car, got on its side, scraped along the wall driver-side down and caught on fire | [62] |
![]() | 1958-06-01 | Sports car | Ferrari 250 TR | ![]() | Internationales ADAC 1000 Kilometer Rennen Nürburgring | Post-race | Kept racing after the checkered flag, tried to pass a slower car, slid and hit trees | [63] | |
![]() | 1964-08-01 | Open wheel | Porsche 718 | Formula One | ![]() | German Grand Prix | Practice | Left the road at Bergwerk, went down an embankment and hit a tree | [64] |
![]() | 1955-07-09 | Open wheel | Connaught A Type | ![]() | Leinster Trophy | Race | Crashed down a hill, hit a tree and caught on fire | [65] | |
![]() | 1959-08-01 | Sports car | Porsche 718 RSK | ![]() | German Grand Prix support race | Race | Lost control at the banking, hit a concrete building at the top of the banking, was thrown out and hit a flagpole | [66] | |
![]() | 1985-09-01 | Sports car | Porsche 956 | World Sportscar Championship | ![]() | 1000 km Spa | Race | Collided with Jacky Ickx's Porsche 962C and ran off into the barriers | [67] |
![]() | 1967-08-23 | Sports car | Porsche 911 | ![]() | Marathon de la Route | Race | Went off the road, fell into a ravine and hit a tree | [68] | |
![]() | 1956-04-29 | Touring car | Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV | World Sportscar Championship | ![]() | Mille Miglia | Race | Ivo Badaracco lost control of his car and crash off the road, killing his navigator, Max Berney | [69] |
![]() | 1966-05-01 | Single seater | Cooper T76 - Ford | Formula 3 | ![]() | V Grand Prix de Nivernais | Race | Lost control of the car, went off the road, rolled several times, hit a tree and burst into flames | [70] |
![]() | 1985-05-02 | Rally | Lancia 037 | World Rally Championship | ![]() | Tour de Corse | Race | Car slid, hit a pole, fell down a ravine and crashed into a tree on the right side of the roof | [71] |
![]() | 1961-05-12 | Open wheel | Watson - Offenhauser | USAC Championship | ![]() | Indianapolis 500 | Practice | An anchor bolt fell off the front radius rod support, causing the front axle to misalign when braking, which in turn caused the car to turn into the wall, roll along the wall and land upside down in the grass | [72] |
![]() | 2014-10-05 | Open wheel | Marussia MR03 | Formula One | ![]() | Japanese Grand Prix | Race | Lost control; crashed into a recovery vehicle, suffering a brain injury; died on July 17, 2015, after spending nine months in coma | [73] |
![]() | 1969-03-30 | Sports car | Alfa Romeo T33 | World Sportscar Championship | ![]() | 24 Heures du Mans - essais préliminaires | Testing | Lost control, crashed into a telegraph pole and disintegrated the car into fire | [74] |
![]() | 1929-03-13 | Land speed record | White Triplex | ![]() | Record attempt | Crashed into a dune after the gas was released too quickly and was thrown from the car | [75] | ||
![]() | 1973-06-23 | Open wheel | Chevron B25 | European Formula Two | ![]() | XXI Grand Prix de Rouen | Race | Front left tire deflated and crashed into the Armco barrier. The Armco parted and Birrell suffered fatal head injuries. | [76] |
![]() | 1958-07-04 | Open wheel | Kuzma - Offenhauser | USAC Championship Car | ![]() | Atlanta 100-Mile Race | Race | Lost control and flipped twice | [77] |
![]() | 1960-01-30 | Sports car | Porsche 718 RSK | World Sportscar Championship | ![]() | 1000 km Buenos Aires | Race | Crashed into the car of Heini Walter and rolled | [78] |
![]() | 1994-10-08 | Touring car | Fiat Cinquecento | Polish Fiat Cinquecento Sporting Cup | ![]() | Polski - Puchar Cinquecento Sporting - trzeci wyścig | Qualifying | Left the road and rolled several times | [79] |
![]() | 2007-08-16 | Stock car | Chevrolet | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | ![]() | New England Dodge Dealers 150 | Race | Was hit by his brother Jimmy's car and was crushed under the weight | [80] |
![]() | 2017-11-11 | Drag racing | ![]() | Junior Dragster licence pass | Qualifying | The 8 year old was participating in her first solo run and was attempting to gain her racing license when she lost control of her car and crashed into a concrete wall, life support was turned off the following day. | [81] | ||
![]() | 1958-10-12 | Drag racing | ![]() | Race | Veered left off of the track and plowed through a field | [82] | |||
![]() | 1953-11-21 | Sports car | Lancia D24 | World Sportscar Championship | ![]() | Carrera Panamericana | Race | Crashed into the balcony of a house and hit his head on it | [83] |
![]() | 2015-05-20 | Rally | Ford Escort MkII | Unknown | ![]() | VI Rallye du Maroc Historique | Rally | Car lost control, went into ditch; as the driver came out to get back onto the track, he was hit by another car | [84] |
![]() | 1994-02-11 | Stock car | Chevrolet | NASCAR Winston Cup Series | ![]() | Daytona 500 | Practice | Spun and slammed head-on into the turn four wall | [85] |
![]() | 1972-06-11 | Sports car | Lola T280 | World Sportscar Championship | ![]() | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Race | Crashed into another car trying to avoid him and rolled into the forest | [86] |
![]() | 1993-02-12 | Stock car | NASCAR Goody's Dash Series | ![]() | Florida Dash 200 | Race | Crashed into a car, turned sideways, hit the wall and was hit by another car | [87] | |
![]() | 1928-04-22 | Open wheel | Bugatti 35B | ![]() | Practice | Car hit a dog, jammed the steering, the car lost control, flew in the air and fell into the Tarano | [88] | ||
![]() | 2003-04-18 | Hillclimbing | Subaru Forester | ![]() | Race to the Sky | Pre-race recon | Crashed into by another car while trying to avoid it | [89] | |
![]() | 1909-08-19 | Open wheel | Knox | AAA Championship Car | ![]() | Prest-O-Lite Trophy Race | Race | Suffered a suspected rear-axle failure resulting in his car flipping end over end on the front stretch. | [90] |
![]() | 1933-09-10 | Open wheel | Maserati 8CM | Grand Prix season | ![]() | Grand Prix | Race | Veered of the road, hit the car of Giuseppe Campari and was thrown out | [91] |
![]() | 1933-05-21 | Open wheel | Bugatti T51 | ![]() | Picardy Grand Prix | Race | Crashed into another car, left the road, crashed into a tree and caught fire | [92] | |
![]() | 1924-09-01 | Open wheel | Duesenberg | American Automobile Association National Championship | ![]() | Fall classic | Race | A tire blew out and he crashed into the upper guardrail | [93] |
![]() | 1987-06-21 | Sprint car | ![]() | Super Dirt Cup | Race | Touched wheels with another car, car slammed outside wall nose first, flipped six times, slammed the wall again, tail first, it spun in the air and landed upside down | [94] | ||
![]() | 1966-11-12 | Sprint car | USAC sprint car | ![]() | Race | Crashed into by the car of Dick Atkins after coming off the wall and rolled over | [96] | ||
![]() | 1996-05-17 | Open wheel | Lola T9500 | Indy Racing League | ![]() | Indianapolis 500 | Practice | Rear tire deflated, car spun and slammed into the wall at 230 mph, hitting his head against the barrier | [97] |
![]() | 1934-08-27 | Open wheel | Maserati 6C-34 | ![]() | Masaryk Grand Prix | Practice | Left wheels went into a ditch, failed to control the car, crashed into a tree and was thrown out: the car continued, hit another tree, went into the air and somersaulted | [98] | |
![]() | 2023-04-13 | Rally car | Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | World Rally Championship | ![]() | Private testing | Testing | Ran wide on a 90° corner and hit a wooden pole, which pierced the drivers' window | [99] |
![]() | 1930-03-22 | Open wheel | Talbot 700 | ![]() | Tripoli Grand Prix | Practice | Car bounced on the rough surface of the road, went into the right embankment, hit a small wall, rolled and he was thrown out | [100] | |
![]() | 1960-06-19 | Open wheel | Cooper T51 | Formula One | ![]() | Belgian Grand Prix | Race | Touched wheels with the car of Willy Mairesse, lost control, crashed into an embankment, rolled and he was thrown into barbed wire | [101] |
![]() | 2006-08-08 | Sports car | Motec Daytona | Australian Targa Championship | ![]() | Quit Targa West Rally 2006 | Race | Skidded on a corner and hit a tree | [102] |
![]() | 2001-06-01 | ![]() | Race | Heart attack | [103] | ||||
![]() | 1992-06-06 | Rally car | Audi Quattro | SCCA ProRally | ![]() | Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally | Race | Crashed into a tree after sliding in a curve | [104] |
![]() | 1990-04-15 | Open wheel | Ralt RT-4 | SCCA club race | ![]() | Race | Crashed into a guardrail | [105] | |
![]() | 1958-06-22 | Sports car | Jaguar D-Type | World Sportscar Championship | ![]() | 24 Heures du Man | Race | Fatally injured when his Jaguar went out of control just beyond the Dunlop Bridge | [106] |
![]() | 1912-10-01 | Open wheel | Fiat | American Automobile Association National Championship | ![]() | Vanderbilt Cup | Practice | Tire blew out, car flipped and he was thrown out | [107] |
![]() | 1960-06-19 | Open wheel | Watson-Offenhauser | USAC Championship | ![]() | Langhorne 100-Mile Race | Race | Slid, dug in the dirt, touched the car of Jim Hurtubise, went in the air and flipped end over end | [108] |
![]() | 1993-02-20 | Rally car | Ford Sierra Cosworth 4x4 | Polish Rally Championship | ![]() | Winter Lower Silesian Rally | Race | Went out of control, left the road and crashed into a tree on the driver's side | [109] |
![]() | 1959-07-26 | Open wheel | Cooper T51 | BP Trophy | ![]() | II Trophée d'Auvergne | Race | Overshot the corner, crashed and was thrown out | [110] |
![]() | 2004-04-24 | Rally | Peugeot 106 Rallye | Swiss Rally Championship | ![]() | 27ème Rallye Critérium Jurassien | Race | Left the road and crashed | [111] |
![]() | 2004-07-11 | Touring car | BMW M3 | Zolder Touring Cup | ![]() | Zolder Touring Cup, third round | Race | Had a heart attack and crashed into a concrete wall | [112] |
![]() | 1980-08-20 | Sports car | Tiga F280 BMW | European Formula Two | ![]() | XXVIII Grote Prijs van Zanvoort | Warm-up | Went off the road, hit the guard rail head-on and hit his head on a fence pole | [113] |
![]() | 1986-10-05 | Touring car | Holden Commodore VK SS | Australian Endurance Championship | ![]() | James Hardie 1000 | Race | Gust of wind lifted the car up, pushed it onto outside the track and caused the car to hit a tire barrier: the impact caused the engine to go into the cockpit | [114] |
![]() | 1916-04-08 | Sports car | Peugeot | ![]() | Corona Road Race | Race | One of the wheels broke, sending the car over the curb, going through a crowd barrier and hitting a telephone pole | [115] | |
![]() | 2013-05-24 | Sprint car | Winners Circle Designs | ![]() | Race | Began flipping, another car made contact and was hit the head by another car | [116] | ||
![]() | 1967-08-25 | Sport prototype | Ford Prototipo TC F.100 | Sport Prototipo Argentino | ![]() | Argentine Grand Prix | Testing | Car veered to the left, rode over the escape lane, crossed the pavement, climbed an embankment, jumped in the air, caught on fire, flew and landed on all four wheels again | [117] |
![]() | 1991-01-11 | Rally | Mercedes-Benz | ![]() | Paris-Dakar Rally | Race | Shot by Malian rebels | [118] | |
![]() | 2016-04-03 | Rally | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution | Championnat de France de la Montagne | ![]() | 46ème Course de Côte Nationale de Bagnols Sabran | Race | Lost control of the car, hit a light pole and a tree | [119] |
![]() | 1961-06-15 | Open wheel | Cooper-Ferrari | Formula One | ![]() | Practice | Gearbox failure caused the car to not slow down in a turn, went through a gate to find an escape route, hit a bystander, crossed a street and crashed into the wall of a workshop | [120] | |
![]() | 1984-08-07 | Stock car | IKA-Renault Torino | Turismo Carretera | ![]() | Series test | Heart attack | [121] | |
![]() | 1931-05-26 | Open wheel | Duesenberg Jones & Maley | AAA Championship Car | ![]() | Indianapolis 500 | Practice | Went over the turn 2 wall, hit a tree, split the fuel tank and set the car on fire | [122] |
![]() | 1900-09-10 | Trike | Darracq-Soncin | ![]() | Coppa Florio | Race | Slid off of a slippery road, went into a ditch and hit his head on a tree | [123] | |
![]() | 1969-08-16 | Drag Racing | Chrysler | ![]() | Pre-race | Dragster was on jacks when the throttle stuck, car fell off the jack, sped off into a fence and crashed into trees: a piece of metal came from the cockpit and entered his helmet | [124] | ||
![]() | 1961-03-12 | Sprint car | California Racing Association | ![]() | Race | Car bumped into the back of another car, ran over the back wheels and went end-over-end several times | [125] | ||
![]() | 1933-09-10 | Open wheel | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | Grand Prix season | ![]() | Italian Grand Prix | Race | Car skidded on a patch of oil, hit a stone, flipped and crushed Giuseppe | [126] |
![]() | 1995-10-15 | Open wheel | Lola-T95/50 | International Formula 3000 | ![]() | Magny-Cours F-3000 | Race | Car ran over the back of Thomas Biagi's car, flipped and slid upside down on the retaining wall, ripping off the rollbar and striking Campos' head against the wall | [127] |
![]() | 1957-03-14 | Open wheel | Ferrari 801 | Formula One | ![]() | Testing | Lost control, overturned and slammed into a concrete barrier, throwing Castellotti out | [128] | |
![]() | 2023-04-14 | Rally Car | Asturias Rally Championship (Campeonato de Asturias de Rallyes) | ![]() | Rally Villa de Tineo | Race | The car left the road and crashed into a tree | [38] | |
![]() | 2014-08-15 | Rally car | Citroën DS3 | British Rally Championship | ![]() | Ulster Rally | Race | Lost control, left the road and crashed | [129] |
![]() | 1956-11-28 | Sports car | Bugatti Type 51 | ![]() | The Argus Trophy | Race | Crash | [130] | |
![]() | 1973-10-06 | Open wheel | Tyrrell 006-Ford Cosworth DFV | Formula One | ![]() | United States Grand Prix | Qualifying | Bumped the kerbs, causing him to swerve the right hand side of the track, touching the safety barrier and causing him to crash into the barriers on the other side head-on, uprooting and lifting the barrier and killing him instantly. His body was cut in half between his neck and hip due to the barrier. | [131] |
![]() | 1983-03-02 | Formula Atlantic | Fred Opert Racing Ralt RT-1 Cosworth BDA | Formula Mondial North American Cup | ![]() | Pre-season testing | Testing | Crashed into barrier, slid into canal. Drowned while trapped in overturned car. | [132] |
![]() | 2001-10-12 | Rally car | Maruti Gypsy | ![]() | 3rd Maruti Raid de Himalaya | Race | Fell into a gorge | [133] | |
![]() | 1975-04-29 | Rally car | Polski Fiat 125p | Rajdowe Samochodowe Mistrzostwa Polski | ![]() | VIII. Rajd Kormoran | Race | Crashed into a tree | [134] |
![]() | 1920-11-25 | Open wheel | Frontenac | American Automobile Association National Championship | ![]() | Beverly Hills 200-Mile Race | Race | Crashed into the car of Eddie O’Donnell | [135] |
![]() | 1960-02-27 | Sports car | Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa | ![]() | Gran Premio de Cuba | Practice | Car crashed through barriers and plunged 150 feet (46 metres) | [136] | |
![]() | 1908-07-07 | Sports car | Panhard et Levassor | ![]() | Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France | Race | Equipment failure | [137] | |
![]() | 1968-04-07 | Open wheel | Lotus 48 Cosworth-FVA | European Formula Two | ![]() | II Deutschland Trophae | Race | Slipped on wet track, lost control and careened into trees | [138] |
![]() | 2016-08-07 | Midget | Spike Chassis Midget | USAC | ![]() | Belleville Midget Nationals | Race | Collided with a lapped vehicle while leading and flipped several times and was subsequently hit by another car in the cockpit area, causing serious brain injuries. | [139] |
![]() | 2002-03-01 | Sports car | Lola B2K/40 | Grand American | ![]() | Nextel 250 | Practice | Crash | [140] |
![]() | 2014-09-19 | Touring car | TC2000 Colombia Championship | ![]() | Testing | Crashed into a wall and went into a lagoon | [141] | ||
![]() | 1971-04-12 | Open wheel | March 712M | ![]() | Testing | Died due to sepsis from a crash he had earlier | [142] | ||
![]() | 1953-06-14 | Sports car | Ferrari 340 MM Spyder Vignale | World Sportscar Championship | ![]() | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Race | Lost control after passing a slower car | [143] |
![]() | 1998-08-28 | Stock car | Ford Thunderbird | ARCA Racing Series | ![]() | ARCA Georgia Power 200 | Race | Crash | [144] |
![]() | 1958-08-03 | Open wheel | Ferrari Dino 246 | Formula One | ![]() | German GP | Race | Car encountered a ditch, lost control and flipped, landing upside down. He was thrown from the car and hit a tree, causing severe head injuries | [145] |
![]() | 1995-08-05 | Sports car | Pilbeam MP72-Judd CV 3.5 | British Hill Climb Championship | ![]() | Craigantlet Hillclimb | Practice | Equipment failure | [146] |
![]() | 1987-07-19 | Modified | NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series | ![]() | Winston 75 | Race | Equipment failure caused his car to crash into a wall at a severe angle | [147] | |
![]() | 2008-07-25 | Touring car | Holden VZ Commodore | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | ![]() | Clipsal 500 (support race) | Race | Hit the wall, spun round and hit the other wall backwards | [148] |
![]() | 1970-06-21 | Open wheel | De Tomaso 505/38 | Formula One | ![]() | Dutch Grand Prix | Race | Went up an embankment, disintegrated and burst into flames | [149] |
![]() | 1934-10-03 | Car class | Bugatti | ![]() | Il Grande Premio de Cidade do Rio de Janeiro | Race | Crash | [150] | |
![]() | 1986-05-02 | Rally | Lancia Delta S4 | World Rally Championship | ![]() | Tour de Corse | Rally | Was the co-driver of Henri Toivonen, the car hit the outside wall, left the track and caught fire | [151] |
![]() | 1933-09-10 | Open wheel | Bugatti T54 | ![]() | Monza Grand Prix | Race | Crash | [152] | |
![]() | 1931-09-06 | Stock car | Gardner (automobile) | ![]() | Gran Premio de Arrecifes | Race | Flipped after hitting a spectator | [153] | |
![]() | 1933-10-08 | Touring car | Alfa Romeo 8C 2600MM | Unknown | ![]() | I Circuito delle Province Meridionali, 1a Coppa Principessa di Piemonte | Race | Hit a horse carriage and hit his head on the axle of the carriage | [154] |
![]() | 1986-05-04 | Truck | Iveco 190/38 | FIA European Truck Racing Championship | ![]() | Truck Super Prix | Race | Truck rolled and he was crushed inside | [155] |
![]() | 1954-05-02 | Sports car | Maserati A6GCS | World Sportscar Championship | ![]() | Mille Miglia | Race | Car driven by Ferdinando Mancini, crashed into signpoint, killing Dal Cin | [156] |
![]() | 2006-03-26 | Open wheel | Dallara/Honda | IndyCar Series | ![]() | Toyota Indy 300 | Practice | Crashed into the disabled car of Ed Carpenter at 176 mph | [157] |
![]() | 2000-06-03 | Sports car | Osella/PA 20S BMW | Campionato Italiano Velocità Montagna | ![]() | Hillclimb | Crashed into a tree | ||
![]() | 1966-06-11 | Midget | ![]() | Warm-up | Crashed into a wall | [158] | |||
![]() | 1965-02-20 | Open wheel | Brabham/Climax | Tasman Series | ![]() | International 100 | Practice | Heart attack | [159] |
![]() | 1957-05-12 | Sports car | Ferrari 335 S | World Sportscar Championship | ![]() | Mille Miglia | Race | De Portago's front tire exploded. He lost control of the car; hit a telephone pole, jumped over a brook, then the car bounced back on to the road, slid over the road, spinning, and ended up, wheels down, in a brook at the other side of the road. Besides de Portago, his navigator Edmont Nelson, ten spectators – among them five children – died | [160] |
![]() | 1980-08-01 | Open wheel | Alfa Romeo 179 | Formula One | ![]() | German Grand Prix | Testing | Suspension failure caused the car to crash into the wall with fatal head injuries | [161] |
![]() | 1958-05-11 | Grand touring car | Ferrari 250 GT LWB | World Sportscar Championship | ![]() | Targa Florio | Pre-race accident | His car was in a collision with a sand-laden lorry. He died shortly after in hospital | [162] |
![]() | 1969-07-26 | Touring car | Mazda R100 | European Touring Car Championship | ![]() | Spa 24 Hours | Race | Crash | [163] |
![]() | 1978-08-08 | Modified | Len Boehler 3 | NASCAR Modified Series | ![]() | Thompson 150 | Practice | Crashed into a sand barrier when the throttle stuck | [164] |
![]() | 2013-05-05 | Touring car | Mini Cooper S | Masters Historic Racing Pre-66 Touring Car Championship | ![]() | Donington Historic Festival - Masters Pre-66 Touring Cars Race | Race | Crashed into another car | [165] |
![]() | 1975-08-19 | Open wheel | March 751 | Formula One | ![]() | Austrian Grand Prix | Practice | A tire failure caused the car to crash into the wall and vault over the fence: died of a blood clot in the brain two days later | [166] |
![]() | 1989-06-10 | Stock car | Chevrolet Cavalier | NASCAR Modified | ![]() | 30-lap NASCAR Modified race | Race | Crash - jumped wheels with another car - hit wall driver's side first | [167] |
![]() | 1968-06-09 | Open wheel | Gerhardt/Ford | USAC Championship | ![]() | Rex Mays 150 | Race | Crashed into the car of Bay Darnell, caught fire and was hit by another car | [168] |
![]() | 1932-09-24 | Endurance | Bentley Speed Six | BRDC | ![]() | BRDC 500 Miles | Race | Car cartwheeled, hit a tree and he was ejected | [169] |
![]() | 1985-06-02 | Touring car | ![]() | Race | Lost control and rolled several times | [170] | |||
![]() | 1948-09-12 | Stock car | ![]() | Race | Car bumped from behind and flipped | [171] | |||
![]() | 1952-06-18 | Open wheel | English Racing Automobiles | Formula One | ![]() | Private test | Lost control, went off the track and rolled several times | [172] | |
![]() | 2001-02-18 | Stock car | Chevrolet Monte Carlo | NASCAR Winston Cup Series | ![]() | Daytona 500 | Race | Tagged by another car and crashed head on into a wall at 160 mph | [173] |
![]() | 1978-01-15 | Stock car | 1968 Camaro | Grand American Sportsman Series | ![]() | Stock Car Products 300 | Practice | Lost control and crashed into a pickup truck and trailer; also killed a pit crew member | [174] |
![]() | 2013-10-15 | Touring car | Porsche 996 | ![]() | Private test | He was killed in a crash as a passenger, when it hit a tire wall protecting a concrete barrier | [175] | ||
![]() | 2018-01-16 | Modified | Victory Circle Chassis | International Motor Contest Association - Modifieds | ![]() | International Motor Contest Association Modified Winter Heat | Race | He lost control, rode up the retaining wall and flipped. His car was then hit into the drivers side by another car, while it was lying on its roof | [176] |
![]() | 1998-10-10 | Touring car | BMW M3 | VLN | ![]() | 22. DMV-250-Meilen-Rennen, Veranstaltergemeinschaft Langstreckenpokal Nürburgring (Veedol-Cup), 9th round | Race | Heart attack | [177] |
![]() | 1959-08-30 | Open wheel | Travelon Trailer Special | USAC Championship | ![]() | Milwaukee 200 | Race | Fuel cell ruptured in crash and he burned to death | [178] |
![]() | 2007-08-19 | Touring car | BMW M3 | National Auto Sport Association | ![]() | Unknown | Race | Spun in oil and crashed into a parked car | [179] |
![]() | 1997-05-03 | Sportscar | WR LM97 | Non-championship | ![]() | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Pre-race test | Part of the rear bodywork of his car came loose, causing it to airborne and exploded in flames | [180] |
![]() | 2003-09-06 | Rally car | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Catalan Rallying Championship | ![]() | XXXII Criterium del Berguedà | Race | Crashed into a tree | [181] |
![]() | 1985-10-24 | Stock car | Chevrolet Cavalier | NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series | ![]() | Winn-Dixie 500 modified feature | Practice | Crashed heavily in the turn 3 wall and died of a basilar skull fracture | [182] |
![]() | 1950-07-24 | Stock car | Buick | ![]() | Qualifying | Rolled and caught on fire | [183] | ||
![]() | 1986-02-21 | Formula 3 | Ralt R30 | Formula 3 | ![]() | Testing | Left the road because of icy conditions, hit the barriers and rolled | [184] | |
![]() | 1964-11-15 | Stock car | Chevrolet Cupé | Turismo Carretera | ![]() | XII Vuelta de Tandil Ciudad de Turismo | Race | Lost control of the car and crashed into a bus, splitting the car in half | [185] |
![]() | 1986-08-03 | Rally car | Lada VFTS | European Rally Championship | ![]() | XVI Rally Vida | Rally | Lost control and hit a tree | [186] |
![]() | 1947-09-12 | Midget car | ![]() | Race | Overturned and spun into a rail | [187] | |||
![]() | 1952-05-31 | Sportscar | Lancia Aurelia B20 | Non-championship | ![]() | Monaco Grand Prix | Practice | Crashed into stone balustrade and thrown out of car | [188] |
![]() | 2008-05-04 | Sports car | Lola T99/50 | Czech Hillclimb Championship | ![]() | XXVII Zámecký vrch Mann Filter - Náměšť nad Oslavou | Hillclimb | Went off the road, hit a small hill and crashed into a tree | [189] |
![]() | 2011-11-13 | Stock car | Ford Falcon | Turismo Carretera | ![]() | Race | Crashed into tire wall and hit by another car on driver's side door | [190] | |
![]() | 1956-04-22 | Stock car | Ford | USAC Late Model Championship | ![]() | Qualifier | Hit rut, flipped, was partially ejected when the car rolled on him | [191] | |
![]() | 2013-06-01 | Rally car | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Central Europe Rally Cup Championship | ![]() | 1. Rallye Teplice 2013 | Race | Left the road, rolled and hit a tree | [192] |
![]() | 2001-01-13 | Touring car | BMW M3 | SCCA | ![]() | Unknown | Qualifying | Crashed into wall at turn 4 | [193] |
![]() | 2022-03-06 | Rally car | Peugeot 208 R2 | France Cup | ![]() | Rallye Régional d'Eccica Suaredda 2022 | Race | Lost control and slid into a ravine. | [194] |
![]() | 1987-11-08 | Sports car | Nissan 300ZX Turbo | Trans-Am Championship | ![]() | Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | Race | Crashed into barrier at 100 mph and broke his neck on impact | [195] |
![]() | 2014-04-11 | Touring car | Lotus Elan | ![]() | Hockenheim Historic – Das Jim Clark Revival | Qualifying | Went out of control and flipped | [196] | |
![]() | 1967-01-20 | Stock car | Dodge Charger | NASCAR Grand National Series | ![]() | Motor Trend 500 | Practice | Wheel drum broke and crashed into wall when his head struck the barrier | [197] |
![]() | 1954-01-25 | Sports car | Aston Martin DB3 | World Sportscar Championship | ![]() | 1000 km Buenos Aires | Race | Crashed and rolled his car, landing upside in flames. Later died from his injuries | [198] |
![]() | 2003-07-12 | Rally car | Subaru WRX | SCCA ProRally Championship | ![]() | Oregon Trail Rally | Race | Crashed into a tree | [199] |
![]() | 1993-09-19 | Rally car | Subaru Legacy | World Rally Championship | ![]() | Rally Australia | Race | Crashed into pine plantation. He later died in hospital after his lungs were crushed when the mounting points of his harnesses where realigned due to the impact. | [200] |
![]() | 1964-07-25 | Touring car | Lancia Flavia | Non-championship | ![]() | 24 Hours of Spa | Race | Went off the road and rolled | [201] |
![]() | 1950-07-29 | Freikaiserwagen | ![]() | Blandford Hillclimb | Practice | Crashed off of road | [202] | ||
![]() | 1969-02-12 | Sports car | Toyota 7 | ![]() | Testing | Car went off-road and crashed into sign | [203] | ||
![]() | 1991-12-28 | Stock car | Holden Torana | Tasmanian Super Sedan Championship | ![]() | Race | Bounced off of a wall, stuck the throttle and slammed head on into the inside wall | [204] | |
![]() | 1962-08-19 | Stock car | Unknown | Lake Region Racing Association Championship | ![]() | Unknown | Race | His car flipped and his seat belt was ripped away from its moorings | [205] |
![]() | 1984-05-09 | Stock car | Ford Falcon (Argentina) SP221 | Turismo Carretera | ![]() | IV Vuelta de la Ciudad de Punta Alta | Test | Tried to avoid a truck, lost control, hit an embankment, rolled several times, crashed into a small wall and was thrown out | [206] |
![]() | 2000-09-01 | Rally car | Honda Civic | Non-championship | ![]() | 37° Corsa dell'Etna | Hillclimb | Crashed into a wall to avoid another car and died 34 days later | [207] |
![]() | 2001-05-20 | Sports car | Chevrolet Corvette | Trans-Am Series | ![]() | Trans-Am Series 125 | Race | Spun out, stalled and hit by another car | [208] |
![]() | 1990-05-16 | Stock car | Oldsmobile | NASCAR Limited Sportsman Division | ![]() | Unknown | Practice | Hit by the car of Peter Gibbons in the rear and then hit broadside by the car of Steve McEachern | [209] |
![]() | 1975-08-08 | Midget | Unknown | USAC National Midget Series | ![]() | Unknown | Race | Struck a concrete wall, flipped over it, and slammed into a light pole: caused by a stuck throttle | [210] |
![]() | 1916-12-03 | Open wheel | Premier | ![]() | Universal Trophy | Race | Crashed into grandstand | [211] | |
![]() | 1991-05-26 | Rally car | Citroën 2CV | Citroën 2CV National Championship | ![]() | Race | Seat collapsed after the car went off the road | [212] | |
![]() | 2002-06-01 | Drag Racing | Chevrolet Camaro | Jet Funny Car | ![]() | Race | Hit two walls, flipped and caught fire | [213] | |
![]() | 1946-10-03 | Midget | Ford | ![]() | Race | Crash | [214] | ||
![]() | 1953-03-15 | Sprint car | WCRA Sprint Cars | ![]() | Race | Hit car of George Amick, hit wall and flipped | [215] | ||
![]() | 1986-06-01 | Sports car | Porsche 962C | World Sportscar Championship | ![]() | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Race | Crashed into the concrete barrier on Mulsanne Straight, somersaulted, hit a phone pole and caught fire | [216] |
![]() | 2001-06-30 | Stock car | ![]() | Race | Heart attack | [217] | |||
![]() | 1934-07-22 | Open wheel | Bugatti T51 | Grand Prix season | ![]() | Grand Prix de Dieppe | Race | Crashed into a tree | [218] |
![]() | 1991-05-04 | Stock car | Oldsmobile | ARCA RE/MAX Series | ![]() | Poulan Pro 500-K | Race | Flipped several times and was hit by another car | [219] |
![]() | 1971-01-10 | Sports car | Ferrari 312PB | World Sportscar Championship | ![]() | 1000 km Buenos Aires | Race | Crashed into the stopped car of Jean-Pierre Beltoise, somersaulted and caught fire | [220] |
![]() | 2002-07-14 | Open wheel | Arrows Footwork FA17 - Ford | Euroboss | ![]() | Race | Hit curb, somersaulted and was destroyed | [221] | |
![]() | 1968-08-30 | Sportscar | Fiat-Abarth 1000SP | Non-championship | ![]() | ADAC 500 km-Rennen | Practice | Left the road while overtaking another car and was thrown out | [222] |
![]() | 1957-03-23 | Sports car | Arnolt-Bristol Bolide | World Sportscar Championship | ![]() | 12-Hour Florida International Grand Prix of Endurance for the Amoco Trophy | Race | Crashed at the esses, flipped his car several times. He died instantly of a fractured skull and broken neck | [223] |
![]() | 1957-05-12 | Sports car | Triumph TR3 | World Sportscar Championship | ![]() | Mille Miglia | Race | He crashed his car near Florence and died of his injuries in a hospital | [224] |
![]() | 1978-11-29 | Stock car | AMC Gremlin | ![]() | Schmidt's 200 | Race | Hit by another car roof first | [225] | |
![]() | 2018-06-16 | Open wheel | Lola T300 | Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada | ![]() | Race | Made hard contact with wall outside turn 8 | [226] | |
![]() | 1952-05-10 | Sports car | ![]() | 3.Dessauer Wagen- und Motorradrennen | Practice | Engine failure resulting in crash and got thrown out | |||
![]() | 1990-10-20 | Stock car | Unknown | Unknown | ![]() | 150-lap enduro race | Race | Skidded in a turn, was hit by another car and overturned | [227] |
![]() | 1961-06-30 | Stock car | 1955 Chevrolet | NASCAR Grand National Series | ![]() | Daytona 500 | Practice | Crashed into wall and rolled | [228] |
![]() | 1948-06-21 | Midget | Kurtis-Offenhauser | ![]() | Race | Crashed into a wall and flipped | [229] | ||
![]() | 1950-05-05 | Touring car | Lincoln | Non-championship | ![]() | Carrera Panamericana | Race | Rolled while trying to pass another car and was launched through the window | [230] |
![]() | 1986-04-07 | Touring car | Mercedes 190E | Japanese Touring Car Championship | ![]() | Test | Crashed into a barrier and burst into flames | [231] | |
![]() | 2013-10-27 | Touring car | Datsun 260Z | Victorian State Circuit Racing Championship | ![]() | Unknown | Race | Crashed into a stalled Lamborghini Gallardo | [232] |
![]() | 1934-08-26 | Open wheel | Maserati 8CM | Grand Prix season | ![]() | Swiss Grand Prix | Race | Left wheel broke, overcorrected the turn, hit a tree, slid and hit another tree | [233] |
![]() | 2008-04-06 | Midget | NorthEastern Midget Championship | ![]() | Icebreaker 2008 | Race | Throttle stuck, tangled with another car and hit a loose banner billboard | [234] | |
![]() | 1995-03-05 | Touring car | Ford Mondeo | Australian Super Touring Championship | ![]() | Race | Lost control exiting turn 1 on second lap of the race, hit earth and tire wall then bounced back out into the path of the car driven by Mark Adderton | [235] | |
![]() | 1966-04-02 | Sportscar | Ford GT Mk II A | World Sportscar Championship | ![]() | 24 Heures de Mans - Essais Prelimiaires | Test | Crashed into a barrier that was placed in an escape road | [236] |
![]() | 1971-09-12 | Drag Racing | Chevrolet Vega | AHRA top fuel | ![]() | Race | Crashed into a light pole after the chutes did not open | [237] | |
![]() | 1938-05-15 | Open wheel | Maserati 4CM | ![]() | XII Gran Premio de Tripoli | Race | Overturned after the car of Giuseppe Farina clipped his left wheel | [238] | |
![]() | 1972-02-17 | Stock car | Chevrolet | NASCAR Grand National Series | ![]() | Daytona 500 | Qualifying | Spun in a pile-up and was hit head-on by another car | [239] |
![]() | 1969-01-26 | ![]() | 100 km of Fuji | Race | [240] | ||||
![]() | 1969-05-26 | Sportscar | Lola T70 Mk3B | British Sportscar Championship | ![]() | Tourist Trophy | Race | Lost control, went up an embankment, hit a tree and caught fire | [241] |
![]() | 1972-04-14 | Open wheel | Leda-Tui AM29 | European Formula Two | ![]() | VI Deutschland Trophäe, Jim Clark Gedächtnisrennen | Practice | Hit by another car and pushed into a guardrail, where he caught on fire | [242] |
![]() | 1955-04-29 | Sports car | HWM-Jaguar | World Sportscar Championship | ![]() | Mille Miglia | Race | He came off the wet road before Ravenna and overturned into a ditch. He died the next day from his injuries in a local hospital | [243] |
![]() | 1991-10-05 | Midget | USAC Western States Midget | ![]() | USAC Western States Midget | Race | Ran over ripple strips, flipped the car, hit a concrete wall, was hit by another car, went over a wall and hit a signboard before it fell on a dirt embankment | [244] | |
![]() | 1948-05-16 | Open wheel | Kurtis 200 Novi | American Automobile Association National Championship | ![]() | Indianapolis 500 | Practice | Went into the grass, overcorrected and hit the wall at a 45-degree angle | [245] |
![]() | 1956-07-29 | Sports car | Monopole-Panhard X86 | Non-championship race | ![]() | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Race | Héry over - turned his car at Maison Blanche and succumbed to his injuries on the way to hospital | [246] |
![]() | 1982-07-31 | Open wheel | March-Cosworth | Championship Auto Racing Teams | ![]() | Tony Bettenhausen 200 | Practice | Slammed into concrete wall whilst having a stuck throttle | [247] |
![]() | 2018-09-20 | Sprint Car | Maxim | World of Outlaws | ![]() | BAPS 410 Winged Sprint Car Series | Race | Lost control due to mechanical failure in steering and hit a pit entrance wall. | [248] |
![]() | 1925-08-09 | Open wheel | 350cc AJS | Grand Prix season | ![]() | Belgian Grand Prix | Race | Crash | |
![]() | 2024-02-25 | Rally | Ford Fiesta | Hibiscus Coast Motorsport Club | ![]() | Arcadia Road Rallysprint | Rally | Vehicle crashed into a river | [249] |
![]() | 1948-10-10 | Open wheel | Horn-Offenhauser | American Automobile Association National Championship | ![]() | Duquoin 100 Mile Race | Race | Equipment failure | [250] |
![]() | 1964-08-22 | Open wheel | Kuzma-Offenhauser | United States Auto Club | ![]() | Tony Bettenhausen Memorial 100 | Race | Made contact with the outside wall, flipped violently and caught fire | [251] |
![]() | 1980-04-13 | Open wheel | Maurer MM80 | European Formula Two | ![]() | Jim Clark Rennen | Race | Hit on the head by the tyre of another car | [252] |
![]() | 1955-07-10 | Open wheel | Offenhauser | American Automobile Association Sprint Car Championship | ![]() | Race | Made contact with the fence causing it to turn over | [253] | |
![]() | 2019-08-31 | Open wheel | Dallara F2 2018 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | ![]() | Spa-Francorchamps FIA Formula 2 round | Race | After crashing into a barrier, hit broadside at high speed by Juan Manuel Correa who could not have avoided the collision | [254] |
![]() | 1960-03-26 | GT | Lotus Elite | FIA GT Cup | ![]() | International Grand Prix of Endurance for the Amoco Trophy | Race | The Lotus Elite suffered a brake failure and headed for the escape road, only to found a photographer standing here, complete with tripod. Hughes tried to avoid him, but rolled his little Lotus, striking the photographer and killing them both. | [255] |
![]() | 1992-10-04 | Touring car | BMW M3 | Australian Touring Cars | ![]() | Tooheys 1000 | Race | Heart attack caused loss of control on Conrod Straight | [256] |
![]() | 1988-10-09 | Rally car | Renault 5 | Swiss Rally Championship | ![]() | Rallye de Court | Race | Crashed into a tree | [257] |
![]() | 1948-07-08 | Roadster | ![]() | Race | Rolled after locking wheels with another car | [258] | |||
![]() | 1934-08-05 | Garden State Racing Association | ![]() | Five-mile qualifying race | Race | Skidded, spun, hit a guard rail, was hit by another car, was thrown out and run over | [259] | ||
![]() | 1958-03-16 | Sports car | Jaguar C-Type | ![]() | Test | Hit a stone and rolled after trying to pass a truck | [260] | ||
![]() | 1973-10-21 | Touring car | Chevrolet Opala 4 | Rio Grande do Sul State Division 3 Championship | ![]() | 6a. etapa do Campeonato Gaúcho de Divisão 3 | Race | After hitting another car, both went up an embankment, drivers were launched into the air and both slammed to the ground. Iglesias's car exploded upon impact. | [261] |
![]() | 1923-03-30 | Stock car | ![]() | Test | Crash | [262] | |||
![]() | 1948-07-02 | Midget | American Racing Drivers Club Midget Championship | ![]() | Consolation race | Race | Spun trying to avoid a crash, hit a car and flipped | [263] | |
![]() | 1997-09-20 | Rally car | Fiat Cinquecento Sporting | Campionato Italiano Rally 2 Litri | ![]() | Rally San Martino di Castrozza | 7th special stage, Valnevera | Slid off the road, fell down a ravine and crashed against a tree | [264] |
![]() | 1958-08-24 | Sports car | Ferrari | ![]() | Holland Hill Climb | Practice | Lost control, hit concrete posts, car flipped and driver was thrown out | [265] | |
![]() | 1974-06-21 | Sprint car | ![]() | Copper Cup | Race | Crashed into walls and fuel tank ruptured | [266] | ||