Quick Facts
Intro | American racing driver |
Is | Engineer |
From | United States of America |
Field | Engineering |
Gender | male |
Death | 31 July 1982 |
Biography
Due to the inherently dangerous nature of auto racing, many individuals, including drivers, crew members, officials and spectators, have been killed in crashes related to the sport, in races, in qualifying, in practice or in private testing sessions. Deaths among racers and spectators were numerous in the early years of racing. However advances in safety technology, and specifications designed by sanctioning bodies to limit speeds, have reduced deaths in recent years. Spectacular accidents have often spurred increased safety measures and even rules changes. Widely considered to be the worst accident amongst them is the 1955 crash at 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 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.
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Name | Date of accident | Discipline | Car | Championship | Circuit | Event | Session | Cause | Source |
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000000001958-07-13-0000July 13, 1958 | Mecánica Nacional Fuerza Limitada | ![]() |
Primer Premio Ciudad de Concordia | Race | A broken spindle caused the car to crash and burst into flames | |||
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000000001958-07-19-0000July 19, 1958 | Dragster | ![]() |
Race | Transmission exploded, car caught on fire, lost control of car and Norris was ejected | ||||
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000000001940-08-23-0000August 23, 1940 | Stock car | ![]() |
Race | Lost control and left the track | ||||
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000000001947-11-09-0000November 9, 1947 | Stock car | ![]() |
Qualifying | Spun off the track, plunged over an embankment and overturned | ||||
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000000001982-06-12-0000June 12, 1982 | Stock car | Chevrolet Vega | ![]() |
Race | Car skidded sideways, went into a ditch, flipped upside down, landed on the top and burst into flames | |||
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000000001977-04-16-0000April 16, 1977 | Sports car | Porsche Carrera RSR | Unknown | ![]() |
1977 Jim Clark Memorial Race | Practice | Drove straight into a concrete wall | |
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000000001970-05-02-0000May 2, 1970 | Touring car | Non-championship | ![]() |
28ème Rallye Féminin Paris-St Raphael | Race | Crashed into a private vehicle | ||
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000000001951-07-14-0000July 14, 1951 | Touring car | Ferrari | ![]() |
XII Grande Prêmio da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro | Testing | Crashed into a concrete wall | ||
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000000001947-08-10-0000August 10, 1947 | Stock car | ![]() |
Testing | Lost control, went through a fence and crashed into a building | ||||
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000000001948-09-19-0000September 19, 1948 | 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 | ||
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000000001932-09-24-0000September 24, 1932 | Unknown | Frontenac | Unknown | ![]() |
Unknown | Race | Blinded by dust, ran over the rear wheel of another car, locked wheels, spun, came apart and hit each other again: he was ejected and slid into an iron fence | |
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000000001976-05-28-0000May 28, 1976 | 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 | |
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000000001989-11-19-0000November 19, 1989 | Stock car | Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | ![]() |
Atlanta Journal 500 | Race | Equipment failure | |
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000000001949-06-05-0000June 5, 1949 | Hotrod | Unknown | Unknown | ![]() |
Unknown | Race | Locked wheels with another car, broke the rear axle, spun and crashed through a guard rail | |
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000000001985-02-07-0000February 7, 1985 | Stock car | Ford | 1985 ARCA Racing Series season | ![]() |
ARCA 200 | Practice | Lost control, went airborne and rolled | |
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000000002007-08-19-0000August 19, 2007 | Touring car | Peugeot 306 Maxi | Mauritius Rally Championship | ![]() |
Rallye Citroën à l'Ile Maurice | Race | Heart attack | |
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000000001963-05-19-0000May 19, 1963 | 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, rolled four times and went down an embankment (the seat came loose during the rolls and he was partially thrown out of the door) | |
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000000002002-04-29-0000April 29, 2002 | Historical sportscar | Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo | Historic Sportscar Racing | ![]() |
HSR Walter Mitty Challenge | Practice | Crashed into concrete barrier, caught fire, flipped over the barrier, rolled and hit two trees | |
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000000002014-05-25-0000May 25, 2014 | Dragster | Plymouth Duster | Unknown | ![]() |
Custom T's Doorslammer Nationals | Post-race | Lost control, crossed lanes, struck the concrete wall, rolled and was thrown out | |
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000000001970-08-23-0000August 23, 1970 | Touring car | Honda S800 | Unknown | ![]() |
12 Hours of Suzuka | Race | Hit another car and caught fire | |
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000000001992-04-20-0000April 20, 1992 | Open wheel | Ralt RT36-Honda | 1992 British Formula Three season | ![]() |
Race | Hit the back of Elton Julian's car, went airborne, somersaulted, and hit guardrail | ||
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000000001930-08-16-0000August 16, 1930 | Single seater | Miller | Unknown | ![]() |
Unknown | Qualifying | Wheel brake locked, car rolled over several times, hit a guardrail and threw him out onto the track | |
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000000002001-04-25-0000April 25, 2001 | Sports car | Audi R8 | ![]() |
Testing | Tire failed, car went airborne, somersaulted, roll bar collapsed and crushed him to death | |||
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000000001955-04-11-0000April 11, 1955 | Open wheel | Maserati 4CLT | 1955 Formula One season | ![]() |
Pau Grand Prix | Race | Went over a straw barricade and crashed into barriers | |
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000000002007-09-02-0000September 2, 2007 | Touring car | Subaru Impreza | 2007 European Rally Championship season | ![]() |
Rally Bulgaria | Race | Crashed into tree roof-first | |
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000000002001-10-04-0000October 4, 2001 | Stock car | Pontiac | 2001 ARCA Racing Series season | ![]() |
EasyCare 100 | Race | Crashed head-on into a wall | |
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000000001992-08-13-0000August 13, 1992 | Stock car | Oldsmobile | 1992 NASCAR Busch Series | ![]() |
Detroit Gasket 200 | Practice | Crashed head-on into the turn one wall | |
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000000001959-04-04-0000April 4, 1959 | Open wheel | Epperly | 1959 USAC Championship | ![]() |
USAC 100-mile race | Race | Crashed into wall, front end sheared off, and flipped | |
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000000001967-08-14-0000August 14, 1967 | Open wheel | Brabham BT11 | 1967 Formula One season | ![]() |
Testing | Crashed into marshal's box | ||
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000000002008-06-11-0000June 11, 2008 | Classic rally | Volvo 544 | ![]() |
39th Continental Tyre Milligan Vintage Trial | Crashed head-on into a van | |||
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000000001957-05-15-0000May 15, 1957 | Open wheel | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 500G | 1957 USAC Championship Car season | ![]() |
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. | |
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000000001962-10-20-0000October 20, 1962 | Sportscar | Matra Djet | 1962 World Sportscar Championship season | ![]() |
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 | |
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000000001955-05-26-0000May 26, 1955 | Sportscar | Ferrari 750 Monza | ![]() |
Testing | Crashed and rolled | |||
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000000001925-07-26-0000July 26, 1925 | Open wheel | Alfa Romeo P2 | 1925 Grand Prix season | ![]() |
1925 French Grand Prix | Race | Crashed into a fence, rolled and was thrown out | |
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000000001955-06-16-0000June 16, 1955 | Open wheel | Kurtis Kraft 500C | 1955 Formula One season | ![]() |
1955 Indianapolis 500 | Practice | Steering broke and he crashed into a wall | |
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000000001954-07-12-0000July 12, 1954 | Sportscar | D.B. Panhard Monomill | Formula Monomill | ![]() |
XVIIIè Circuit Automobile du Comminges | Race | Crash |
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Name | Date of accident | Discipline | Car | Championship | Circuit | Event | Session | Cause | Source |
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000000001935-05-19-0000May 19, 1935 | ![]() |
Race | Blinded by a cloud of dust, lost control, crashed into a wall and was thrown out of his car | |||||
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000000001970-06-20-0000June 20, 1970 | 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 | |
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000000001953-07-25-0000July 25, 1953 | 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 | |
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000000002000-06-23-0000June 23, 2000 | Stock car | Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 2000 ARCA Racing Series season | ![]() |
Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series 150 | Race | Clipped by another car and crashed into the tire barrier | |
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000000001986-06-14-0000June 14, 1986 | Stock car | Ford Thunderbird | 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | ![]() |
Miller American 400 | Qualifying | Spun out and crashed backwards into a wall | |
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000000002004-09-19-0000September 19, 2004 | Stock car | Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 2004 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season | ![]() |
New England Dodge Dealers 150 | Race | Tried to avoid a crash, was hit by another car, slid and crashed into cement blocks | |
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000000001953-01-03-0000January 3, 1953 | Midget | Unknown | ![]() |
Race | Crashed into the car of Andy Linden and flipped | |||
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000000001967-05-07-0000May 7, 1967 | Open wheel | Ferrari 312/67 | 1967 Formula One season | ![]() |
1967 Monaco Grand Prix | Race | Car skidded, hit straw bales and an iron bollard, caught fire and rolled several times, landing upside down | |
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000000002007-10-21-0000October 21, 2007 | Modified | ![]() |
Southern Challenge | Race | Car rolled, landed on its roof and burst into flames | |||
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000000001996-05-23-0000May 23, 1996 | Drag racing | 1927 roadster | ![]() |
Race | Crashed into guardrail, rolled on a hill, helmet came off during rolls and he sustained massive head injuries | |||
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000000001946-09-02-0000September 2, 1946 | 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 | ||
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000000002004-06-27-0000June 27, 2004 | Touring car | BMW 328 | Motor Racing Legends | ![]() |
2004 Oldtimer Festival | Race | Car rolled at the NKG chicane | |
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000000002006-03-24-0000March 24, 2006 | Rally | Citroën C2 GT | 2006 World Rally Championship season | ![]() |
2006 Rally Catalunya | Race | Struck while changing tire by the car of Barry Clark | |
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000000001992-05-15-0000May 15, 1992 | 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 | |
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000000001958-06-01-0000June 1, 1958 | 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 | ||
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000000001964-08-01-0000August 1, 1964 | Open wheel | Porsche 718 | 1964 Formula One season | ![]() |
1964 German Grand Prix | Practice | Left the road at Bergwerk, went down an embankment and hit a tree | |
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000000001955-07-09-0000July 9, 1955 | Open wheel | Connaught A Type | ![]() |
Leinster Trophy | Race | Crashed down a hill, hit a tree and caught on fire | ||
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000000001959-08-01-0000August 1, 1959 | Sports car | Porsche 718 RSK | ![]() |
1959 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 | ||
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000000001985-09-01-0000September 1, 1985 | Sports car | Porsche 956 | 1985 World Sportscar Championship | ![]() |
1985 1000 km of Spa | Race | Collided with Jacky Ickx's Porsche 962C and ran off into the barriers | |
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000000001967-08-23-0000August 23, 1967 | Sports car | Porsche 911 | ![]() |
Marathon de la Route | Race | Went off the road, fell into a ravine and hit a tree | ||
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000000001956-04-29-0000April 29, 1956 | Touring car | Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV | 1956 World Sportscar Championship | ![]() |
Mille Miglia | Race | Ivo Badaracco lost control of his car and crash off the road, killing his navigator, Max Berney | |
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000000001985-05-02-0000May 2, 1985 | Rally | Lancia 037 | 1985 World Rally Championship season | ![]() |
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 | |
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000000001961-05-12-0000May 12, 1961 | Open wheel | Watson - Offenhauser | 1961 USAC Championship Car season | ![]() |
1961 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 | |
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000000002014-10-05-0000October 5, 2014 | Open wheel | Marussia MR03 | 2014 Formula One season | ![]() |
2014 Japanese Grand Prix | Race | Lost control, crashed into a recovery vehicle suffering a diffuse axonal injury | |
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000000001969-03-30-0000March 30, 1969 | Sports car | Alfa Romeo T33 | 1969 World Sportscar Championship season | ![]() |
24 Heures du Mans - essais préliminaires | Testing | Lost control, crashed into a telegraph pole and disintegrated the car into fire | |
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000000001929-03-13-0000March 13, 1929 | Land speed record | White Triplex | ![]() |
Record attempt | Crashed into a dune after the gas was released too quickly and was thrown from the car | |||
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000000001973-06-23-0000June 23, 1973 | Open wheel | Chevron B25 | 1973 European Formula Two season | ![]() |
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. | |
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000000001958-07-04-0000July 4, 1958 | Open wheel | Kuzma - Offenhauser | USAC National Championship | ![]() |
Atlanta 100-Mile Race | Race | Lost control and flipped twice | |
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000000001960-01-30-0000January 30, 1960 | Sports car | Porsche 718 RSK | 1960 World Sportscar Championship season | ![]() |
1000 km Buenos Aires | Race | Crashed into the car of Heini Walter and rolled | |
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000000001994-10-08-0000October 8, 1994 | Touring car | Fiat Cinquecento | Polish Fiat Cinquecento Sporting Cup | ![]() |
Polski - Puchar Cinquecento Sporting - trzeci wyścig | Qualifying | Left the road and rolled several times | |
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000000002007-08-16-0000August 16, 2007 | Stock car | Chevrolet | 2007 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season | ![]() |
New England Dodge Dealers 150 | Race | Was hit by his brother Jimmy's car and was crushed under the weight | |
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000000001958-10-12-0000October 12, 1958 | Drag racing | ![]() |
Race | Veered left off of the track and plowed through a field | ||||
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000000001953-11-21-0000November 21, 1953 | Sports car | Lancia D24 | 1953 World Sportscar Championship season | ![]() |
Carrera Panamericana | Race | Crashed into the balcony of a house and hit his head on it | |
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000000002015-05-20-0000May 20, 2015 | Touring car | 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 | |
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000000001994-02-11-0000February 11, 1994 | Stock car | Chevrolet | 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | ![]() |
Daytona 500 | Practice | Spun and slammed head-on into the turn four wall | |
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000000001972-06-11-0000June 11, 1972 | Sports car | Lola T280 | 1972 World Sportscar Championship season | ![]() |
1972 24 Hours of Le Mans | Race | Crashed into another car trying to avoid him and rolled into the forest | |
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000000001993-02-12-0000February 12, 1993 | 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 | ||
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000000001928-04-22-0000April 22, 1928 | 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 | |||
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000000002003-04-18-0000April 18, 2003 | Hill climb | Subaru Forester | ![]() |
Race to the Sky | Pre-race recon | Crashed into by another car while trying to avoid it | ||
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000000001909-08-19-0000August 19, 1909 | Open wheel | Knox | 1909 AAA Championship Car season | ![]() |
Prest-O-Lite Trophy Race | Race | Suffered a suspected rear-axle failure resulting in his car flipping end over end on the front stretch. | |
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000000001933-09-10-0000September 10, 1933 | Open wheel | Maserati 8CM | 1933 Grand Prix season | ![]() |
Italian Grand Prix | Race | Veered of the road, hit the car of Giuseppe Campari and was thrown out | |
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000000001933-05-21-0000May 21, 1933 | Open wheel | Bugatti T51 | ![]() |
Picardy Grand Prix | Race | Crashed into another car, left the road, crashed into a tree and caught fire | ||
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000000001924-09-01-0000September 1, 1924 | Open wheel | Duesenberg | American Automobile Association National Championship | ![]() |
Fall classic | Race | A tire blew out and he crashed into the upper guardrail | |
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000000001987-06-21-0000June 21, 1987 | Midget | ![]() |
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 | |||
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000000001966-11-12-0000November 12, 1966 | Midget | USAC sprint car | ![]() |
Race | Crashed into by the car of Dick Atkins after coming off the wall and rolled over | |||
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000000001996-05-17-0000May 17, 1996 | Open wheel | Lola T9500 | 1996 Indy Racing League season | ![]() |
Indianapolis 500 | Practice | Rear tire deflated, car spun and slammed into the wall at 230 mph | |
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000000001934-08-27-0000August 27, 1934 | 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 | ||
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000000001930-03-22-0000March 22, 1930 | 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 | ||
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000000001960-06-19-0000June 19, 1960 | Open wheel | Cooper T51 | 1960 Formula One season | ![]() |
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 | |
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000000002006-08-08-0000August 8, 2006 | Sports car | Motec Daytona | Australian Targa Championship | ![]() |
Quit Targa West Rally 2006 | Race | Skidded on a corner and hit a tree | |
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000000002001-06-01-0000June 2001 | ![]() |
Race | Heart attack | |||||
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000000001992-06-06-0000June 6, 1992 | Touring car | Audi Quattro | SCCA ProRally | ![]() |
Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally | Race | Crashed into a tree after sliding in a curve | |
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000000001958-06-22-0000June 22, 1958 | Sports car | Jaguar D-Type | 1958 World Sportscar Championship season | ![]() |
24 Heures du Man | Race | He was fatally injured when his Jaguar went out of control just beyond the Dunlop bridge | |
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000000001912-10-01-0000October 1, 1912 | Open wheel | Fiat | American Automobile Association National Championship | ![]() |
Vanderbilt Cup | Practice | Tire blew out, car flipped and he was thrown out | |
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000000001960-06-19-0000June 19, 1960 | Open wheel | Watson-Offenhauser | 1960 USAC Championship Car season | ![]() |
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 | |
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000000001993-02-20-0000February 20, 1993 | 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 | |
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000000001959-07-26-0000July 26, 1959 | Open wheel | Cooper T51 | BP Trophy | ![]() |
II Trophée d'Auvergne | Race | Overshot the corner, crashed and was thrown out | |
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000000002004-04-24-0000April 24, 2004 | Rally | Peugeot 106 Rallye | Swiss Rally Championship | ![]() |
27ème Rallye Critérium Jurassien | Race | Left the road and crashed | |
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000000002004-07-11-0000July 11, 2004 | Touring car | BMW M3 | Zolder Touring Cup | ![]() |
Zolder Touring Cup, third round | Race | Had a heat attack and crashed into a concrete wall | |
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000000001980-08-20-0000August 20, 1980 | Sports car | Tiga F280 BMW | 1980 European Formula Two season | ![]() |
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 | |
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000000001986-10-05-0000October 5, 1986 | Touring car | Holden Commodore VK SS | Australian Endurance Championship | ![]() |
1986 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 | |
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000000001916-04-08-0000April 8, 1916 | 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 | ||
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000000002013-05-24-0000May 24, 2013 | Sprint car | Winners Circle Designs | ![]() |
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000000001967-08-25-0000August 25, 1967 | Stock car | Ford Prototipo TC F.100 | Argentinean Turismo Carretera Championship | ![]() |
1967 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 | |
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000000001991-01-11-0000January 11, 1991 | Rally | Mercedes Benz | ![]() |
1991 Paris-Dakar Rally | Race | Shot by Malian rebels | ||
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000000001961-06-15-0000June 15, 1961 | Formula 1 | Cooper-Ferrari | Formula 1 | ![]() |
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 | ||
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000000001984-08-07-0000August 7, 1984 | Stock car | IKA-Renault Torino | Turismo Carretera | ![]() |
Series test | Heart attack | ||
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000000001931-05-26-0000May 26, 1931 | Sports car | Duesenberg Jones & Maley | Championship | ![]() |
1931 Indianapolis 500 | Practice | Went over the turn 2 wall, hit a tree, split the fuel tank and set the car on fire | |
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000000001900-09-10-0000September 10, 1900 | Trike | Darracq-Soncin | ![]() |
1900 Coppa Florio | Race | Slid off of a slippery road, went into a ditch and hit his head on a tree | ||
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000000001969-08-16-0000August 16, 1969 | Dragster | 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 | |||
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000000001961-03-12-0000March 12, 1961 | 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 | |||
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000000001933-09-10-0000September 10, 1933 | Open wheel | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | ![]() |
1933 Italian Grand Prix | Race | Crash | ||
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000000001995-10-15-0000October 15, 1995 | Open wheel | Lola-T95/50 | 1995 International Formula 3000 season | ![]() |
Magny-Cours F-3000 | Race | Crash | |
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000000001957-03-14-0000March 14, 1957 | Formula 1 | Ferrari 801 | 1957 Formula One season | ![]() |
Testing | Crash | ||
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000000002014-08-15-0000August 15, 2014 | Rally car | Citroën DS3 | 2014 British Rally Championship season | ![]() |
2014 Todds Leap Ulster Rally | Race | Lost control, left the road and crashed | |
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000000001956-11-28-0000November 28, 1956 | Sports car | Bugatti Type 51 | ![]() |
The Argus Trophy | Race | Crash | ||
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000000001973-10-06-0000October 6, 1973 | Formula 1 | Tyrrell 006-Ford Cosworth DFV | 1973 Formula One season | ![]() |
1973 United States Grand Prix | Qualifying | Crash | |
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000000002001-10-12-0000October 12, 2001 | Rally car | Maruti Gypsy | ![]() |
3rd Maruti Raid de Himalaya | Race | Fell into a gorge | ||
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000000001975-04-29-0000April 29, 1975 | Touring car | Polski Fiat 125p | Rajdowe Samochodowe Mistrzostwa Polski | ![]() |
VIII. Rajd Kormoran | Race | Crashed into a tree | |
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000000001920-11-25-0000November 25, 1920 | Open wheel | Frontenac | American Automobile Association National Championship | ![]() |
Beverly Hills 200-Mile Race | Race | Crash | |
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000000001960-02-27-0000February 27, 1960 | Sports car | Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa | ![]() |
Gran Premio de Cuba | Practice | Crash | ||
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000000001908-07-07-0000July 7, 1908 | Sports car | Panhard et Levassor | ![]() |
Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France | Race | Equipment failure | ||
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000000001968-04-07-0000April 7, 1968 | Open wheel | Lotus 48 Cosworth-FVA | 1968 European Formula Two season | ![]() |
II Deutschland Trophae | Slipped on wet track, lost control and careened into trees | Crash | |
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000000002016-08-07-0000Aug 7, 2016 | Midget/USAC/NASCAR/World Of Outlaws/All Stars/Silver Crown/ Indy Car | USAC Champ X's 4 | USAC | ![]() |
Belleville Midget Nationals | Race | Crash | |
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000000002002-03-01-0000March 1, 2002 | Sports car | Lola B2K/40 | Grand American | ![]() |
Nextel 250 | Practice | Crash | |
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000000002014-09-19-0000September 19, 2014 | Touring car | TC2000 Colombia Championship | ![]() |
Testing | Crashed into a wall and went into a lagoon | |||
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000000001971-04-12-0000April 12, 1971 | Open wheel | March 712M | ![]() |
Testing | Crash | |||
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000000001953-06-14-0000June 14, 1953 | Sports car | Ferrari 340 MM Spyder Vignale | 1953 World Sportscar Championship season | ![]() |
1953 24 Hours of Le Mans | Race | Lost control after passing a slower car | |
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000000001998-08-28-0000August 28, 1998 | Stock car | Ford Thunderbird | ARCA Racing Series | ![]() |
ARCA Georgia Power 200 | Race | Crash | |
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000000001958-08-03-0000August 3, 1958 | Open wheel | Ferrari Dino 246 | 1958 Formula One season | ![]() |
German GP | Race | Crash | |
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000000001995-08-05-0000August 5, 1995 | Sports car | Pilbeam MP72-Judd CV 3.5 | British Hill Climb Championship | ![]() |
Craigantlet Hillclimb | Practice | Equipment failure | |
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000000001987-07-19-0000July 19, 1987 | Stock car | NASCAR Modified | ![]() |
Winston 75 | Race | Equipment failure | ||
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000000002008-07-25-0000July 25, 2008 | Touring car | Holden VZ Commodore | 2008 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | ![]() |
Clipsal 500 (support race) | Race | Crash | |
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000000001970-06-21-0000June 21, 1970 | Open wheel | De Tomaso 505/38 | 1970 Formula One season | ![]() |
1970 Dutch Grand Prix | Race | Crash | |
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000000001934-10-03-0000October 3, 1934 | Car class | Bugatti | ![]() |
Il Grande Premio de Cidade do Rio de Janeiro | Race | Crash | ||
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000000001986-05-02-0000May 2, 1986 | Rally | Lancia Delta S4 | 1986 World Rally Championship season | ![]() |
Tour de Corse | Rally | Crash | |
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000000001933-09-10-0000September 10, 1933 | Open wheel | Bugatti T54 | ![]() |
Monza Grand Prix | Race | Crash |
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Name | Date of accident | Discipline | Car | Championship | Circuit | Event | Session | Cause | Source |
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000000001931-09-06-0000September 6, 1931 | Stock car | Gardner (automobile) | ![]() |
Gran Premio de Arrecifes | Race | Flipped after hitting a spectator | ||
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000000001933-10-08-0000October 8, 1933 | 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 | |
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000000001986-05-04-0000May 4, 1986 | Truck | Iveco 190/38 | FIA European Truck Racing Championship | ![]() |
Truck Super Prix | Race | Truck rolled and he was crushed inside | |
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000000001954-05-02-0000May 2, 1954 | Sports car | Maserati A6GCS | 1954 World Sportscar Championship | ![]() |
Mille Miglia | Race | Car driven by Ferdinando Mancini, crashed into signpoint, killing Dal Cin | |
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000000002006-03-26-0000March 26, 2006 | Open wheel | Dallara/Honda | 2006 IndyCar Series season | ![]() |
2006 Toyota Indy 300 | Practice | Crashed into the disabled car of Ed Carpenter at 176 mph | |
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000000001966-06-11-0000June 11, 1966 | Midget | ![]() |
Warm-up | Crashed into a wall | ||||
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000000001965-02-20-0000February 20, 1965 | Open wheel | Brabham/Climax | 1965 Tasman Series | ![]() |
International 100 | Practice | Heart attack | |
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000000001957-05-12-0000May 12, 1957 | Sports car | Ferrari 335 S | 1957 World Sportscar Championship | ![]() |
Mille Miglia | Race | de Portago’s front tyre 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 – lost their lives | |
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000000001980-08-01-0000August 1, 1980 | Open wheel | Alfa Romeo 179 | 1980 Formula One season | ![]() |
1980 German Grand Prix | Testing | Suspension failure caused the car to crash into the wall with fatal head injuries | |
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000000001958-05-11-0000May 11, 1958 | Grand touring car | Ferrari 250 GT LWB | 1958 World Sportscar Championship | ![]() |
1958 Targa Florio | Pre-race accident | His car was in a collision with a sand-laden lorry. He died shortly after in hospital | |
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000000001969-07-26-0000July 26, 1969 | Touring car | Mazda R100 | European Touring Car Championship | ![]() |
Spa 24 Hours | Race | Crash | |
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000000001978-08-08-0000August 8, 1978 | Modified | Len Boehler 3 | NASCAR Modified Series | ![]() |
Thompson 150 | Practice | Crashed into a sand barrier when the throttle stuck | |
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000000002013-05-05-0000May 5, 2013 | 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 | |
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000000001975-08-19-0000August 19, 1975 | Open wheel | March 751 | 1975 Formula One season | ![]() |
1975 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 | |
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000000001989-06-10-0000June 10, 1989 | Stock car | Chevrolet Cavalier | NASCAR Modified | ![]() |
30-lap NASCAR Modified race | Race | Crash - jumped wheels with another car - hit wall driver's side first | |
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000000001968-06-09-0000June 9, 1968 | Open wheel | Gerhardt/Ford | 1968 USAC Champ Car season | ![]() |
Rex Mays 150 | Race | Crashed into the car of Bay Darnell, caught fire and was hit by another car | |
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000000001932-09-24-0000September 24, 1932 | Endurance | Bentley Speed Six | BRDC | ![]() |
BRDC 500 Miles | Race | Car cartwheeled, hit a tree and he was ejected | |
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000000001985-06-02-0000June 2, 1985 | Touring car | ![]() |
Race | Lost control and rolled several times |
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Name | Date of accident | Discipline | Car | Championship | Circuit | Event | Session | Cause | Source |
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000000001948-09-12-0000September 12, 1948 | Stock car | ![]() |
Race | Car bumped from behind and flipped | ||||
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000000001952-06-18-0000June 18, 1952 | Formula 1 | English Racing Automobiles | Formula 1 | ![]() |
Private test | Lost control, went off the track and rolled several times | ||
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000000002001-02-18-0000February 18, 2001 | Stock car | Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | ![]() |
2001 Daytona 500 | Race | Suffered a basilar skull fracture in crash | |
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000000001978-01-15-0000January 15, 1978 | Stock car | 1968 Camaro | 1978 Grand American Sportsman Series | ![]() |
1978 Stock Car Products 300 | Practice | Crash | |
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000000001998-10-10-0000October 10, 1998 | Touring car | BMW M3 | VLN | ![]() |
22. DMV-250-Meilen-Rennen, Veranstaltergemeinschaft Langstreckenpokal Nürburgring (Veedol-Cup), 9th round | Race | Heart attack | |
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000000001959-08-30-0000August 30, 1959 | Open wheel | Travelon Trailer Special | 1959 USAC Championship Car season | ![]() |
Milwaukee 200 | Race | Fuel cell ruptured in crash and he burned to death | |
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000000002007-08-19-0000August 19, 2007 | Touring car | BMW M3 | National Auto Sport Association | ![]() |
Unknown | Race | Spun in oil and crashed into a parked car | |
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000000001997-05-03-0000May 3, 1997 | Sportscar | WR LM97 | Non-championship | ![]() |
1997 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 | |
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000000002003-09-06-0000September 6, 2003 | Touring car | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Catalan Rallying Championship | ![]() |
XXXII Criterium del Berguedà | Race | Crashed into a tree | |
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000000001985-10-24-0000October 24, 1985 | Stock car | Chevrolet Cavalier | NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series | ![]() |
Winn-Dixie 500 modified feature | Practice | Crash | |
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000000001950-07-24-0000July 24, 1950 | Stock car | Buick | ![]() |
Qualifying | Rolled and caught on fire |
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Name | Date of accident | Discipline | Car | Championship | Circuit | Event | Session | Cause | Source |
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000000001986-02-21-0000February 21, 1986 | Formula 3 | Ralt R30 | Formula 3 | ![]() |
Testing | Left the road because of icy conditions, hit the barriers and rolled | ||
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000000001964-11-15-0000November 15, 1964 | Touring 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 | |
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000000001986-08-03-0000August 3, 1986 | Touring car | Lada VFTS | European Rally Championship | ![]() |
XVI Rally Vida | Rally | Lost control and hit a tree | |
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000000001947-09-12-0000September 12, 1947 | Midget car | ![]() |
Race | Overturned and spun into a rail | ||||
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000000001952-05-31-0000May 31, 1952 | Sportscar | Lancia Aurelia B20 | Non-championship | ![]() |
1952 Monaco Grand Prix | Practice | Crashed into stone balustrade and thrown out of car | |
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000000002008-05-04-0000May 4, 2008 | Sports car | Lola T99/50 | Czech Hillclimb Championship | ![]() |
XXVII Zámecký vrch Mann Filter - Náměšť nad Oslavou | Hill climb | Went off the road, hit a small hill and crashed into a tree | |
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000000002011-11-13-0000November 13, 2011 | Touring car | Ford Falcon | Turismo Carretera | ![]() |
Race | Crashed into tire wall and hit by another car on driver's side door | ||
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000000001956-04-22-0000April 22, 1956 | Stock car | Ford | USAC Late Model Championship | ![]() |
Qualifier | Hit rut, flipped, was partially ejected when the car rolled on him | ||
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000000002013-06-01-0000June 1, 2013 | Touring car | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Central Europe Rally Cup Championship | ![]() |
1. Rallye Teplice 2013 | Race | Left the road, rolled and hit a tree | |
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000000002001-01-13-0000January 13, 2001 | Touring car | BMW M3 | SCCA | ![]() |
Unknown | Qualifying | Crashed into wall at turn 4 | |
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000000001987-11-08-0000November 8, 1987 | Sports car | Nissan 300ZX Turbo | Trans-Am Championship | ![]() |
Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | Race | Accident | |
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000000002014-04-11-0000April 11, 2014 | Touring car | Lotus Elan | ![]() |
Hockenheim Historic – Das Jim Clark Revival | Qualifying | Went out of control and flipped | ||
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000000001967-01-20-0000January 20, 1967 | 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 | |
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000000001954-01-25-0000January 25, 1954 | Sports car | Aston Martin DB3 | 1954 World Sportscar Championship season | ![]() |
1000 km Buenos Aires | Race | Crashed and rolled his car, landing upside in flames. Later died from his injuries | |
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000000002003-07-12-0000July 12, 2003 | Rally car | Subaru WRX | SCCA ProRally Championship | ![]() |
Oregon Trail Rally | Race | Crashed into a tree | |
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000000001993-09-19-0000September 19, 1993 | Rally car | Subaru Legacy | 1993 World Rally Championship season | ![]() |
Rally Australia | Race | Crashed into pine plantation | |
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000000001964-07-25-0000July 25, 1964 | Touring car | Lancia Flavia | Non-championship | ![]() |
24 Hours of Spa | Race | Went off the road and rolled | |
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000000001950-07-29-0000July 29, 1950 | Freikaiserwagen | ![]() |
1950 Blandford Hillclimb | Practice | Crashed off of road | |||
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000000001969-02-12-0000February 12, 1969 | Sports car | Toyota 7 | ![]() |
Testing | Car went off road and crashed into sign | |||
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000000001991-12-28-0000December 28, 1991 | 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 |
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Name | Date of accident | Discipline | Car | Championship | Circuit | Event | Session | Cause | Source |
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000000001962-08-19-0000August 19, 1962 | Stock car | Unknown | Lake Region Racing Association Championship | ![]() |
Unknown | Race | His car flipped and his seat belt was ripped away from its moorings | |
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000000001984-05-09-0000May 9, 1984 | Stock car | Ford Falcon (Argentina) SP221 | Campeonato Argentino de 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 | |
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000000002000-09-01-0000September 1, 2000 | Touring car | Honda Civic | Non-championship | ![]() |
37° Corsa dell'Etna | Hillclimb | Crashed into a wall to avoid another car and died 34 days later | |
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000000002001-05-20-0000May 20, 2001 | Sports car | Chevrolet Corvette | Trans-Am Series | ![]() |
Trans-Am Series 125 | Race | Spun out, stalled and hit by another car | |
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000000001990-05-16-0000May 16, 1990 | 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 | |
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000000001975-08-08-0000August 8, 1975 | 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 | |
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000000001916-12-03-0000December 3, 1916 | Open wheel | Premier | ![]() |
Universal Trophy | Race | Crashed into grandstand | ||
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000000001991-05-26-0000May 26, 1991 | Touring car | Citroën 2CV | Citroën 2CV National Championship | ![]() |
Race | Seat collapsed after the car went off the road | ||
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000000002002-06-01-0000June 1, 2002 | Dragster | Chevrolet Camaro | Jet funny car | ![]() |
Race | Hit two walls, flipped and caught fire | ||
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000000001946-10-03-0000October 3, 1946 | Midget | Ford | ![]() |
Race | Crash | |||
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000000001953-03-15-0000March 15, 1953 | Sprint car | WCRA Sprint Cars | ![]() |
Race | Hit car of George Amick, hit wall and flipped | |||
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000000001986-06-01-0000June 1, 1986 | Sports car | Porsche 962C | 1986 World Sportscar Championship season | ![]() |
1986 24 Hours of Le Mans | Race | Crashed into the concrete barrier on Mulsanne Straight, somersaulted, hit a phone pole and caught fire | |
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000000002001-06-30-0000June 30, 2001 | Stock car | ![]() |
Race | Heart attack | ||||
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000000001934-07-22-0000July 22, 1934 | Open wheel | Bugatti T51 | 1934 Grand Prix season | ![]() |
1934 Grand Prix de Dieppe | Race | Crashed into a tree | |
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000000001991-05-04-0000May 4, 1991 | Stock car | Oldsmobile | ARCA RE/MAX Series | ![]() |
Poulan Pro 500-K | Race | Flipped several times and was hit by another car | |
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000000001971-01-10-0000January 10, 1971 | Sports car | Ferrari 312PB | 1971 World Sportscar Championship season | ![]() |
1971 1000 Kilómetros de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires | Race | Crashed into the stopped car of Jean-Pierre Beltoise, somersaulted and caught fire | |
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000000002002-07-14-0000July 14, 2002 | Open wheel | Arrows Footwork FA17 - Ford | Euroboss | ![]() |
Race | Hit curb, somersaulted and was destroyed | ||
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000000001968-08-30-0000August 30, 1968 | Sportscar | Fiat-Abarth 1000SP | Non-championship | ![]() |
ADAC 500km-Rennen | Practice | Left the road while overtaking another car and was thrown out | |
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000000001957-03-23-0000March 23, 1957 | Sports car | Arnolt-Bristol Bolide | 1957 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 | |
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000000001957-05-12-0000May 12, 1957 | Sports car | Triumph TR3 | 1957 World Sportscar Championship | ![]() |
Mille Miglia | Race | He crashed his car near Florence and died of his injuries in a hospital | |
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000000001978-11-29-0000November 29, 1978 | Stock car | AMC Gremlin | ![]() |
Schmidt's 200 | Race | Hit by another car roof first | ||
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000000001952-05-10-0000May 10, 1952 | Sports car | ![]() |
3.Dessauer Wagen- und Motorradrennen | Practice | Engine failure resulting in crash and got thrown out |
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Name | Date of accident | Discipline | Car | Championship | Circuit | Event | Session | Cause | Source |
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000000001990-10-20-0000October 20, 1990 | Stock car | Unknown | Unknown | ![]() |
150-lap Enduro race | Race | Skidded in a turn, was hit by another car and overturned | |
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000000001961-06-30-0000June 30, 1961 | Stock car | 1955 Chevrolet | 1961 NASCAR Championship | ![]() |
1961 Daytona 500 | Practice | Crashed into wall and rolled | |
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000000001948-06-21-0000June 21, 1948 | Midget | Kurtis-Offenhauser | ![]() |
Race | Crashed into a wall and flipped | |||
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000000001950-05-05-0000May 5, 1950 | Touring car | Lincoln | Non-championship | ![]() |
1950 Carrera Panamericana | Race | Rolled while trying to pass another car and was launched through the window | |
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000000001986-04-07-0000April 7, 1986 | Touring car | Mercedes 190E | Japanese Touring Car Championship | ![]() |
Test | Crashed into a barrier and burst into flames | ||
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000000002013-10-27-0000October 27, 2013 | Touring car | Datsun 260Z | Victorian State Circuit Racing Championship | ![]() |
Unknown | Race | Crashed into a stalled Lamborghini Gallardo | |
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000000001934-08-26-0000August 26, 1934 | Open wheel | Maserati 8CM | Championship | ![]() |
1934 Swiss Grand Prix | Race | Left wheel broke, overcorrected the turn, hit a tree, slid and hit another tree | |
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000000002008-04-06-0000April 6, 2008 | Midget | NorthEastern Midget Championship | ![]() |
Icebreaker 2008 | Race | Throttle stuck, tangled with another car and hit a loose banner billboard | ||
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000000001995-03-05-0000March 5, 1995 | Touring car | Ford Mondeo | Championship | ![]() |
1995 Australian Super Touring Championship | Race | Crashed into a wall, went into the track and got hit by the car of Mark Adderton | |
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000000001966-04-02-0000April 2, 1966 | Sportscar | Ford GT Mk II A | 1966 World Sportscar Championship season | ![]() |
24 Heures de Mans - Essais Prelimiaires | Test | Crashed into a barrier that was placed in an escape road | |
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000000001971-09-12-0000September 12, 1971 | Dragster | Chevrolet Vega | AHRA Top Fuel | ![]() |
Race | Crashed into a light pole after the chutes couldn't open | ||
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000000001938-05-15-0000May 15, 1938 | Open wheel | Maserati 4CM | ![]() |
XII Gran Premio de Tripoli | Race | Overturned after the car of Giuseppe Farina clipped his left wheel | ||
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000000001972-02-17-0000February 17, 1972 | Stock car | Chevrolet | 1972 NASCAR Grand National Series | ![]() |
1972 Daytona 500 | Race | Spun in a pile-up and was hit head-on by another car | |
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000000001969-01-26-0000January 26, 1969 | ![]() |
100 km of Fuji | Race | |||||
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000000001969-05-26-0000May 26, 1969 | Sportscar | Lola T70 Mk3B | British Sportscar Championship | ![]() |
Tourist Trophy | Race | Lost control, went up an embankment, hit a tree and caught fire | |
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000000001972-04-14-0000April 14, 1972 | Open wheel | Leda-Tui AM29 | 1972 European Formula 2 Championship | ![]() |
VI Deutschland Trophäe, Jim Clark Gedächtnisrennen | Practice | Hit by another car and pushed into a guardrail, where he caught on fire | |
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000000001955-04-29-0000April 29, 1955 | Sports car | HWM-Jaguar | 1956 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 | |
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000000001991-10-05-0000October 5, 1991 | 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 | ||
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000000001948-05-16-0000May 16, 1948 | Open wheel | Kurtis 200 Novi | American Automobile Association National Championship | ![]() |
International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Practice | Went into the grass, overcorrected and hit the wall at a 45-degree angle | |
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000000001956-07-29-0000July 29, 1956 | Sports car | Monopole-Panhard X86 | Non-championship race | ![]() |
24 Heures du Mans | Race | Héry over - turned his car at Maison Blanche and succumbed to his injuries on the way to hospital | |
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000000001982-07-31-0000July 31, 1982 | Open wheel | March-Cosworth | 1982 Championship Auto Racing Teams | ![]() |
Tony Bettenhausen 200 | Practice | Crash | |
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000000001925-08-09-0000August 9, 1925 | Open wheel | 350cc AJS | ![]() |
1925 Belgian Grand Prix | Race | Crash | ||
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000000001948-10-10-0000October 10, 1948 | Open wheel | Horn-Offenhauser | American Automobile Association National Championship | ![]() |
Duquoin 100 Mile Race | Race | Equipment failure | |
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000000001964-08-22-0000August 22, 1964 | Open wheel | Kuzma-Offenhauser | United States Auto Club | ![]() |
Tony Bettenhausen Memorial 100 | Race | Crash | |
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000000001980-04-13-0000April 13, 1980 | Open wheel | Maurer MM80 | 1980 European Formula Two season | ![]() |
Jim Clark Rennen | Race | Debris | |
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000000001955-07-10-0000July 10, 1955 | Open wheel | Offenhauser | American Automobile Association Sprint Car Championship | ![]() |
Race | Crash | ||
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000000001960-03-26-0000March 26, 1960 | GT | Lotus Elite | FIA GT Cup | ![]() |
1960 Tenth Annual Sebring 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. | |
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000000001992-10-04-0000October 4, 1992 | Touring car | BMW M3 | Australian Touring Cars | ![]() |
Tooheys 1000 | Race | Heart attack | |
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000000001988-10-09-0000October 9, 1988 | Touring car | Renault 5 | Swiss Rally Championship | ![]() |
Rallye de Court | Race | Crashed into a tree |
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000000001948-07-08-0000July 8, 1948 | Roadster | ![]() |
Race | Rolled after locking wheels with another car | ||||
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000000001934-08-05-0000August 5, 1934 | 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 | |||
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000000001958-03-16-0000March 16, 1958 | Sports car | Jaguar C-Type | ![]() |
Test | Hit a stone and rolled after trying to pass a truck | |||
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000000001973-10-21-0000October 21, 1973 | 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. | |
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000000001923-03-30-0000March 30, 1923 | Stock car | ![]() |
Test | Crash | ||||
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000000001948-07-02-0000July 2, 1948 | Midget | American Racing Drivers Club Midget Championship | ![]() |
Consolation race | Race | Spun trying to avoid a crash, hit a car and flipped | ||
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000000001997-09-20-0000September 20, 1997 | Touring car | Fiat Cinquecento Sporting | Campionato Italiano Rally 2 Litri | ![]() |
Rally San Martino di Castrozza | 1997, seventh special stage, Valnevera | Slid off the road, fell down a ravine and crashed against a tree | |
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000000001958-08-24-0000August 24, 1958 | Sports car | Ferrari | ![]() |
Holland Hill Climb | Practice | Lost control, hit concrete posts, car flipped and driver was thrown out | ||
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000000001974-06-21-0000June 21, 1974 | Sprint car | ![]() |
Copper Cup | Race | Crashed into walls and fuel tank ruptured | |||
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000000001940-08-14-0000August 14, 1940 | Midget car | United Midget Racing Association | ![]() |
Race | Crash | |||
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000000001946-01-28-0000January 28, 1946 | Roadster | ![]() |
Race | Rolled the car | ||||
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000000001935-09-08-0000September 8, 1935 | Gilmore Red Lion/Garnant Special | ![]() |
Feature race | Race | Locked wheels with another car and somersaulted several times | |||
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000000001911-08-21-0000August 21, 1911 | Touring car | Staver-Chicago | AAA National Championship | ![]() |
Elgin National Trophy | Practice | Tire deflated, car veered into a ditch, rear wheel collapsed and the car rolled, crushing him | |
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000000001972-04-23-0000April 23, 1972 | Open wheel | ![]() |
3rd BP Kart Prix | Race | Crash | |||
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000000002000-07-07-0000July 7, 2000 | Stock car | Chevrolet Monte Carlo | Winston Cup Series | ![]() |
thatlook.com 300 | Practice | Stuck throttle caused him to crash into the wall | |
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000000001992-06-11-0000June 11, 1992 | Sprint car | ![]() |
Race | Slid into a wall | ||||
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000000001977-08-13-0000August 13, 1977 | Stock car | Chevrolet Nova | NASCAR Late Model Sportsman | ![]() |
1977 late model sportsman race | Post race | Heat exhaustion | |
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000000001982-03-06-0000March 6, 1982 | Open wheel | Formula Three | ![]() |
Practice | Hit while walking away from crash | |||
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000000001997-09-14-0000September 14, 1997 | Touring car | Datsun 510 | Sports Car Club of America Pacific Coast Championship | ![]() |
GT-4 race | Race | Struck by debris from another car | |
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000000001968-10-05-0000October 5, 1968 | Dragster | Chevrolet | National Hot Rod Association | ![]() |
Race | Car overturned and he was ejected |
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000000001916-11-18-0000November 18, 1916 | Open wheel | Marmon | American Automobile Association National Championship | ![]() |
1916 American Grand Prize | Race | Went off the track, hit several palm trees and a lemonade stand | |
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000000001983-02-17-0000February 17, 1983 | Stock car | Chevrolet | Winston Cup Series | ![]() |
UNO twin 125 qualifiers | Qualifying | Lost control, flipped and the roll cage failed; Jacobi died almost four years after the crash | |
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000000002002-05-31-0000May 31, 2002 | Rally car | Peugeot 206 XS Sport | 2002 World Rally Championship season | ![]() |
French Rally Championship | Race | Crashed heavily after losing control of the car | |
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000000001981-07-09-0000July 9, 1981 | Touring car | Renault 5 Turbo Alpine | International Motor Sports Association | ![]() |
Testing | Crashed into a sandbank | ||
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000000001974-08-02-0000August 2, 1974 | Touring car | Mini (Mark I) | 1974 World Rally Championship season | ![]() |
1000 Lakes Rally | Race | Crashed head on into a railing bridge | |
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000000001990-04-22-0000April 22, 1990 | Stock car | Pontiac Sunbird | NASCAR Modified | ![]() |
Coors Spring Sizzler 200 | Race | Crashed into turn one wall | |
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000000001987-03-22-0000March 22, 1987 | Stock car | Chevrolet Cavalier | NASCAR Modified | ![]() |
Miller 200 | Race | Stuck throttle caused the car to hit inner curb, spin, hit another car, and slam into wall | |
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000000001935-09-15-0000September 15, 1935 | Midget | ![]() |
Race | Car locked wheels with another car, flipped and crushed him | ||||
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000000001934-05-07-0000May 7, 1934 | Sports car | Alfa Romeo 8C | ![]() |
Testing | Went out of control and flipped | |||
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000000001930-07-27-0000July 27, 1930 | Open wheel | Frontenac-Ford | ![]() |
Race | Spindle broke on the right front axle and car went through a fence into the woods | |||
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000000001925-06-20-0000June 20, 1925 | Excelsior | ![]() |
III Eifelrundfahrt | Race | Left road, hit tree and was hit by another driver | |||
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000000001940-08-26-0000August 26, 1940 | Studebaker | ![]() |
Practice | Went out of control, hit a guardrail and flipped four times | ||||
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000000001996-08-31-0000August 31, 1996 | Drag racing | NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series | ![]() |
Mac Tools US Nationals | Qualifying | Connecting rod broke, cut a tire, sent the car into the left guardrail and came back to hit the right retaining wall | ||
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000000002014-03-23-0000March 23, 2014 | Mini stock car | ![]() |
Time trial | Crash | ||||
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000000001990-02-11-0000February 11, 1990 | Stock car | Pontiac | ARCA Series | ![]() |
Daytona ARCA 200 | Race | Crashed and was hit by five other cars | |
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000000001959-07-19-0000July 19, 1959 | Open wheel | Kurtis - Offenhauser | USAC national championship | ![]() |
Indianapolis Sweepstakes | Race | Hit by the car of Joe Barzda and flipped | |
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000000001973-07-21-0000July 21, 1973 | Touring car | BMW 3.0 CSL | European Touring Car Championship | ![]() |
24 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps | Race | Crashed into guardrail and was hit by the car of Roger Dubos: both drivers died in the crash |
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Name | Date of accident | Discipline | Car | Championship | Circuit | Event | Session | Cause | Source |
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000000001966-07-08-0000July 8, 1966 | Stock car | Unknown | Unknown | ![]() |
Unknown | Race | Hit by another car while getting out of his burning car | |
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000000001994-05-24-0000May 24, 1994 | Touring car | Ferrari F40 | Unknown | ![]() |
Northern Territory Cannonball Run | Race | Lost control, hit two officials at a checkpoint, went onto the gravel and hit a parked Jeep | |
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000000002008-06-21-0000June 21, 2008 | Drag racing | Toyota Solara funny car | NHRA Funny Car | ![]() |
2008 NHRA Lucas Oil Supernationals qualifying | Race | Engine exploded, damaged parachutes and crashed at the end of the sand trap | |
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000000001983-04-30-0000April 30, 1983 | Stock car | Buick Regal | ARCA Racing Series | ![]() |
1983 Permatex 500 | Race | Lost control and crashed into the infield guardrail | |
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000000001974-06-02-0000June 2, 1974 | Sports car | Chevron B26 - BMW | Fuji Grand Champion Series | ![]() |
Fuji Grand Champion Series, 2nd round, 2nd race | Race | Crashed into the two leaders of the race and caught fire | |
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000000001929-06-15-0000June 15, 1929 | Open wheel | Miller "Simplex Piston Ring" | ![]() |
Altoona 200-Mile Race | Race | Crashed into a loose piece of guardrail, rolled several times and caught fire at the bottom of the track | ||
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000000001961-11-19-0000November 19, 1961 | Open wheel | Philipps - Offenhauser "Konstant Hot" | ![]() |
Race | Right wheel got caught in a rut, car spun, rolled broadside several times and landed upside down on a chain link fence | |||
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000000001988-06-24-0000June 24, 1988 | Open wheel | Dallara 388 | German Formula Three Championship | ![]() |
200 Meilen von Nurnberg | Practice | Brakes failed, hit a guardrail, was thrown into the air and landed upside down | |
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000000001954-06-30-0000June 30, 1954 | Midget | ![]() |
American Automobile Association Midget Championship | Race | A broken radius rod caused the car to crash into a wall and he was thrown out of the car: he was then run over by the car of Jack Turner | |||
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000000002007-09-02-0000September 2, 2007 | Sprint car | ![]() |
Race | Flipped several times and was hit by another car | ||||
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000000001965-10-17-0000October 17, 1965 | Stock car | Plymouth | Grand National Series | ![]() |
1965 National 400 | Race | Crashed into the wall while trying to avoid an accident | |
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000000001980-02-14-0000February 14, 1980 | Stock car | Oldsmobile | 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | ![]() |
1980 Daytona 500 | Qualifying | Car's hood flew up, car lost control, crashed into the outside wall, was hit by the car of Blackie Wangerin and spun into the inside retaining wall | |
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000000001974-10-06-0000October 6, 1974 | Open wheel | Surtees TS16/3 - Ford | Formula 1 | ![]() |
1974 United States Grand Prix | Race | Deflated right tire caused the car to crash head-on into crash mesh: the car went straight under the guardrail and he was decapitated | |
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000000002003-09-27-0000September 27, 2003 | Touring car | Toyota Yaris | European Rally Championship | ![]() |
ELPA Rally | Race | Crashed into phone pole and electrical transformer fell on car | |
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000000001912-09-22-0000September 22, 1912 | Open wheel | Opel | Unknown | ![]() |
First Russian Automobile Club Moscow 100 km | Race | Explosion | |
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000000002014-07-05-0000July 5, 2014 | Touring car | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | Unknown | ![]() |
21. Nationalen ADAC-Grabfeldrallye 2014 | Race | Went off the road and into a ditch | |
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000000002000-05-06-0000May 6, 2000 | Rally car | Toyota Celica All-Trac | Sports Car Club of America Div ProRally Championship | ![]() |
Sawmill Club Rally | Rally stage | Crash | |
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000000002003-09-20-0000September 20, 2003 | Touring car | Renault Clio | Non-championship | ![]() |
Rallye Světlá | Race | Crashed into a tree | |
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000000001996-07-14-0000July 14, 1996 | Open wheel | Reynard 96l - Toyota | 1996 IndyCar season | ![]() |
1996 Molson Indy Toronto | Race | Crash | |
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000000002006-08-09-0000August 9, 2006 | Sprint car | ![]() |
Knoxville Nationals | Race | Crash | |||
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000000001971-07-24-0000July 24, 1971 | Touring car | Polski Fiat 125p | Non-championship | ![]() |
2. Rajd Festiwalowy | Race | Left the road and crashed |
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000000001951-04-01-0000April 1, 1951 | Touring car | Alfa Romeo 1900 | ![]() |
XI Giro Automobilistico de Sicilia | Race | Gearbox trouble caused the car to hit the wall of a house and bring it down | ||
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000000001981-10-02-0000October 2, 1981 | Sports car | Lola T298 | ![]() |
Val d'Anapo-Sortino - Trofeo Giovanni Oddo Hillclimb | Test | Hit another car, slid, destroyed a small wall, crashed through a gap between two guard rails and went up in flames | ||
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000000001988-09-19-0000September 19, 1988 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ![]() |
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
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000000001963-09-08-0000September 8, 1963 | Dragster | ![]() |
Race | Went off the track and rolled | ||||
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000000001964-11-15-0000November 15, 1964 | Sports car | Austin-Healey 3000 | American Road Racing Championship | ![]() |
American Road Race of Champions, D production sports car race | Race | Spun, hit by another car, went up an embankment and flipped twice | |
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000000001981-06-13-0000June 13, 1981 | Sports Car | Rondeau M379 C Ford Cosworth | 1981 World Sportscar Championship season | ![]() |
1981 24 Hours of Le Mans | Race | Suspension failure caused the car to slam into the right-hand barrier and come back into the other barrier: the car was completely destroyed | |
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000000001970-05-30-0000May 30, 1970 | Sports Car | Porsche 908 | 1970 World Sportscar Championship season | ![]() |
1970 1000km of Nürburgring | Qualifying | Car had a blow over, crashed heavily against the pavement and rolled again; the car then caught fire | |
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000000001938-09-24-0000September 24, 1938 | Sprint car | American Automobile Association Sprint Car Championship | ![]() |
Race | Crashed into a concrete wall | |||
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000000001940-09-29-0000September 29, 1940 | Stock car | ![]() |
Crash | |||||
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000000001913-10-31-0000October 31, 1913 | Talbot 25 hp 4.5-liter | ![]() |
Land speed record | Record attempt | Rear tire disintegrated, went up an embankment, rolled and he was thrown out | |||
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000000001961-06-01-0000June 1961 | Touring car | Ferrari 250GT | ![]() |
Course de Côté de La Faucille | Post race | Lost control and rolled | ||
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000000001939-08-13-0000August 13, 1939 | Open wheel | Maserati 6CM | ![]() |
XV Coppa Tito Acerbo | Race | Went off the road and rolled | ||
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000000001923-06-14-0000June 14, 1923 | Sports car | Fiat 804 | ![]() |
Course de Côte de La Faucille | Practice | Crashed into a curbstone, went off the road, hit an embankment and overturned | ||
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000000001976-06-01-0000June 1976 | Touring car | Alpine Renault A110 1800 | ![]() |
Ronde limousine | Race | Crashed into a tree after going off the road | ||
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000000002000-08-27-0000August 27, 2000 | Dragster | Chevrolet | 2000 National Hot Rod Association Division 1 | ![]() |
Race | Crossed the center line, slid down the guard wall and hit a telephone pole | ||
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000000001989-04-29-0000April 29, 1989 | Open wheel | ![]() |
Race | Crashed into another car, went airborne and hit the outside wall | ||||
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000000001979-04-21-0000April 21, 1979 | Rally car | Opel Kadett GT/E | Polish Rally Championship | ![]() |
IV Rajd Krakowski - Krokusy | Rally stage | Crashed when it left the road | |
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000000002002-01-30-0000January 30, 2002 | Sprint car | American Sprint Car Series | ![]() |
Fourth King of The 360 | Race | Crashed into outside wall, flipped and was hit by another car | ||
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000000001970-05-10-0000May 10, 1970 | Sports car | Porsche 907 | ![]() |
Säckingen-Eggberg Bergrennen Hillclimb | Race | Crashed into a tree | ||
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000000002008-06-16-0000June 16, 2008 | Pick-up truck | Zhengzhou | ![]() |
Trans-oriental Rally | Marathon Race | Tow cable snapped and hit him in the face when he was helping another car | ||
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000000002006-04-29-0000April 29, 2006 | Rally car | Trabant 1.1 | German Rally Series | ![]() |
40 AvD Sachsen-Rallye | Rally stage | Went off the road, flipped over in a ditch and crashed into a tree | |
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000000001966-06-11-0000June 11, 1966 | Sprint car | Dunseth Sprinter | USAC Sprint Division | ![]() |
Race | Crashed into another car, rolled and hit a fence | ||
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000000001973-07-21-0000July 21, 1973 | Touring car | Alfa Romeo GTAm | European Touring Car Championship | ![]() |
1973 Spa 24 Hours | Race | Lost control, hit the barrier head on and rolled several times | |
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000000001951-06-23-0000June 23, 1951 | Touring car | Ferrari 212 Export C | Non-championship | ![]() |
1951 24 Hours of Le Mans | Race | Left the track, jumped an embankment and crashed into a barbed wire barricade | |
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000000001967-11-19-0000November 19, 1967 | Touring car | Lotus 41 | Unknown | ![]() |
XIV Grande Prêmio de Macau | Race | Lost control, crashed into the Mandarin bend and caught on fire | |
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000000001959-03-20-0000March 20, 1959 | Sports car | Maserati 300S | 1959 World Sportscar Championship | ![]() |
12-Hour Florida International Grand Prix of Endurance for the Amoco Trophy | Practice | ||
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000000001962-09-10-0000September 10, 1962 | Infinity | ![]() |
Land speed record | Record attempt | Car exploded on the flats | |||
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000000001939-01-02-0000January 2, 1939 | Open wheel | MG P-type | ![]() |
1939 Australian Grand Prix | Race | Crash | ||
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000000002013-06-12-0000June 12, 2013 | Sprint car | Tri-State RaceSaver Series 410 Sprint Car Championship | ![]() |
Night of Wings 2013 | Qualifying | Front suspension failed, causing the car to hit a wall and flip several times | ||
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000000001936-07-19-0000July 19, 1936 | Open wheel | ERA R3B | ![]() |
Grand Prix de Deauville | Race | Crashed into the car of Giuseppe Farina, flipped and he was thrown out | ||
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000000001955-06-11-0000June 11, 1955 | Sports car | Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR | World Sports Car Championship | ![]() |
24 Hours of Le Mans | Race | Crash | |
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000000002008-06-21-0000June 21, 2008 | Touring car | Škoda Fabia 2000 | Czech Rally Championship | ![]() |
XIX Horácká Rally | Rally stage | Went off the road on a jump and hit a tree | |
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000000001958-10-19-0000October 19, 1958 | Open wheel | Vanwall VW57 | 1958 Formula One season | ![]() |
1958 Moroccan Grand Prix | Race | Crash | |
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000000001989-10-13-0000October 13, 1989 | Open wheel | Martini Mk.53-Volkswagen | Formula Atlantic | ![]() |
SCCA National Championship Runoffs | Race | Crash | |
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000000001959-04-19-0000April 19, 1959 | Open wheel | Kurtis-Offenhauser | United States Auto Club National Championship | ![]() |
Trenton 100-Mile Race | Race | Crash | |
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000000001985-04-13-0000April 13, 1985 | Stock car | Chevrolet Camaro | All Pro Super Series | ![]() |
Keene Brothers Trucking 125 | Race | Crash | |
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000000001964-10-11-0000October 11, 1964 | Sports car | Jaguar E-Type Lightweight | 1964 World Sportscar Championship season | ![]() |
1000 km de Paris | Race | Collided with the Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero of Franco Patria in the pit lane on lap 83 of the race | |
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000000002002-10-27-0000October 27, 2002 | Dragster | Chevrolet Cavalier | NHRA sports compact | ![]() |
Mazda NHRA Sport Compact World Finals | Race | Crash | |
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000000002004-05-29-0000May 29, 2004 | Touring car | Renault Clio | Renault Clio Cup | ![]() |
Renault Clio Cup, 9th Round | Race | Left the road and crashed into a tire wall | |
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000000001932-05-22-0000May 22, 1932 | Open wheel | Bugatti T54 | Non-championship | ![]() |
Internationales AVUS Rennen | Race | Car swerved, crossed the straight, cut through three trees and hit a railway wall | |
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000000001928-04-25-0000April 25, 1928 | Open wheel | Stutz Blackhawk Special | ![]() |
Record attempt | Equipment failure | |||
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000000002003-08-12-0000August 12, 2003 | Rally car | Subaru WRX | Sports Car Club of America ProRally Championship | ![]() |
Oregon Trail SCCA ProRally | Rally stage | Crash | |
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000000001962-08-19-0000August 19, 1962 | Open wheel | Lotus 22 | Italian Formula Junior Championship | ![]() |
XI Gran Premio Pergusa | Race | Crash | |
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000000001975-08-17-0000August 17, 1975 | Stock car | Dodge | 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | ![]() |
1975 Talladega 500 | Race | Crash | |
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000000001985-06-02-0000June 2, 1985 | Stock car | Ford Thunderbird | Automobile Racing Club of America | ![]() |
Race | Crash |
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Name | Date of accident | Discipline | Car | Championship | Circuit | Event | Session | Cause | Source |
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000000001971-11-19-0000November 19, 1971 | Open Wheel | Lotus 47 | Non-championship | ![]() |
Guia Race of Macau | Qualifying | Crashed into a street lamp after losing control | |
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000000001964-05-30-0000May 30, 1964 | Open Wheel | Thompson 63-Ford | 1964 USAC Championship Car season | ![]() |
1964 Indianapolis 500 | Race | Lost control of the car, hit the wall, exploded and was hit by the car of Eddie Sachs | |
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000000001957-07-14-0000July 14, 1957 | Sports Car | Lotus Eleven | Formula Two Non-Championship | ![]() |
Coupe Internationale de Vitesse | Race | Went off the road, rolled and he was thrown out | |
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000000001936-08-23-0000August 23, 1936 | Sports Car | Crager | American Automobile Association | ![]() |
25 mile feature event | Race | Two wheels went into the dirt, causing the car to flip and land on the safety bank | |
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000000001961-04-15-0000April 15, 1961 | Sports Car | Cooper T43 | Formula Two | ![]() |
1961 April Levin Meeting | Race | Two wheels went into the dirt, causing the car to flip and land on the safety bank | |
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000000001969-02-22-0000February 22, 1969 | Stock Car | Mercury Comet | NASCAR Sportsman Division | ![]() |
Sportsman 300 | Race | Crashed into a wall, sheared the front end of the car off and was hit head on by another car | |
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000000001993-05-30-0000May 30, 1993 | Open Wheel | 1993 Mexican Formula Three season | ![]() |
Fórmula Dos championship | Race | Rock launched from another car went into his visor, ran off the track, hit an embankment, went airborne and hit a commentating box | ||
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000000001958-01-26-0000January 26, 1958 | Sports Car | Maserati 300S | 1958 World Sportscar Championship | ![]() |
1958 1000 km Buenos Aires | Race | Car overturned following an accident | |
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000000001955-09-18-0000September 18, 1955 | Sports car | Elva-Climax Mk.1 | 1955 World Sportscar Championship | ![]() |
RAC Tourist Trophy | Race | lose control of his car and crash off the track | |
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000000001972-05-14-0000May 14, 1972 | Open Wheel | Eagle-Offenhauser | United States Auto Club National Championship | ![]() |
International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Practice | Lost control and crashed into the wall at 186 mph | |
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000000002013-06-30-0000June 30, 2013 | Sports Car | Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 | 2013 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Season | ![]() |
Blancpain Race Weekends au Circuit Paul Ricard | Race | Crashed into a wall near the pit lane | |
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000000001992-05-15-0000May 15, 1992 | Open Wheel | Lola T91/00-Cosworth | 1992 IndyCar season | ![]() |
Indianapolis 500 | Practice | Crashed into a wall backwards and hit his head on the cockpit | |
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000000001949-06-26-0000June 26, 1949 | Sports Car | Aston Martin DB2 | ![]() |
1949 24 Hours of Le Mans | Race | Lost control of the car, hit an embankment and flipped | ||
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000000001954-07-31-0000July 31, 1954 | Open Wheel | Maserati 250F | 1954 Formula One season | ![]() |
1954 German Grand Prix | Practice | Careened down a hill | |
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000000002011-04-30-0000April 30, 2011 | Rally car | Subaru Impreza WRX | Rally America | ![]() |
Olympus Rally | Rally Special Stage 6 | Went off the road and hit a tree | |
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000000001964-11-27-0000November 27, 1964 | Open Wheel | Lotus-Ford | USAC Championship | ![]() |
Testing | Suddenly turned into the wall and crashed head on | ||
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000000002002-10-09-0000October 9, 2002 | Stock Car | Chevrolet | ARCA Re/Max Series | ![]() |
EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 100 | Practice | Hit by the car of Deborah Renshaw on the driver's side | |
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000000001928-09-09-0000September 9, 1928 | Sports Car | Talbot 700 | ![]() |
Gran Premio d'Italia e d'Europa | Race | Touched the rear wheel of another car, swerved to the left, jumped over a fence and went into the crowd | ||
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000000001969-08-10-0000August 10, 1969 | Sports Car | Honda R1300 | ![]() |
12 Hours of Suzuka | Race | Crashed into a guardrail and burst into flames | ||
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000000001964-02-28-0000February 28, 1964 | Open Wheel | Cooper T70-Climax | 1964 Tasman Cup | ![]() |
South Pacific Trophy | Qualifying | Lost control of the car, landed crooked, launched into a group of trees and was thrown out | |
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000000001955-09-18-0000September 18, 1955 | Sports car | Cooper-Climax T39 | 1955 World Sportscar Championship | ![]() |
RAC Tourist Trophy | Race | hit a concrete pillar and the car immediately burst into a ball of flame. Mayers would have been killed instantly | |
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000000001949-11-06-0000November 6, 1949 | Open Wheel | Kurtis 2000 - Offenhauser | American Automobile Association National Championship | ![]() |
Del Mar 100-Mile Race | Race | Hit a rut, flipped, was thrown out and run over | |
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000000002003-08-09-0000August 9, 2003 | Touring Car | Volkswagen Golf | 2003 Australian GT Performance Car Championship | ![]() |
Australian GT Performance Championship, Sixth round | Practice | Crashed into a wall | |
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000000001991-08-11-0000August 11, 1991 | Stock Car | Pontiac | 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | ![]() |
1991 Budweiser at The Glen | Race | Lost brakes and a wheel, crashed into a tire barrier at full speed, flipped and landed upside down | |
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000000001955-11-06-0000November 6, 1955 | Open Wheel | Kurtis 4000-Offenhauser | American Automobile Association National Championship | ![]() |
Bobby Ball Memorial Race | Race | Axle broke and car flipped | |
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000000001970-06-02-0000June 2, 1970 | Sports Car | McLaren M8D-Chevrolet | ![]() |
Testing | The rear part of the bodywork failed, the car went onto the grass and crashed into a marshal's post | |||
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000000001966-03-26-0000March 26, 1966 | Sports Car | Ford GT40 | 1966 World Sportscar Championship season | ![]() |
12 Hours of Sebring | Race | Lost a wheel in a hairpin, rolled several times, crashed into a telephone pole and exploded | |
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000000002007-03-19-0000March 19, 2007 | Dragster | Ford Mustang | NHRA POWERade Series | ![]() |
Testing | Tire went flat and came apart, causing the car to shake violently, which in turn caused his helmet to hit the roll cage | ||
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000000001975-03-16-0000March 16, 1975 | Rocket Dragster | ![]() |
Gatornationals | Exhibition Run | Crashed into guardrail and was thrown from the car after the chute was deployed without having time to inflate | |||
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000000001933-05-18-0000May 18, 1933 | Sports Car | Mercedes-Benz SSKL | ![]() |
1933 Avusrennen | Practice | Car aquaplaned, crashed against a cement milestone, rolled and was thrown out | ||
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000000001959-06-07-0000June 7, 1959 | Sports Car | Auto Union RS1080 | 1959 World Sportscar Championship | ![]() |
ADAC 1000 Kilometer Rennen | Race | Meyrat was being lapped by Stirling Moss, when both their cars lightly touched, Meyrat lost control of his car and crashed heavily, with fatal consequences. | |
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000000001991-02-03-0000February 3, 1991 | USAC Silver Crown | ![]() |
Copper World Classic | Race | Locked wheels with another driver and hit the wall at a flat angle, shattering the right side | |||
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000000001966-08-17-0000August 17, 1966 | Sports Car | Ford GT J | International Championship for Makes | ![]() |
Testing | Car went out of control, spun into the infield and went over an embankment, where he was thrown out | ||
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000000001953-05-15-0000May 15, 1953 | Open Wheel | Kurtis FD-Novi | American Automobile Association National Championship | ![]() |
International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Practice | Car went into the dirt, Chet overcorrected and slammed into the wall | |
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000000001995-10-29-0000October 29, 1995 | Modified | ![]() |
Southern Modified Feature | Race | Crashed into a wall | |||
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000000001965-10-10-0000October 10, 1965 | Sports Car | Kansai Sports Car Club | ![]() |
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000000001969-08-30-0000August 30, 1969 | BMW-Dornier 269 | 1969 Formula Two | ![]() |
1969 Großer Preis von Deutschland | Practice | Front suspension failure caused a wheel to fall off, which caused a crash | ||
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000000002008-07-06-0000July 6, 2008 | Touring car | Renault Clio | Campionatului Naţional de Viteză în Coastă | ![]() |
Campionatului Naţional de Viteză în Coastă de la Reşiţa | Race | Crashed into a tree | |
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000000001934-08-15-0000August 15, 1934 | Open Wheel | Alfa Romeo Tipo B 2900 | Formula Libre | ![]() |
X Coppa Tito Acerbo | Race | Tried to overtake the car of Ernst Henne, lost control of the car, hit the parapet of a bridge, somersaulted and flung Guy out | |
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000000001999-10-31-0000October 31, 1999 | Open Wheel | Reynard 99-Mercedes | 1999 CART season | ![]() |
1999 Marlboro 500 | Race | Jumped loose coming off of turn 2, became inverted, and crashed top first into concrete barrier | |
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000000002012-05-19-0000May 19, 2012 | Mini Stock Car | Auburndale Kid's Club | ![]() |
Race | Crash | |||
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000000001992-11-22-0000November 22, 1992 | Stock Car | Chevrolet | Argentinean Turismo Carretera Championship | ![]() |
3a Vuelta de Lobos - Premio Policia de la Provincia de Buenos Aires | Race | Crash | |
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000000002013-06-30-0000June 30, 2013 | Rally car | Toyota Starlet | Dunlop National Rally Championship | ![]() |
Carrick-on-Suir Ravens Rock Stages Rally 2013 | Rally Stage | Crash | |
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000000001981-05-24-0000May 24, 1981 | Sports Car | Porsche 908/03-81 Turbo | 1981 World Sportscar Championship | ![]() |
1000 km von Nürburgring | Race | Crash | |
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000000001969-09-01-0000September 1, 1969 | Dragster | Chrysler | NHRA Top Fuel | ![]() |
NHRA U.S. Nationals | Race | Crash | |
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000000001990-03-23-0000March 23, 1990 | Mooncraft MC041B-Mugen | All-Japan Formula 3000 Championship | ![]() |
Testing | Crash | |||
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000000001956-04-14-0000April 14, 1956 | Sports car | Jaguar XK120 | SCCA | ![]() |
Racing school | Left the road and rolled onto roof | ||
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000000001924-09-15-0000September 15, 1924 | Open Wheel | Miller | American Automobile Association National Championship | ![]() |
Syracuse 150-Mile Race | Race | Crash | |
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000000001958-07-06-0000July 6, 1958 | Open Wheel | Ferrari Dino 246 | 1958 Formula One season | ![]() |
1958 French Grand Prix | Race | Tire Deflation | |
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000000001957-09-02-0000September 2, 1957 | Stock Car | Oldsmobile | NASCAR Grand National Series | ![]() |
1957 Southern 500 | Race | Crash |
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000000001973-05-26-0000May 26, 1973 | Stock Car | Chevrolet Corvette | ![]() |
Qualifying | Stuck throttle caused the car to crash into the wall | |||
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000000001966-05-03-0000May 3, 1966 | Touring Car | ![]() |
Gust of wind picked up the car and was thrown over the barriers | |||||
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000000001959-07-22-0000July 22, 1959 | Rally car | Triumph TR3A | European Rally Championship | ![]() |
Race | Went off the road, went down a ravine, hit a tree roof first and caught fire | ||
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000000002012-10-21-0000October 21, 2012 | Sports Car | Nissan Fairlady Z33 | Super Taikyu GT Championship | ![]() |
Super Taikyu Suzuka | Race | Crashed into a barrier on the first turn | |
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000000001973-11-23-0000November 23, 1973 | Sports Car | Chevron B23 | Grand Champion Series | ![]() |
Fuji Victory 200 Kilometers | Race | Spun out, crossed the track, was hit by other cars and the car exploded | |
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000000001930-05-25-0000May 25, 1930 | Sports Car | ![]() |
Hillclimb | Went off the road and somersaulted | ||||
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000000001970-08-13-0000August 13, 1970 | Dragster | ![]() |
Qualifying | Crashed into a ramp, flipped and hit a wall | ||||
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000000001969-05-17-0000May 17, 1969 | ![]() |
Harz-Bergpreis | Practice | Crashed | ||||
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000000001955-05-01-0000May 1, 1955 | Sprint car | Nyquist-Offenhauser | ![]() |
Race | Veered into the wall, swerved, hit the wall again, went partway through it, rolled several times and caught fire: he was thrown out of the car | |||
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000000001922-07-15-0000July 15, 1922 | Fiat 804 | ![]() |
XVI Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France | Race | Threw a rear wheel, hit a tree and rolled several times | |||
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000000001970-03-28-0000March 28, 1970 | Rally car | Peugeot 404 | International Championship for Manufacturers | ![]() |
18th East African Safari Rally | Race | Drowning | |
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000000001997-07-25-0000July 25, 1997 | Dragster | NHRA National Championship Drag Races | ![]() |
NHRA Autolite Nationals | Warm-Up | Throttle stuck | ||
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000000001959-02-06-0000February 6, 1959 | Midget | ![]() |
Race | Crashed into another car, rolled several times, belt broke and was thrown out | ||||
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000000001932-08-28-0000August 28, 1932 | ![]() |
Race | Crash | |||||
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000000001982-05-01-0000May 1982 | March 742 | ![]() |
Course de Côte de Cagnotte | Race | Skidded, went off the road and crashed | |||
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000000002004-08-08-0000August 8, 2004 | Touring Car | Mini Cooper S | John Cooper Challenge | ![]() |
Race | Crashed into another car and into a barrier | ||
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000000001959-10-10-0000October 10, 1959 | Stock Car | ![]() |
Post-Race | Ran into the rear tire of another car, went up an embankment, the shoulder straps broke and caused him to hit his helmet on the rollcage | ||||
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000000001978-09-15-0000September 15, 1978 | Touring Car | Trabant 601 | East Germany Touring Car Championship | ![]() |
DDR Tourenwagen Meisterschaft | Race | Crashed and somersaulted | |
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000000001953-10-24-0000October 24, 1953 | Sports Car | Allard-Chrysler | Sports Car Club of America National | ![]() |
Strategic Air Power Trophy Race | Practice | Car rolled over | |
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000000001981-09-13-0000September 13, 1981 | ![]() |
Course de Côte de Gourdon Caussols | Hillclimb | Struck by another car while in the parking lot | ||||
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000000001991-05-04-0000May 4, 1991 | Stock Car | Oldsmobile | 1991 NASCAR Busch Series | ![]() |
1991 Carquest 300 | Race | Heart Attack | |
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000000001957-05-12-0000May 12, 1957 | Sports Car | Ferrari 335S | 1957 World Sports Car Championship | ![]() |
Mille Miglia | Race | Alfonso de Portago’s front tyre 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 Nelson, ten spectators – among them five children – lost their lives | |
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000000001963-08-31-0000August 31, 1963 | ![]() |
Race | Rolled over | |||||
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000000001997-03-16-0000March 16, 1997 | Truck | Chevrolet | Craftsman Truck Series | ![]() |
Race | Lost control and crashed into the wall | ||
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000000001957-07-06-0000July 6, 1957 | Stock Car | Ford Convertible | ARCA Racing Series | ![]() |
Race | Crashed into retaining wall, slid, rolled and was ejected | ||
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000000001993-05-08-0000May 8, 1993 | Rally car | Nissan Sunny GTI-R | European Rally Championship | ![]() |
24th International Rally Zlatni Piassatzi | Race | Crashed into a rock after going off a road and down an embankment | |
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000000001992-06-28-0000June 28, 1992 | Sportscar | Porsche 911 Carrera | Belgian Procar | ![]() |
Race | Clipped another car, slid, rolled several times and caught fire | ||
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000000001987-05-23-0000May 23, 1987 | California Racing Association - Sprint Car | ![]() |
Salute to the Indy 500 | Race | Slid and crashed into a wall | |||
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000000001946-06-09-0000June 9, 1946 | International Motor Contest Association | ![]() |
Barney Oldfield Race | Race | Crashed through a fence and overturned | |||
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000000001969-04-09-0000April 9, 1969 | Dragster | ![]() |
Race | Thrown out of the car | ||||
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000000001960-01-18-0000January 18, 1960 | Rally car | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI | European Rally Championship for Drivers | ![]() |
29ème Rallye de Monte-Carlo | Race | Crashed into a truck | |
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000000002010-07-11-0000July 11, 2010 | Dragster | National Hot Rod Association | ![]() |
Northwest Nationals | Post Race | Parachutes ripped off car and crashed into nets | ||
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000000001964-10-11-0000October 11, 1964 | Stock Car | ![]() |
Race | Hit wall, bounced back onto the track, ran over a wheel off a competitor and flipped over the track wall | ||||
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000000001932-07-10-0000July 10, 1932 | ![]() |
Practice | ||||||
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000000001980-04-27-0000April 27, 1980 | Kart | ![]() |
Crash | |||||
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000000001922-09-16-0000September 16, 1922 | Sports Car | ![]() |
Race | Crashed through a fence | ||||
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000000002004-08-01-0000August 1, 2004 | Stock Car | Pontiac Grand Prix | Desafío Corona | ![]() |
Desafío Corona, 4ta. fecha | Race | Swerved to avoid hitting a wall, went into a gravel trap, went onto track again and was hit by another car | |
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000000001926-01-15-0000January 15, 1926 | ![]() |
Practice | Crashed through a fence and overturned | |||||
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000000001957-08-24-0000August 24, 1957 | Midget Car | United States Auto Club National Midget Championship | ![]() |
Race | Rear wheels locked up, car skidded, jack-knifed, seat belt snapped and was thrown out |
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000000001958-05-30-0000May 30, 1958 | Open Wheel | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 1958 USAC Championship Car season | ![]() |
1958 Indianapolis 500 | Race | Hit the car of Jimmy Reece, flipped, skidded, hit a wall and caught fire | |
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000000001920-11-25-0000November 25, 1920 | Open Wheel | Duesenberg | American Automobile Association National Championship | ![]() |
Beverly Hills 200-Mile Race | Race | Crashed into the car of Gaston Chevrolet | |
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000000001995-09-10-0000September 10, 1995 | Touring car | Nissan Primera | Super Tourenwagen Cup | ![]() |
AVUS Rennen | Race | Equipment failure caused the car to hit a wall and spin: he was then hit by the car of Frank Biela on the driver's door | |
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000000001992-05-24-0000May 24, 1992 | Open Wheel | Mugen Honda | Japanese F3000 | ![]() |
Million Card Cup Race Round 2 | Race | Crashed into the car of Andrew Gilbert-Scott, flew into the gravel trap and hit a pole supporting a fence | |
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000000001965-08-07-0000August 7, 1965 | Sportscar | Merlyn-Climax | Sports Car Club of America | ![]() |
3rd annual Candlestick Park Road Races | Qualifying | Flipped over a guard rail | |
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000000001985-12-15-0000December 15, 1985 | Stock Car | Pontiac Sunbird | ![]() |
Testing | Crash | |||
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000000001923-06-23-0000June 23, 1923 | Open Wheel | Curtiss | ![]() |
Qualifying | Crash | |||
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000000002000-10-14-0000October 14, 2000 | Dragster | National Hot Rod Association | ![]() |
Pre-race | Car suddenly accelerated, crashed and rolled over | |||
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000000001957-04-14-0000April 14, 1957 | Sports Car | Maserati A6 | ![]() |
XVII Giro Automobilistico di Sicilia | Race | Skidded, crashed into a concrete wall and burst into flames | ||
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000000001974-04-07-0000April 7, 1974 | Open Wheel | F2000 Brabham | ![]() |
Testing | Crashed into a guard rail | |||
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000000001977-07-10-0000July 10, 1977 | Touring Car | Škoda 130RS | East Germany Touring Car Championship | ![]() |
Sachsenring Rennen | Race | Crashed into two other cars and into a concrete pole | |
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000000001962-10-21-0000October 21, 1962 | Sports Car | Ferrari 250 GTO | World Sportscar Championship | ![]() |
1000 km de Paris | Race | Crash | |
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000000001970-06-12-0000June 12, 1970 | Stock Car | Modified Super Stock Car | ![]() |
Qualifying | Fire | |||
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000000001994-02-14-0000February 14, 1994 | Stock car | Ford Thunderbird | Winston Cup Series | ![]() |
1994 Daytona 500 | Practice | Crash | |
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000000002011-08-13-0000August 13, 2011 | Open Wheel | Swift Cooper SC-10 Ford | Formula Ford | ![]() |
Castle Combe August Cup | Qualifying | Heart Attack |
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Name | Date of accident | Discipline | Car | Championship | Circuit | Event | Session | Cause | Source |
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000000002005-05-23-0000May 23, 2005 | Modified | Unknown | International Motor Contest Association | ![]() |
Unknown | Race | Rolled over | |
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000000001960-10-01-0000October 1, 1960 | Midget | Unknown | United States Auto Club National Midget Championship | ![]() |
Unknown | Qualifying | Steering broke, car flipped over a wall and hit a tree | |
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000000001951-09-16-0000September 16, 1951 | Midget | Unknown | Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association | ![]() |
Unknown | Race | Locked wheels with another driver and flipped into a parking lot | |
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000000001997-05-01-0000May 1, 1997 | Stock car | Unknown | Unknown | ![]() |
US96/Goldstar Racing Supply Fox River Racing Club event | Qualifying | Spun out and hit a wall | |
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000000001997-05-18-0000May 18, 1997 | Kart | Unknown | Kart | ![]() |
Non-championship race | Race | Hit another competitor and rolled as the kart ran over him | |
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000000001953-06-07-0000June 7, 1953 | Sportscar | Ferrari 340MM Touring Spyder #0268AM | Non-championship | ![]() |
Les Douze Heures d'Hyères | Race | Lost control of car in the rain, crashed and was ejected | |
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000000001982-06-13-0000June 13, 1982 | Open Wheel | Osella FA1C-Cosworth | 1982 Formula One season | ![]() |
1982 Canadian Grand Prix | Race | Crashed into the stalled car of Didier Pironi and caught fire | |
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000000002009-06-14-0000June 14, 2009 | Stock Car | Ford Fusion | 2009 NASCAR Corona Series season | ![]() |
Race | Hit by another car and slammed into a containment wall | ||
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000000002005-09-18-0000September 18, 2005 | Rally car | Peugeot 307 WRC | 2005 World Rally Championship season | ![]() |
Race | Crashed into a tree | ||
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000000002010-06-11-0000June 11, 2010 | Dragster | 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season | ![]() |
2010 United Association NHRA SuperNationals | Parachute didn't deploy, went through a gravel trap, went through safety nets and hit water barrels | |||
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000000001927-03-03-0000March 3, 1927 | Land Speed Record | Babs | ![]() |
Car slid, flipped, landed on its wheels and caught fire | ||||
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000000001964-10-11-0000October 11, 1964 | Sports car | Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero | 1964 World Sportscar Championship season | ![]() |
1000 km de Paris | Race | Hit by the Jaguar E-Type Lightweight of Peter Lindner in the pit lane on lap 83 of the race | |
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000000001934-04-22-0000April 22, 1934 | Open Wheel | Maserati 8CM | ![]() |
Circuito di Alessandria Gran Premio Pietro Bordino | Race | Crashed into a parapet on a bridge, somersaulted, hit a wall and he was thrown out | ||
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000000002007-05-04-0000May 4, 2007 | Stock Car | ![]() |
Race | Crashed and had a heart attack | ||||
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000000001978-09-10-0000September 10, 1978 | Open Wheel | Lotus 78 - Cosworth | 1978 Formula One season | ![]() |
1978 Italian Grand Prix | Race | Hit by the car of James Hunt, spun into a wall and caught fire: died of a fat embolism the next day | |
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000000002000-05-12-0000May 12, 2000 | Stock Car | Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 2000 NASCAR Busch Series | ![]() |
Sta-Green 200 | Practice | Stuck throttle caused the car to crash into the turn 3 wall | |
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000000001995-10-06-0000October 6, 1995 | Stock Car | Oldsmobile | NASCAR Limited Sportsman Division | ![]() |
Winston 100 NASCAR Sportsman Series | Race | Was hit by another car and launched roof first into the wall, while trying to avoid a spinning car. The roof and roll cage were sheared away exposing Phillps' body to the fence and a caution light. This has been deemed the most gruesome crash in NASCAR history. | |
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000000002007-06-30-0000June 30, 2007 | Stock Car | ![]() |
Race | Crash | ||||
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000000001956-04-29-0000April 29, 1956 | Touring Car | Mercedes-Benz 300 SL | 1956 World Sportscar Championship | ![]() |
Mille Miglia | Race | car hit a wall, killing him instantly | |
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000000001990-11-25-0000November 25, 1990 | Touring Car | Nissan Sunny | Monomarca Nissan Sunny (Chile) | ![]() |
Race | Crash | ||
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000000001973-05-12-0000May 12, 1973 | Open Wheel | Eagle-Offenhauser | 1973 USAC Championship Car season | ![]() |
International Motor Speedway | Practice | Crash | |
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000000002006-10-06-0000October 6, 2006 | Touring Car | Holden Commodore | V8 Supercar Championships | ![]() |
Bathurst 1000 | Race | Crash | |
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000000001954-05-02-0000May 2, 1954 | Touring Car | Citroën 15 Six | 1954 World Sportscar Championship | ![]() |
Mille Miglia | Race | Crashed into signpoint, killing both himself and his navigator, F. Saisse | |
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000000001989-09-17-0000September 17, 1989 | Stock Car | Chevrolet Cavalier | NASCAR Modified | ![]() |
Sunoco Race of Champions 250 | Race | Crash | |
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000000001970-02-19-0000February 19, 1970 | Stock Car | Dodge Daytona | NASCAR Grand National Series | ![]() |
Twin 125 | Race | Crash | |
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000000001977-03-05-0000March 5, 1977 | Open Wheel | Shadow DN8 | 1977 Formula One season | ![]() |
1977 South African Grand Prix | Race | Hit in the head by a fire extinguisher |
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000000002007-03-02-0000March 2, 2007 | Dragster | De Carlo | Unknown | ![]() |
Las Picadas de Lujan de Cuyo | Exhibition | Engine exploded and debris hit him | |
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000000001965-07-16-0000July 16, 1965 | ![]() |
Race | Crushed inside car after crash | |||||
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000000001947-06-08-0000June 8, 1947 | Stock Car | Ohio Speedway Association | ![]() |
Race | Crashed through a guard rail and impaled on it | |||
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000000002001-04-28-0000April 28, 2001 | Stock car | Northern California Modifieds Association | ![]() |
Post-race | Heart attack | |||
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000000001948-07-14-0000July 14, 1948 | Stock car | ![]() |
Race | Hit by a car after crash | ||||
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000000001954-08-28-0000August 28, 1954 | Sports Car | Quinn Special V8 | Formula Libre | ![]() |
Wakefield Trophy and O'Boyle Trophy Handicap | Race | Crashed into spectator enclosure and rope wrapped around his neck | |
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000000001924-10-18-0000October 18, 1924 | ![]() |
Race | Crashed through a fence | |||||
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000000001980-03-21-0000March 21, 1980 | Sports Car | Porsche 911 | World Challenge for Endurance Drivers | ![]() |
28th Annual Coca-Cola 12 Hours of Sebring International Grand Prix of Endurance | Qualifying | Crashed and somersaulted | |
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000000001999-10-10-0000October 10, 1999 | Rally car | Toyota | Peruvian National Rally Championship | ![]() |
XXIX Gran Premio Nacional de Carretreras "Caminos del Inca" | Rally Stage | Crashed against a rock to avoid crashing into the sea |
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000000001930-06-22-0000June 22, 1930 | International Motor Contest Association | ![]() |
Race | Crashed into two stalled cars and was ejected | ||||
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000000001940-07-04-0000July 4, 1940 | Stock car | Jalopy | Unknown | ![]() |
Jalopy race | Race | Blinded by dust, car lost control and crashed through a fence: A jagged piece of fence severed his jugular vein | |
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000000001967-07-30-0000July 30, 1967 | Open Wheel | Brabham BT14-Ford Lotus LF | 1967 European Formula Two season | ![]() |
Grote Prijs van Zandvoort | Race | Crash | |
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000000001969-07-04-0000July 4, 1969 | Midget | Unknown | United Auto Racing Association | ![]() |
Unknown | Race | Smashed against a concrete wall, flipped and skidded on the track for 50 feet | |
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000000002004-11-13-0000November 13, 2004 | Stock car | Holden Commodore | Sprintcar Association of Tasmania Nu-Tech Systems Sprintcar Series - Super Sedan class | ![]() |
Super Sedans, first round, second heat race | Race | Clipped by another car and slammed head-on into the pit lane wall | |
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000000001977-07-08-0000July 8, 1977 | Touring car | VAZ-2101 | European Rally Championship | ![]() |
1977 Rajd Polski | Rally stage | Left the road, fell into a ravine and hit a tree with the driver-side door | |
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000000001958-10-19-0000October 19, 1958 | Sports car | Triumph | Non-championship | ![]() |
2 Heures de Casablanca | Race | Car skidded and turned over | |
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000000001994-04-30-0000April 30, 1994 | Open Wheel | Simtek S941-Ford | 1994 Formula One season | ![]() |
1994 San Marino Grand Prix | Qualifying | Crashed into the wall head on due to a front wing failure | |
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000000001987-07-25-0000July 25, 1987 | Stock Car | Chevrolet | Automobile Racing Club of America | ![]() |
ARCA Permatex 500 | Race | Crashed into another car and hit an earthen embankment | |
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000000001958-09-28-0000September 28, 1958 | Open Wheel | Kurtis 500G-Offenhauser | 1958 USAC Championship Car season | ![]() |
Trenton 100 | Race | Touched a dirt part of the track, went up the track, hit a fence and was thrown out | |
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000000002010-08-15-0000August 15, 2010 | Open Wheel | Reynard 01L-Mugen Honda | European Hill Climb Championship | ![]() |
67ème Course de Côte Internationale Saint-Ursanne - Les Rangiers | Hillclimb | Slid and crashed into a tree | |
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000000001971-09-12-0000September 12, 1971 | Sports car | Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 | Interserie | ![]() |
6 Hours of Imola | Race | Spun, crashed backwards into the wall, burst into flames and was thrown out | |
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000000001903-05-24-0000May 24, 1903 | Sports Car | Renault | ![]() |
Paris-Madrid - VIII Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France | Marathon Race | Wheel got stuck in a rut and crashed into a tree | ||
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000000002003-10-22-0000October 22, 2003 | Open Wheel | G-Force-Toyota | Indy Racing League | ![]() |
Testing | Spun, went airborne into the catch fence and disintegrated | ||
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000000001924-09-02-0000September 2, 1924 | Sports Car | Sunbeam | ![]() |
Record Attempt | Tire puncture caused the car to go backwards through a fence and catch fire | |||
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000000001974-03-22-0000March 22, 1974 | Open Wheel | Shadow DN3 Ford-Cosworth | 1974 Formula One season | ![]() |
1974 South African Grand Prix | Testing | Lost control, slid, crashed into the barriers and caught fire | |
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000000001982-07-31-0000July 31, 1982 | Stock Car | Chevrolet Monte Carlo | Automobile Racing Club of America | ![]() |
Talladega 200 | Race | Crashed into inside wall, went across track and hit other wall | |
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000000001966-06-11-0000June 11, 1966 | Sprint Car | USAC Sprint Division | ![]() |
Race | Crashed into the car of Jud Larson and both cars flipped over a wall | |||
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000000001970-09-05-0000September 5, 1970 | Open Wheel | Lotus 72C Ford-Cosworth DFV | 1970 Formula One season | ![]() |
1970 Italian Grand Prix | Qualifying | Right front brakeshaft broke apart, causing the car to veer left and hit the guardrail: the nose went under the guardrail and he was pulled into the cockpit | |
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000000001964-05-24-0000May 24, 1964 | Stock Car | Ford Galaxie | 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series | ![]() |
World 600 | Race | Hit the wall trying to avoid another wreck from Junior Johnson and Ned Jarrett, rolled over and burst into flames; died 39 days later | |
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000000001939-05-30-0000May 30, 1939 | Open Wheel | Wetteroth-Offenhauser | American Automobile Association National Championship | ![]() |
International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Race | Crash | |
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000000001965-07-24-0000July 24, 1965 | Stock Car | Ford | ![]() |
Race | Crash | |||
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000000001954-11-23-0000November 23, 1954 | Sports car | Ferrari 375 Plus Pinin Farina | 1954 World Sportscar Championship | ![]() |
Carrera Panamericana | Race | Accident | |
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000000001988-02-07-0000February 7, 1988 | Stock Car | Pontiac Trans Am | ![]() |
1988 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic | Race | Pneumonia | ||
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000000001946-09-02-0000September 2, 1946 | Open Wheel | Wetteroth-Offenhauser | American Automobile Association National Championship | ![]() |
Atlanta 100-Mile National Championship Auto Race | Race | Crash | |
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000000001966-05-14-0000May 14, 1966 | Open Wheel | Watson-Ford | United States Auto Club | ![]() |
1966 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Qualifying | Crash | |
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000000001999-09-11-0000September 11, 1999 | Open Wheel | Lola B99/00 | 1999 CART season | ![]() |
Honda Grand Prix of Monterey | Qualifying | Crash | |
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000000001971-07-11-0000July 11, 1971 | Sportcar | Ferrari 512M Berlinetta | Interserie | ![]() |
200 Meilen von Nürnberg | Race | Crash | |
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000000001962-11-01-0000November 1, 1962 | Open Wheel | Lotus 24-Climax | 1962 Formula One season | ![]() |
1962 Mexican Grand Prix | Practice | Crash | |
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000000002000-10-13-0000October 13, 2000 | Stock Pick-up Truck | Ford Truck | 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | ![]() |
O'Reilly 400 | Race | Crash | |
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000000001938-01-28-0000January 28, 1938 | Auto Union | ![]() |
Record Attempt | Crash | ||||
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000000001956-10-07-0000October 7, 1956 | Sports Car | Ferrari 750 Monza | Sportscar, non-championship | ![]() |
Coupe du Salon de l'Auto de Paris | Race | Crash | |
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000000002004-06-27-0000June 27, 2004 | Dragster | NHRA Top Fuel | ![]() |
Sears Craftsman Nationals | Race | Mechanical Failure | ||
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000000001962-07-01-0000July 1, 1962 | Open Wheel | Lotus 22-Ford | Formula Junior | ![]() |
Coupe Internationale de Vitesse des Juniors | Race | Crash |
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000000001964-05-30-0000May 30, 1964 | Open Wheel | Halibrand-Ford | 1964 USAC Championship Car season | ![]() |
1964 Indianapolis 500 | Race | Crashed into the flaming car of Dave MacDonald and caught fire | |
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000000002007-10-20-0000October 20, 2007 | Touring car | Honda Civic | ![]() |
Ralis Mega – Kauno Ruduo 2007 | Race | Crash | ||
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000000001954-05-02-0000May 2, 1954 | Touring Car | Citroën 15 Six | 1954 World Sportscar Championship | ![]() |
Mille Miglia | Race | Car driven by Andre Pouschol, crashed into signpoint, killing both the driver and his navigator, F. Saisse | |
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000000001987-09-26-0000September 26, 1987 | Open Wheel | Juan Larroquette JL-04 - Renault | 1987 Chilean Formula 3 Championship | ![]() |
Round 8 of the 1987 Chilean Formula 3 Championship | Race | Crashed into another car, both veered off the track and hit the inside pit wall | |
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000000001973-05-30-0000May 30, 1973 | Open Wheel | Eagle-Offenhauser | 1973 USAC National Championship | ![]() |
1973 Indianapolis 500 | Race | Car veered off of track, hit wall and caught fire: died in hospital 33 days later from kidney infection | |
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000000001968-06-08-0000June 8, 1968 | Hill Climb | Porsche 910/68 Bergspyder | European Hillclimb Championship | ![]() |
Internationaler Alpen-Bergpreis Berchtesgaden | Race | Went off road, fell into a ravine, crashed into trees and was thrown out | |
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000000001960-05-13-0000May 13, 1960 | Open Wheel | Cooper-Climax | Non-championship Formula One | ![]() |
1960 BRDC International Trophy | Practice | Car got sideways in the mud, flipped over, slid through a safety barrier and hit a wall of breeze blocks, which fell on the car | |
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000000001952-09-20-0000September 20, 1952 | Open Wheel | AAA Eastern Championship | ![]() |
Race | Hit a loose wheel from another car, crashed through a fence, went down an embankment and crashed into a ticket booth | |||
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000000001968-07-07-0000July 7, 1968 | Open Wheel | Honda RA302 | 1968 Formula One season | ![]() |
1968 French Grand Prix | Race | Lost control of the car, slammed into an embankment, flipped and burst into flames | |
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000000001984-11-11-0000November 11, 1984 | Stock Car | Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS | NASCAR Grand National Series | ![]() |
Atlanta Journal 500 | Race | Crashed into a dirt bank | |
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000000002004-05-08-0000May 8, 2004 | Touring car | Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 | Unknown | ![]() |
XXII Mille Miglia Storica | Rally | Tried to overtake a car, both cars were hit by a car coming the opposite direction; the Alfa rolled, hit a tree and went into a ravine | |
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000000001953-11-19-0000November 19, 1953 | Sports car | Ferrari 375 MM Pininfarina Berlinetta | 1953 World Sportscar Championship season | ![]() |
Carrera Panamericana | Race | Tire burst causing the car to leave the road at about 240 kph, which he was the navigator | |
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000000001958-05-19-0000May 19, 1958 | Sports Car | Lister-Jaguar | sportscar, non-championship | ![]() |
Grand Prix de l'Automobilclub de Francorchamps | Race | Crash | |
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000000001939-06-25-0000June 25, 1939 | Open Wheel | Mercedes-Benz W154 | 1939 AIACR European Championship | ![]() |
1939 Belgian Grand Prix | Race | Went off the road, crashed into a tree and caught fire | |
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000000002013-10-27-0000October 27, 2013 | Touring car | Nissan Sunny | Japan Classic Car Association | ![]() |
JCCA Classic Car Festival - TS Cup class race | Race | Went out of control and crashed into the barrier at the last corner | |
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000000001994-05-01-0000May 1, 1994 | Open Wheel | Williams FW16-Renault | 1994 Formula One season | ![]() |
1994 San Marino Grand Prix | Race | Struck by debris after crash | |
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000000001982-09-04-0000September 4, 1982 | Stock car | Chevrolet Cavalier | NASCAR Modified | ![]() |
Oswego Modified 200 | Race | Crash - Turn 2 - Struck in driver's door by Ron Shepherd | |
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000000001999-05-31-0000May 31, 1999 | Open Wheel | Van Diemen RF99/Solus-Ford | British Formula Ford Championship | ![]() |
Round 5 of the 1999 British Formula Ford Zetec Championship | Race | Crash | |
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000000001985-03-11-0000March 11, 1985 | Dragster | Chevrolet Camaro | NHRA Pro Stock | ![]() |
Race | Crash | ||
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000000001971-10-24-0000October 24, 1971 | Open Wheel | BRM P160 | Formula One, non-championship | ![]() |
1971 World Championship Victory Race | Race | Crash | |
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000000002013-06-22-0000June 22, 2013 | Touring Car | Opel Astra OPC | Veranstaltergemeinschaft Langstreckenpokal Nürburgring | ![]() |
44th Adenauer ADAC Trophy | Race | Heart attack | |
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000000002013-06-22-0000June 22, 2013 | Sports Car | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | FIA World Endurance Championship | ![]() |
2013 24 Hours of Le Mans | Race | Crash | |
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000000001965-09-13-0000September 13, 1965 | Stock Car | Ford | NASCAR Grand National Series | ![]() |
Southern 500 | Race | Crash | |
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000000002011-04-08-0000April 8, 2011 | Touring car | Citroën C2 S1600 | Czech Rally Championship | ![]() |
46. Mogul Rallye Šumava Klatovy 2011 | Rally | Crashed into a tree after losing control | |
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000000001982-05-15-0000May 15, 1982 | Open Wheel | March 82C-Cosworth | USAC Gold Crown Championship | ![]() |
1982 Indianapolis 500 | Qualifying | Crash | |
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000000001973-08-12-0000August 12, 1973 | Stock Car | Mercury | NASCAR Grand National Series | ![]() |
Talladega 500 | Race | Crash | |
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000000001955-09-18-0000September 18, 1955 | Sports car | Connaught AL/SR | 1955 World Sportscar Championship | ![]() |
RAC Tourist Trophy | Race | lose control of his car, following another accident and hit Jim Mayers | |
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000000001956-08-19-0000August 19, 1956 | Sports Car | Triumph TR3 | Sports Car Club of America | ![]() |
Race | Crash | ||
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000000001969-07-27-0000July 27, 1969 | Hill Climb | McLaren M6B-Chevrolet | non-championship hillclimb | ![]() |
Race | Crash | ||
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000000001950-09-10-0000September 10, 1950 | Open Wheel | Cooper Mark IV | non-championship Formula 3 | ![]() |
Grand Prix de l'Haute Garonne | Race | Crash | |
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000000002011-04-03-0000April 3, 2011 | Pick-up Truck | Chevrolet Montana | Chevrolet Montana Cup | ![]() |
Race | Crash | ||
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000000001933-03-30-0000March 30, 1933 | Open Wheel | Miller | AAA National Championship | ![]() |
1933 Indianapolis 500 | Race | Crash | |
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000000001968-05-07-0000May 7, 1968 | Open Wheel | Lotus 56-Pratt & Whitney | USAC National Championship | ![]() |
1968 Indianapolis 500 | Practice | Crash | |
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000000002007-12-09-0000December 9, 2007 | Stock Car | Chevrolet Astra | Brazilian Light Stock Cars Championship | ![]() |
Practice | Crash | ||
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000000001960-06-19-0000June 19, 1960 | Open Wheel | Lotus 18-Climax | 1960 Formula One season | ![]() |
1960 Belgian Grand Prix | Race | Crash | |
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000000001953-11-19-0000November 19, 1953 | Sports car | Ferrari 375 MM Pininfarina Berlinetta | 1953 World Sportscar Championship season | ![]() |
Carrera Panamericana | Race | tyre burst causing the car to leave the road at about 240 kph. | |
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000000001994-05-26-0000May 26, 1994 | Sprint Car | Hoffman | USAC Sprint Car Championship | ![]() |
Race | Crash | ||
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000000001968-04-28-0000April 28, 1968 | Sports car | Porsche 911 | Deutsche Automobil Rundstrecken Meisterschaft | ![]() |
Norisringrennen | Race | Lost control of the car and hit a steel bridge pillar | |
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000000002013-08-03-0000August 3, 2013 | Stock Car | Chevrolet Impala SS | Parts For Trucks Pro Stock Tour | ![]() |
Exit Realty PEI 100 | Race | Car fliped; Stevens unbuckled his head and neck restraints while upside-down and landed on his head | |
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000000001977-03-19-0000March 19, 1977 | Open Wheel | Lola T400-Chevrolet | Rothmans International Series | ![]() |
Calder F5000 race | Qualifying | Crash | |
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000000001980-07-05-0000July 5, 1980 | Open Wheel | March 80A-Ford Cosworth | SCCA-CASC Formula Atlantic Championship | ![]() |
Warm-up | Crash | ||
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000000001983-08-24-0000August 24, 1983 | Sports Car | Porsche 935 replica | International Motor Sports Association | ![]() |
Los Angeles Times Grand Prix | Race | Crash | |
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000000001997-07-05-0000July 5, 1997 | Touring car | Opel Kadett C | ![]() |
4. Nationalen ADAC-Grabfeldrallye 1997 | Race | Left the road, crashed into a tree and fell into a ravine | ||
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000000002009-07-19-0000July 19, 2009 | Open Wheel | Williams JPH1-Audi | FIA Formula Two Championship | ![]() |
Round 7 & 8 of the FIA Formula Two Championship | Race | Hit in the head by an untethered wheel causing severe head injuries | |
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000000002009-05-30-0000May 30, 2009 | Touring car | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Czech Rally Open Cup | ![]() |
XII Rallye Posázaví | Race | Went off the road and crashed into a tree | |
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000000001956-06-17-0000June 17, 1956 | Sprint Car | Kuzma-Offenhauser | USAC Sprint Car Championship | ![]() |
Race | Crash |
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Name | Date of accident | Discipline | Car | Championship | Circuit | Event | Session | Cause | Source |
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000000001931-06-05-0000June 5, 1931 | Sports Car | Bugatti T35C | Unknown | ![]() |
VII Gran Premio Reale di Roma | Practice | Lost control, went over a small wall and rolled down a hill | |
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000000001999-03-11-0000March 11, 1999 | Sports Car | Toyota Supra GT500 | All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship | ![]() |
Testing | Technical failure caused the car to crash into a tire wall | ||
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000000001941-05-11-0000May 11, 1941 | Stock Car | Unknown | Unknown | ![]() |
Unknown | Qualifying | Right rear wheel came off, causing car to flip several times and he was pinned beneath it | |
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000000001983-10-23-0000October 23, 1983 | Sports Car | MCS 4 - BMW | Fuji Grand Champion Series | ![]() |
Fuji Masters 250 Kilometres | Race | Spun out, flipped into the air and crashed into the wall roof first | |
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000000001962-06-02-0000June 2, 1962 | Open Wheel | Lola Mk5 - Ford | Formula Junior (non-championship) | ![]() |
IV Grand Prix de Monaco Junior | Race | Skidded, crashed into a tree and bounced off a barrier coming out of the tunnel | |
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000000001966-08-07-0000August 7, 1966 | Open Wheel | Brabham BT11 - BRM | 1966 Formula One season | ![]() |
1966 German Grand Prix | Race | Ran into the back of Jacky Ickx's car, crashed and caught fire | |
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000000001959-02-11-0000February 11, 1959 | Open Wheel | Kurtis-Kraft KK500D "Sumar Streamliner Special" | ![]() |
Testing | Crashed into wall, flipped and he was thrown out still attached to the seat | |||
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000000002007-09-28-0000September 28, 2007 | Touring car | Lada Riva | ![]() |
Mulgi Ralli | Race | Crashed into a stack of wood | ||
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000000001978-09-23-0000September 23, 1978 | Open wheel | Lola T324 | USAC Mini-Indy Series | ![]() |
Race | Crashed into a wall with John Barringer. Thompson succumbed to his injuries on 28 September 1978, Barringer made a full recovery. | ||
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000000001970-08-08-0000August 8, 1970 | Sports Car | Pontiac Firebird | Trans Am Series | ![]() |
Practice | Mechanical failure caused crash | ||
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000000001986-05-02-0000May 2, 1986 | Rally car | Lancia Delta S4 | World Rally Championship | ![]() |
Tour de Corse | Race | Plunged down ravine after hitting small wall, crashed into a tree and caught fire | |
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000000001975-07-05-0000July 5, 1975 | Sports Car | McLaren M8E | ![]() |
Wide Track II | Race | Rear halfshaft broke, cutting the rear brake line, which caused the car to go under an Armco barrier | ||
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000000001989-01-23-0000January 23, 1989 | Rally car | Lancia Delta Integrale | World Rally Championship | Monte Carlo Rally | Race | Spectating when the Lancia Delta Integrale of Alessandro Fiorio-Luigi Pirollo went off the road, overturned and killed him and his co-driver |
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000000002006-10-08-0000October 8, 2006 | Hillclimb | Reynard F.3000 | Campeonato Vasco de Montaña [Basque Hillclimb Championship] | ![]() |
XXIV Subida a Urraki | Race | Crashed backwards into a tree | |
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000000001953-04-26-0000April 26, 1953 | Sports Car | Jaguar C-Type | World Sports Car Championship | ![]() |
XX Mille Miglia | Race | Car rolled in a field and was thrown out | |
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000000001949-09-24-0000September 24, 1949 | Open Wheel | Maserati 6CM | Formula 1, non-championship | ![]() |
Velká Cena Československa | Practice | Crash | |
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000000001965-08-20-0000August 20, 1965 | Sports Car | Dome Karasu | ![]() |
Testing | Crashed into a lamppost and thrown from car | |||
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000000001959-05-17-0000May 17, 1959 | Open Wheel | Kurtis Kraft | 1959 USAC Championship Car season | ![]() |
1959 Indianapolis 500 | Practice | Crashed in Turn 4 and died of injuries and burns | |
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000000002001-03-17-0000March 17, 2001 | Touring car | Renault Megane | Basque Rallysprint Championship | ![]() |
II Rallysprint Ikasberri | Race | Broken neck in a minor crash | |
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000000001965-06-14-0000June 14, 1965 | ![]() |
Post-Race | Heart Attack |
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000000002014-11-09-0000November 9, 2014 | Touring car | Škoda Fabia S2000 | Czech Rally Championship | ![]() |
2014 Rally Krkonoše | Rally stage | Went out of control and hit the wall of a house | |
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000000001954-08-29-0000August 29, 1954 | Oldsmobile | Mecánica Nacional Fuerza Libre | ![]() |
XI Premio Las Rosas de Santa Fe - Copa Vito J. Requena | Race | Went off the track and overturned | ||
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000000001971-05-30-0000May 30, 1971 | Open wheel | Estonia (race car) 15M | USSR Championship | ![]() |
USSR Championship, round 1 | Race | Crash | |
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000000001950-06-25-0000June 25, 1950 | Sprint car | Unknown | Mississippi Valley Automobile Racing Association Big Car Championship | ![]() |
Unknown | Race | Lost control in a curve, hit another car, went over a fence and crashed into a tree | |
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000000001948-07-01-0000July 1, 1948 | Open Wheel | Alfa Romeo 158 | 1948 Grand Prix season | ![]() |
1948 Swiss Grand Prix | Practice | Lost control, hit a barrier and flipped | |
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000000002005-07-17-0000July 17, 2005 | Stock car | BMW M3 | Peruvian National Championship | ![]() |
I Copa Alcalde de Lima | Race | Lost control of the car and crashed into a wall | |
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000000002000-09-18-0000September 18, 2000 | Open Wheel | Coloni CN1 | 2000 Open Telefonica by Nissan season | ![]() |
Pre-season test | Crashed into the barriers | ||
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000000001982-05-08-0000May 8, 1982 | Open Wheel | Ferrari 126 C2 | 1982 Formula One season | ![]() |
1982 Belgian Grand Prix | Qualifying | Crashed into the car of Jochen Mass, barrel-rolled and was thrown out | |
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000000002006-10-27-0000October 27, 2006 | Touring car | Audi Quattro | Non-championship | ![]() |
Rally Střela | Race | Crashed into a fence | |
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000000001990-07-21-0000July 21, 1990 | Sprint Car | ![]() |
ESPN Thunder | Race | Hit another car and crashed into a fence | |||
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000000001961-09-10-0000September 10, 1961 | Open Wheel | Ferrari 156 | 1961 Formula One season | ![]() |
1961 Italian Grand Prix | Race | Car went sideways, went up a hill, flipped and he was thrown out | |
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000000001955-05-30-0000May 30, 1955 | Open Wheel | Kurtis Kraft | 1955 Formula One season | ![]() |
1955 Indianapolis 500 | Race | Hit by the car of Johnny Boyd, went over the back wall and hit a civilian car | |
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000000001990-11-25-0000November 25, 1990 | Sprint Car | ![]() |
Practice | Crashed into a wall |
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000000001965-01-05-0000January 5, 1965 | Stock Car | Mercury | 1965 Grand National Series | ![]() |
Testing | Blown tire caused the car to crash: the seat launched the driver into the steering wheel, killing him | ||
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000000001965-05-23-0000May 23, 1965 | Sports car | Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ | 1965 World Sportscar Championship season | ![]() |
1000 km Nürburgring | Race | Went off the road and went into a ravine | |
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000000002014-08-09-0000August 9, 2014 | Sprint Car | Empire Super Sprint Series race | ![]() |
2014 race at Canandaigua Motorsports Park | Race | Hit by Tony Stewart while intentionally standing on track | ||
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000000001991-07-21-0000July 21, 1991 | Open Wheel | Reynard 90D | 1991 British Formula 3000 season | ![]() |
Gold Cup | Race | Steering locked, crashed into the barriers and was thrown out | |
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000000001968-10-10-0000October 10, 1968 | Fuji Series - Champions class | ![]() |
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000000001994-09-30-0000September 30, 1994 | Touring Car | Holden Commodore VP | CAMS Group 3A | ![]() |
1994 Tooheys 1000 | Practice | Crash | |
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000000001964-01-19-0000January 19, 1964 | Stock Car | Mercury | NASCAR Grand National Series | ![]() |
Motor Trend 500 | Race | Crash | |
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000000002013-02-25-0000February 25, 2013 | Touring car | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV | Alfa Romeo Owners Club of Australia Italian Challenge Race Series | ![]() |
Top Gear Classic Race Meeting | Race | Throttle stuck which caused the car to go off the track and crashed into an embankment | |
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000000002008-04-13-0000April 13, 2008 | Open wheel | Lotus 20 | Historic Sports Car Club | ![]() |
Race | Heart attack | ||
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000000002011-10-16-0000October 16, 2011 | Open Wheel | Dallara IR-05 | 2011 IndyCar Series season | ![]() |
IZOD IndyCar World Championship | Race | Involved in a 15 car crash on the 11th lap of the final race of the season. Wheldon's car was launched into the air and impacted the catch fencing cockpit first, causing fatal head injuries. The race was abandoned after news of Wheldon's death was announced. | |
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000000002002-10-17-0000October 17, 2002 | ![]() |
Land Speed Record | Equipment Failure | |||||
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000000001958-09-21-0000September 21, 1958 | Saloon Car | Jaguar 3.4 Litre | Non-championship race | ![]() |
1958 Tour de France | Race | Crashed off a bridge into a 30-foot ravine at Lasalle, near Nîmes after overturning twice, with his half-brother Graham Whitehead at the wheel. Graham escaped with serious but not life-threatening injuries, but Peter was killed instantly. | |
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000000001923-09-04-0000September 4, 1923 | Open Wheel | Duesenberg | American Automobile Association National Championship | ![]() |
Altoona 200 Mile Race | Race | Crash | |
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000000001953-05-22-0000May 22, 1953 | Sports Cars | Allard J2X Le Mans | SCCA National Sports Car Championship | ![]() |
Bridgehampton Sports Car Races | Qualifying | Crash | |
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000000001979-02-17-0000February 17, 1979 | Stock Car | Chevrolet Chevelle | NASCAR Late Model Sportsman | ![]() |
Sportsman 300 | Race | Crash | |
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000000001973-08-29-0000August 29, 1973 | Open Wheel | March 731 - Ford | Formula One | ![]() |
1973 Dutch Grand Prix | Race | Asphyxiation from fire and smoke from crash | |
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000000001980-01-12-0000January 12, 1980 | Stock Car | Chevrolet Camaro | NASCAR Grand American | ![]() |
NASCAR Stock Car Products 300 | Race | Crash | |
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000000002015-08-24-0000August 24, 2015 | Open Wheel | Dallara DW12 | 2015 IndyCar Series season | ![]() |
ABC Supply 500 | Race | Struck in the head by debris from the crashed car of Sage Karam | |
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000000001949-01-28-0000January 28, 1949 | Open Wheel | Simca-Gordini 10GCT15 | ![]() |
Gren Permio General Perón | Practice | Crash | ||
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000000001985-08-11-0000August 11, 1985 | Sports Car | Porsche 962C | 1985 World Sportscar Championship season | ![]() |
Budweiser GT 1000km | Race | Crash | |
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000000002012-10-27-0000October 27, 2012 | Sprint Car | ![]() |
75th Anniversary Race | Race | Crash | |||
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000000001969-06-14-0000June 14, 1969 | Sports Car | Porsche 917 | 1969 World Sportscar Championship season | ![]() |
24 Hours of Le Mans | Race | Crash | |
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000000001968-07-07-0000July 7, 1968 | Sports Car | Morgan | Sports Car Club of America National | ![]() |
Race | Equipment Failure | ||
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000000001976-06-27-0000June 27, 1976 | Dragster | ![]() |
Time Trial | Crash | ||||
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000000001972-10-08-0000October 8, 1972 | Stock Car | Chevrolet Camaro | Automobile Racing Club of America | ![]() |
Royal Triton ARCA | Race | Crash | |
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000000001994-10-15-0000October 15, 1994 | Touring Car | BMW M3 | Austrian Touring Car Championship | ![]() |
Saisonfinale Österreichring | Race | Crash | |
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000000001924-09-14-0000September 14, 1924 | ![]() |
Dreamland Derby | Post-Race | Crash | ||||
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000000001965-07-16-0000July 16, 1965 | Open Wheel | Brabham BT16 | Formula Libre | ![]() |
Leinster Trophy | Practice | Hit by another car, struck an electricity transmission ESB pole and somersaulted into a field | |
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000000001951-05-13-0000May 13, 1951 | Bell Timing Association | ![]() |
Land Speed Record | Crash | ||||
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000000001964-06-13-0000June 13, 1964 | Dragster | American Hot Rod Association | ![]() |
Race | Crash |
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000000001987-04-05-0000April 5, 1987 | Open Wheel | Van Diemen RF86 Ford | Snetterton Formula Ford 1600 Championship | ![]() |
Champion of Snetterton FF1600 series | Race | Hit by another car and flipped onto barriers upside down | |
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000000001972-08-06-0000August 6, 1972 | Touring Car | Ford Anglia SRC | ![]() |
Race | Crashed into pit lane |
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000000001960-07-29-0000July 29, 1960 | Sprint car | International Motor Contest Association | ![]() |
Race | Went over a bank, plunger over and rolled | |||
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000000002012-11-16-0000November 16, 2012 | Touring car | Chevrolet Cruze | ![]() |
59th Macau Grand Prix | Qualifying | Clipped a barrier on the inside of a turn and smashed into a wall on the outside of the turn | ||
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000000001997-10-19-0000October 19, 1997 | Open Wheel | Dallara F396 | Japanese Formula 3 Championship | ![]() |
1997 Japanese Formula 3 Championship | Race | Crashed into another car, went airborne and hit the gantry carrying a signboard | |
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000000001963-09-02-0000September 2, 1963 | Sports Car | Jaguar D-Type | Formule Libre, non-championship | ![]() |
Johore Grand Prix | Race | Crashed into a wall, car broke in two and the front fell off of a cliff to the beach below | |
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000000001995-07-19-0000July 19, 1995 | Sprint car | Unknown | World of Outlaws | ![]() |
Sprint car event | Race | Flipped nine times | |
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000000001985-09-22-0000September 22, 1985 | Dragster | Unknown | International Hot Rod Association | ![]() |
Fall Nationals | Race | Crashed into guard rail and support post and was thrown out | |
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000000001987-02-13-0000February 13, 1987 | Stock Car | Chevrolet Cavalier | Charlotte/Daytona Dash Series | ![]() |
Komfort Koach 200 | Race | Hit by another car after a multi-car crash |
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000000001954-11-23-0000November 23, 1954 | Touring Car | Chevrolet Bel Air | 1954 World Sportscar Championship | ![]() |
Carrera Panamericana | Race | Accident | |
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000000001968-09-22-0000September 22, 1968 | Dragster | Cadillac Eldorado | ![]() |
Race | Rolled over and the roll cage collapsed | |||
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000000001971-07-04-0000July 4, 1971 | Touring car | Dodge Dart | ![]() |
I Rally da Integração Nacional | Rally | Crash | ||
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000000001982-09-19-0000September 19, 1982 | Kart | ![]() |
1° Memorial Gilles Villeneuve - Circuito di Cosenza | Post-qualifying | Crashed head-first into a metal tube from a barrier at 81 mph | |||
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000000001987-08-30-0000August 30, 1987 | Dragster | Chevrolet Monza | ![]() |
Race | Went out off control, flipped, hit a tree and landed in a creek bed | |||
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000000001996-06-08-0000June 8, 1996 | Rally car | Nissan Micra | ![]() |
33rd Eindhoven Luik Eindhoven Rally | Race | Crashed into a tree | ||
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000000001937-10-08-0000October 8, 1937 | Stock Car | Mercedes-Benz SSK | Turismo Carretera | ![]() |
Gran Premio Ciudad de Casilda | Practice | Slid on the track, hit a fence and was thrown out | |
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000000001903-04-01-0000April 1, 1903 | Hillclimbing | Mercedes | ![]() |
Course de Côte Nice-La Turbie | Race | Crashed into a small rock and was thrown out | ||
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000000001924-10-19-0000October 19, 1924 | Open Wheel | Mercedes M72/94 | ![]() |
1924 Italian Grand Prix | Race | Went off the road and crashed into a tree | ||
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000000001977-05-13-0000May 13, 1977 | Touring car | Polski Fiat 125p | Rajdowe Samochodowe Mistrzostwa Polski | ![]() |
X. Rajd Kormoran | Race | Crashed into a tree trying to avoid a bus | |
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000000001913-06-13-0000June 13, 1913 | Open Wheel | Peugeot EX3 | 1913 Grand Prix season, non-championship | ![]() |
1913 French Grand Prix | Testing | Crashed into a horse cart and was thrown out | |
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000000001966-03-13-0000March 13, 1966 | Touring Car | Fiat Abarth 850 TC | ![]() |
Coppa Fisa 1966 | Race | Hit a barrier and somersaulted several times | ||
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000000001975-09-20-0000September 20, 1975 | Modified | Unknown | NASCAR Super Modifieds | ![]() |
Weekly race | Practice | Rear axle broke and tore open the fuel tank |
