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This is a list of [[Formula One]] drivers who have been killed driving [[Formula One]] cars. |
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[[Formula One]] (F1) is the highest class of [[Open-wheel car|open-wheeled]] [[auto racing]] defined by the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] (FIA), motorsport's world governing body.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fia.com/en-GB/the-fia/about-fia/Pages/AboutFIA.aspx |title=About FIA |publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) |access-date=October 31, 2008 |archive-date=November 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115160106/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/the-fia/about-fia/Pages/AboutFIA.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and vehicles must conform.<ref>{{cite web|last=Williamson|first=Martin|title=A brief history of Formula One|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/3831.html|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=December 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406023200/http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/3831.html|archive-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref> The F1 World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as {{not a typo|[[List of Formula One Grands Prix|Grands Prix]]}}, held usually on purpose-built [[List of Formula One circuits|circuits]], and in a few cases on [[Street circuit|closed city streets]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hughes|first1=Mark|author-link=Mark Hughes (journalist)|title=The Concise Encyclopedia of Formula 1|last2=Tremayne|first2=David|author-link2=David Tremayne|url=https://archive.org/details/conciseencyclope0000trem_m9u1|publisher=Parragon|year=2002|isbn=0-75258-766-8|pages=82–83|url-access=registration}}</ref> The results of each race are combined to determine two annual Championships, one for [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|drivers]] and one for [[List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions|constructors]].<ref>{{cite web|date=April 7, 2020|title=2020 Formula One Sporting Regulations|url=https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/2020_formula_1_sporting_regulations_-_iss_6_-_2020-04-07.pdf|access-date=April 15, 2020|publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)|pages=3–4|archive-date=April 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412175805/https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/2020_formula_1_sporting_regulations_-_iss_6_-_2020-04-07.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Safety standards have improved since the first World Championship Grand Prix at [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]] in {{F1|1950}}, where there was no medical back-up nor safety measures in case of an accident.<ref name="fifties">{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/inside_f1/safety/a_history_of_safety_in_formula_one/7423.html |title=The fifties and sixties |publisher=[[Formula One World Championship Limited]] |access-date=August 19, 2012 |archive-date=August 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828223540/http://www.formula1.com/inside_f1/safety/a_history_of_safety_in_formula_one/7423.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> Helmets were not made mandatory until {{F1|1952}}, though these were simple cork-lined helmets with no visors.<ref>{{cite web |title=Evolution of Formula 1 helmets since the first days of the series until now |website=CMHelmets.com |date=2022-03-18 |url=https://www.cmhelmets.com/news/evolution-of-formula-1-helmets-since-the-first-days-of-the-series-until-now/ |access-date=2023-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523170025/https://www.cmhelmets.com/news/evolution-of-formula-1-helmets-since-the-first-days-of-the-series-until-now/ |archive-date=2022-05-23 |url-status=live}}</ref> It was not until the 1960s that robust full-visor helmets were made mandatory, along with fireproof overalls, and the FIA assumed responsibility for safety at the circuits.<ref name="fifties"/> Steps were taken to improve the safety of the [[Formula One car]] in the 1970s; the cockpit opening was enlarged allowing the driver to escape more quickly in the event of an accident and outside mirrors became mandatory.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/inside_f1/safety/a_history_of_safety_in_formula_one/7425.html |title=The seventies |publisher=[[Formula One World Championship Limited]] |access-date=August 19, 2012 |archive-date=August 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828223545/http://www.formula1.com/inside_f1/safety/a_history_of_safety_in_formula_one/7425.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> The 1980s saw further improvement in the structure of the Formula One car, with the [[monocoque]] being made out of [[Carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer|carbon fibre]] instead of [[aluminium]], increasing protection upon impact.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/inside_f1/safety/a_history_of_safety_in_formula_one/7426.html |title=The eighties |publisher=[[Formula One World Championship Limited]] |access-date=August 19, 2012 |archive-date=August 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828231219/http://www.formula1.com/inside_f1/safety/a_history_of_safety_in_formula_one/7426.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> Following the [[death of Ayrton Senna]] in {{F1|1994}}, a number of measures were introduced in an attempt to slow the cars down, including bodywork aerodynamic limitations, a pit lane speed limit and temporary circuit modifications such as extra chicanes. Grooved tyres were introduced in {{F1|1998}} instead of [[racing slick]] tyres to reduce cornering speed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/inside_f1/safety/a_history_of_safety_in_formula_one/7427.html |title=The nineties |publisher=[[Formula One World Championship Limited]] |access-date=August 19, 2012 |archive-date=August 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828230939/http://www.formula1.com/inside_f1/safety/a_history_of_safety_in_formula_one/7427.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> Safety measures continued to be introduced into the 21st century, with a number of circuits having their configuration changed to improve driver safety.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/inside_f1/safety/a_history_of_safety_in_formula_one/7428.html |title=The 21st century |publisher=[[Formula One World Championship Limited]] |access-date=August 19, 2012 |archive-date=August 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827062905/http://www.formula1.com/inside_f1/safety/a_history_of_safety_in_formula_one/7428.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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This list includes drivers who have died during a [[Formula One#Distinction between Formula One and World Championship races|FIA World Championship event]] (including practice, qualifying and the race), and those who have died while driving modern or vintage [[Formula One car]]s outside the World Championship. [[Motorsport marshal|Track marshals]] and other race attendees who have died as a result of these accidents are not included in the list. Fifty-two drivers have died from incidents that occurred at a FIA World Championship event or while driving a Formula One car at another event, with [[Cameron Earl]] being the first in {{F1|1952}}. Thirty-two of the drivers died from incidents during Grand Prix race weekends which formed part of the World Championship, seven died during test sessions, and twelve driving Formula One cars during non-championship Formula One weekends or vintage/historic events. The [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] has seen the most fatalities; seven drivers have died there during the time that the [[Indianapolis 500]] formed part of the world championship, though the Indianapolis 500 was held to [[American Automobile Association|AAA]] regulations rather than Formula One regulations. Fifteen drivers died in the 1950s; fourteen in the 1960s; twelve in the 1970s; four in the 1980s and two in the 1990s. Following the deaths of [[Roland Ratzenberger]] and [[Death of Ayrton Senna|Ayrton Senna]] at [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari|Imola]] on consecutive days in {{F1|1994}}, no driver died during world championship events for more than 20 years until [[Jules Bianchi]]'s death in 2015, from injuries sustained during the [[2014 Japanese Grand Prix]].<ref name="Bianchi" /> Three drivers died in the intervening years while driving former Formula One cars (two from the 1960s, one from the 1990s) in vintage racing and other events not associated with World Championship {{not a typo|Grands Prix}}.<ref name="Dawson-Damer" /><ref name="Glatz" /><ref name="Welch" /> Two Formula One [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|Champions]] have died while racing or practising in Formula One, [[Jochen Rindt]] in {{F1|1970}}, and Senna in 1994. Rindt was not a champion at the time of his death, but won the 1970 championship posthumously, the only driver to have done so.<ref name="Rindt" /> |
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File:Onofre Marimón - El Gráfico 1708.jpg|[[Onofre Marimón]] was the first fatality specifically at a World Championship ''Grand Prix'', the [[1954 German Grand Prix]]; [[Chet Miller]] was the first fatality at a World Championship event, the [[1953 Indianapolis 500]]{{refn|group=note|name=Indy}} |
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File:Rindt at 1970 Dutch Grand Prix (2C).jpg|[[Jochen Rindt]] is the only driver to posthumously win a World Championship, missing the last four races after his fatal crash in qualifying for the [[1970 Italian Grand Prix]] |
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File:Ayrton Senna Imola 1989 Cropped.jpg|Three-time world champion [[Ayrton Senna]] is the only former champion to die from a crash during a World Championship race, the [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix]] |
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File:Jules Bianchi 2012-1.JPG|[[Jules Bianchi]] is the most recent fatality resulting from a World Championship race incident, dying from injuries suffered at the [[2014 Japanese Grand Prix]] |
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== Fatalities == |
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===Detail by driver=== |
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| width="40px" style="background:#dfffdf" align="center"|{{dagger|alt=Not part of the Formula One World Championship.}} |
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| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Onofre Marimón]] |
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| Indicates event was not part of the Formula One World Championship, such as official non-championship Formula One events{{refn|group=note|name=OfficialNC|Non-championship events, organized by Formula One as officially-sanctioned events during a regular season, were discontinued after the [[1983 Race of Champions]]}} and unassociated events using vintage Formula One cars. |
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| [[July 31]] [[1954]] |
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| [[1954 German Grand Prix]] |
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| width="40px" style="background:#FBCEB1;" align="center"|{{double-dagger|alt=Test drive that was not part of any competitive event.}} |
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| [[Maserati]] |
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| Indicates test drive of a Formula One car that was not part of any competitive event.{{refn|group=note|name=Testing}} |
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!scope=col| Driver |
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!scope=col| Date of accident |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Cameron|Earl}}|UK}} |
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| {{DTS|1952-06-18}} |
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| 29 |
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|style="background:#FBCEB1;"| Test{{double-dagger|alt=Test drive that was not part of any racing event.}} |
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| [[MIRA Ltd.|MIRA]] |
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| [[English Racing Automobiles|ERA]] |
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| Test |
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| align=center|<ref>{{cite news|title=Killed while testing racing car |newspaper=[[The Times]] |location=London |date=June 19, 1952 |page=4}}</ref> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Chet|Miller}}|USA|1912}} |
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| {{DTS|1953-05-15}} |
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| 50 |
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| [[1953 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]]{{refn|group=note|name=Indy|From {{F1|1950}} to {{F1|1960}}, the [[Indianapolis 500]] was part of the World Drivers' Championship, though the Indianapolis 500 was held to [[American Automobile Association|AAA]] regulations rather than Formula One regulations. During those 11 years, only once did a regular Formula One driver enter an Indianapolis 500 race, when eventual 1952 Formula One World Drivers' Champion [[Alberto Ascari]] competed in [[1952 Indianapolis 500|the 1952 race]], retiring on lap 40 of 200.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racingnews.co/2012/11/14/f1-a-brief-history-of-the-us-grand-prix/ |title=F1: A brief history of the US Grand Prix |work=F1.com |date=November 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021174918/https://racingnews.co/2012/11/14/f1-a-brief-history-of-the-us-grand-prix/ |archive-date=October 21, 2018 |url-status=live |via=Racing News}}</ref>}} |
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| [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] |
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| [[Kurtis Kraft]] |
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| Practice |
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| align=center|<ref name="ESPN">{{cite web |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/3838.html |title=Deaths in Formula One |last=Williamson |first=Martin |website=[[BT Sport ESPN|ESPN UK]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407012625/http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/3838.html |archive-date=April 7, 2015 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 14, 2016 }}</ref> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Charles|de Tornaco||Tornaco, Charles}}|BEL}} |
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|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Alberto Ascari]] |
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| {{DTS|1953-09-18}} |
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| [[May 26]] [[1955]] |
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| 26 |
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| [[1955 Italian Grand Prix]] |
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| style="background:#dfffdf"|[[1953 Modena Grand Prix|Modena Grand Prix]]<sup>{{dagger|alt=Race was not part of Formula One World Championship}}</sup> |
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| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |
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| {{sort|Modena|[[Autodromo di Modena]]}} |
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| Pre-GP Test |
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| [[Ferrari Tipo 500]] |
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| Practice |
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| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/ferrari/motorsport/driver/587.html |title=Charles de Tornaco |website=ESPN UK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225105208/http://en.espn.co.uk/ferrari/motorsport/driver/587.html |archive-date=December 25, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Onofre|Marimón}}|ARG}} |
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|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Luigi Musso]] |
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| {{DTS|1954-07-31}} |
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| [[July 6]] [[1958]] |
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| [[1958 French Grand Prix]] |
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| [[1954 German Grand Prix|German Grand Prix]] |
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| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |
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| [[Nürburgring]] |
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| [[Maserati 250F]] |
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| Practice |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Mario|Alborghetti}}|ITA}} |
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| {{DTS|1955-04-11}} |
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| 26 |
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| style="background:#dfffdf"|[[1955 Pau Grand Prix|Pau Grand Prix]]<sup>{{dagger|alt=Race was not part of Formula One World Championship}}</sup> |
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| [[Pau Grand Prix|Circuit de Pau-Ville]] |
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| [[Maserati 4CLT]] |
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| Race |
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| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=XVI Grand Prix de Pau |magazine=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]] |volume=XXXI |issue=5 |publisher=Teesdale Publishing |date=May 1955 |pages=264–265}}</ref> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Manny|Ayulo}}|USA|1912}}{{refn|group=note|Ayulo died on May 17, 1955, the day after his accident.<ref>{{cite news |title=Crash injuries fatal to Indianapolis racer |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_HobAAAAIBAJ&pg=2469%2C364138 |newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Press|The Pittsburgh Press]] |agency=[[United Press International|United Press]] |date=May 17, 1955 |access-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-date=December 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223090559/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_HobAAAAIBAJ&pg=2469%2C364138 |url-status=live }}</ref>}} |
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| {{DTS|1955-05-16}} |
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| 33 |
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| rowspan=2| [[1955 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]]{{refn|group=note|name=Indy}} |
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| rowspan=2| [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] |
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| rowspan=2| [[Kurtis Kraft]] |
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| Practice |
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| rowspan=2 align=center|<ref name="ESPN" /> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Bill|Vukovich}}|USA|1912}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Peter Collins (racing driver)|Peter Collins]] |
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| {{DTS|May 30, 1955}} |
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| [[August 3]] [[1958]] |
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| 36 |
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| [[1958 German Grand Prix]] |
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| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Eugenio|Castellotti}}|ITA}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Stuart Lewis-Evans]] |
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| {{DTS|March 14, 1957}} |
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| [[September 19]] [[1958]] |
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| 26 |
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| [[1958 Moroccan Grand Prix]] |
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|style="background:#FBCEB1;"| Test{{double-dagger|alt=Test drive that was not part of any racing event.}} |
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| [[Vanwall]] |
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| {{sort|Modena|[[Autodromo di Modena]]}} |
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| [[Ferrari 801]] |
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| Test |
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| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forix.com/8w/castellotti.html |title=The dashing Milanese that stayed young forever |last1=Diepraam |first1=Mattijs |last2=Muelas |first2=Felix |date=2001 |work=8W |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015073500/http://www.forix.com/8w/castellotti.html |archive-date=October 15, 2012 |url-status=live |via=Forix.com/8w}}</ref> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Keith|Andrews|Keith Andrews (racing driver)}}|USA|1912}} |
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| {{DTS|May 15, 1957}} |
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| 36 |
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| [[1957 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]]{{refn|group=note|name=Indy}} |
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| [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] |
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| [[Kurtis Kraft]] |
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| Practice |
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| align=center|<ref name="ESPN" /> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Pat|O'Connor|Pat O'Connor (racing driver)}}|USA|1912}} |
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| {{DTS|May 30, 1958}} |
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| 29 |
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| [[1958 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]]{{refn|group=note|name=Indy}} |
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| [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] |
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| [[Kurtis Kraft]] |
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| Race |
| Race |
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| align=center|<ref name="ESPN" /> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Luigi|Musso}}|ITA}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Alan Stacey]] |
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| {{DTS|July 6, 1958}} |
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| [[June 19]] [[1960]] |
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| 33 |
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| [[1960 Belgian Grand Prix]] |
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| [[1958 French Grand Prix|French Grand Prix]] |
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| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] |
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| [[Reims-Gueux|Circuit de Reims-Gueux]] |
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| [[Ferrari 246 F1]] |
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| Race |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Peter|Collins|Peter Collins (racing driver)}}|UK}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Chris Bristow]] |
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| {{DTS|August 3, 1958}} |
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| [[June 19]] [[1960]] |
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| 26 |
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| [[1960 Belgian Grand Prix]] |
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| [[1958 German Grand Prix|German Grand Prix]] |
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| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] |
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| [[Nürburgring]] |
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| [[Ferrari 246 F1]] |
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| Race |
| Race |
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| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2010/7/10984.html |title=Silverstone '58 – Hawthorn & Collins' all-English affair |website=Formula1.com |date=July 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190016/http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2010/7/10984.html |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Stuart|Lewis-Evans}}|UK}}{{refn|group=note|Lewis-Evans died of [[burn]]s on October 25, 1958, six days after his accident.<ref name="ESPN" />}} |
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| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips|Wolfgang von Trips]]<ref>Fifteen spectators were also killed in Von Trips' fatal accident.</ref> |
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| {{DTS|October 19, 1958}} |
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| 28 |
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| [[1961 Italian Grand Prix]] |
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| [[1958 Moroccan Grand Prix|Moroccan Grand Prix]] |
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| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |
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| [[Ain-Diab Circuit|Circuit d'Ain-Diab]] |
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| [[Vanwall]] |
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| Race |
| Race |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jerry|Unser Jr.}}|USA|1912}}{{refn|group=note|Unser Jr. died of burns on May 17, 1959, fifteen days after his accident.<ref name="ESPN" />}} |
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| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Carel Godin de Beaufort]] |
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| {{DTS|May 2, 1959}} |
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| 26 |
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| [[1964 German Grand Prix]] |
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| rowspan=2| [[1959 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]]{{refn|group=note|name=Indy}} |
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| [[Porshe]] |
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| rowspan=2| [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] |
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| [[Kuzma (constructor)|Kuzma]] |
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| rowspan=2| Practice |
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| rowspan=2 align=center|<ref name="ESPN" /> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Bob|Cortner}}|USA|1912}} |
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| {{DTS|May 19, 1959}} |
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| 32 |
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| Cornis |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Harry|Schell}}|USA|1959}} |
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| {{DTS|May 13, 1960}} |
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| 38 |
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| style="background:#dfffdf"|[[1960 BRDC International Trophy|BRDC International Trophy]]<sup>{{dagger|alt=Race was not part of Formula One World Championship}}</sup> |
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| [[Silverstone Circuit]] |
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| [[Cooper T51]] |
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| Practice |
| Practice |
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| align=center|<ref name="ESPN" /> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Chris|Bristow}}|UK}} |
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| {{DTS|June 19, 1960}} |
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| 22 |
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| rowspan=2| [[1960 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgian Grand Prix]]{{refn|group=note|Bristow and Stacey died in separate accidents.<ref name="ESPN" />}} |
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| rowspan=2| {{sort|Spa-Francorchamps|[[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]]}} |
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| [[Cooper T51]] |
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| rowspan=2| Race |
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| rowspan=2 align=center|<ref name="ESPN" /> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Alan|Stacey}}|UK}} |
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| {{DTS|June 19, 1960}} |
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| 26 |
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| [[Lotus 18]] |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Shane|Summers}}|UK}} |
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| {{DTS|June 1, 1961}} |
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| 24 |
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| style="background:#dfffdf"|[[1961 Silver City Trophy|Silver City Trophy]]<sup>{{dagger|alt=Race was not part of Formula One World Championship}}</sup> |
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| [[Brands Hatch]] |
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| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] |
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| Practice |
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| align=center|<ref>{{cite news|title=Racing driver dies after crash |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=June 2, 1961 |page=23}}</ref> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Giulio|Cabianca}}|ITA}}{{refn|group=note|Unable to slow down his car because of technical failure, Cabianca drove through an open gate onto an adjoining public road where he hit several vehicles. Cabianca was killed along with three other people.<ref name=Cabianca>{{cite news|title=Four die in Italian race car crash |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=June 16, 1961 |page=13}}</ref>}} |
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| {{DTS|June 15, 1961}} |
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| 38 |
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| {{sort|Modena|[[Autodromo di Modena]]}} |
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| [[Cooper T51]] |
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| align=center|<ref name="Cabianca" /> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Wolfgang|von Trips||Trips, Wolfgang}}|FRG}}{{refn|group=note|Having collided with [[Jim Clark|Clark]], von Trips's car shot up the bank lining the track, hit a wire fence and struck several people gathered behind it while spinning in the air. Von Trips, who was ejected from the car, and fifteen spectators died.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racefans.net/2011/09/10/1961-italian-grand-prix/ |title=50 years ago today: F1's worst tragedy at Monza |last=Collantine |first=Keith |date=September 10, 2011 |website=RaceFans |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151027081643/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/09/10/1961-italian-grand-prix/ |archive-date=October 27, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Taylor (racer)|John Taylor]] |
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| {{DTS|September 10, 1961}} |
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| [[August 7]] [[1966]] |
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| 33 |
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| [[1966 German Grand Prix]] |
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| [[1961 Italian Grand Prix|Italian Grand Prix]] |
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| [[Brabham Racing Organisation|Brabham]] |
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| {{sort|Monza|[[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Autodromo Nazionale di Monza]]}} |
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| [[Ferrari 156 F1]] |
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| Race |
| Race |
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| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2011/sep/05/motor-racing-deaths-monza |title=When motor racing really was a matter of life and death |last=Williams |first=Richard |author-link=Richard Williams (journalist) |date=September 5, 2011 |website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030142539/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2011/sep/05/motor-racing-deaths-monza |archive-date=October 30, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Ricardo|Rodríguez|Ricardo Rodríguez (racing driver)}}|MEX|1934}} |
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| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Lorenzo Bandini]] |
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| {{DTS|November 1, 1962}} |
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| [[May 10]] [[1967]] |
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| 20 |
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| [[1967 Monaco Grand Prix]] |
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| style="background:#dfffdf"|[[1962 Mexican Grand Prix|Mexican Grand Prix]]<sup>{{dagger}}</sup> |
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| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |
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| {{sort|Hermanos Rodriguez|[[Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez|Autódromo Magdalena Mixiuhca]]}} |
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| [[Lotus 24]] |
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| Practice |
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| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/ferrari/motorsport/driver/822.html |title=Ricardo Rodríguez |website=ESPN UK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226041454/http://en.espn.co.uk/ferrari/motorsport/driver/822.html |archive-date=December 26, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Gary|Hocking}}|FRN}} |
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| {{DTS|December 21, 1962}} |
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| 25 |
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| style="background:#dfffdf"|[[1962 Natal Grand Prix|Natal Grand Prix]]<sup>{{dagger|alt=Race was not part of Formula One World Championship}}</sup> |
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| Westmead Circuit |
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| [[Lotus 24]] |
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| Practice |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Carel|Godin de Beaufort}}|NED}}{{refn|group=note|Godin de Beaufort died on August 2, 1964, the day after his accident.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forix.com/8w/beaufort.html |title=The last knight of Grand Prix racing |last=Diepraam |first=Mattijs |date=May 24, 2000 |work=8W |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307210215/http://www.forix.com/8w/beaufort.html |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |url-status=live |via=Forix.com/8w}}</ref>}} |
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| {{DTS|August 1, 1964}} |
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| 30 |
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| [[1964 German Grand Prix|German Grand Prix]] |
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| [[Nürburgring]] |
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| [[Porsche 718]] |
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| Practice |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|John|Taylor|John Taylor (racing driver)}}|UK}}{{refn|group=note|Taylor died of fifty per cent burns on September 8, 1966, thirty-two days after his accident.<ref name="Taylor">{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/870.html |title=John Taylor |website=ESPN UK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222155712/http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/870.html |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>}} |
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| {{DTS|August 7, 1966}} |
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| 33 |
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| [[1966 German Grand Prix|German Grand Prix]] |
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| [[Nürburgring]] |
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| [[Brabham BT11]] |
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| align=center|<ref name="Taylor" /> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Lorenzo|Bandini}}|ITA}}{{refn|group=note|Bandini died on May 10, 1967, three days after his accident.<ref name="Bandini">{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/brm/motorsport/driver/811.html |title=Lorenzo Bandini |website=ESPN UK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502020426/http://en.espn.co.uk/brm/motorsport/driver/811.html |archive-date=May 2, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>}} |
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| {{DTS|May 7, 1967}} |
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| 31 |
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| [[1967 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco Grand Prix]] |
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| {{sort|Monaco|[[Circuit de Monaco]]}} |
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| [[Ferrari 312]] |
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| Race |
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| align=center|<ref name="Bandini" /> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Bob|Anderson|Bob Anderson (racing driver)}}|UK}} |
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| {{DTS|August 14, 1967}} |
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| 36 |
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|style="background:#FBCEB1;"| Test{{double-dagger|alt=Test drive that was not part of any racing event.}} |
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| [[Silverstone Circuit]] |
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| [[Brabham BT11]] |
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| Test |
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| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/brabham/motorsport/driver/851.html |title=Bob Anderson |website=ESPN UK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225215741/http://en.espn.co.uk/brabham/motorsport/driver/851.html |archive-date=December 25, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| {{ |
!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jo|Schlesser}}|FRA}} |
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| |
| {{DTS|July 7, 1968}} |
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| 40 |
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| [[1968 French Grand Prix]] |
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| [[1968 French Grand Prix|French Grand Prix]] |
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| [[Honda F1|Honda]] |
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| [[Rouen-Les-Essarts|Circuit de Rouen-les-Essarts]] |
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| [[Honda RA302]] |
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| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/onthisday/motorsport/story/2418.html |title=Schlesser dies in experimental Honda at Rouen |website=ESPN UK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215150505/http://en.espn.co.uk/onthisday/motorsport/story/2418.html |archive-date=February 15, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| {{ |
!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Gerhard|Mitter}}|FRG}} |
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| |
| {{DTS|August 1, 1969}} |
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| 33 |
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| [[1969 German Grand Prix]] |
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| [[1969 German Grand Prix|German Grand Prix]] |
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| [[BMW]] <ref>Mitter was driving a [[Formula Two]] car. F2 cars were allowed to take part in the F1 race as part of a separate contest</ref> |
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| [[Nürburgring]] |
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| [[BMW in Formula One|BMW 269]] |
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| Practice |
| Practice |
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| align=center|<ref name="ESPN" /> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Martin|Brain}}|UK}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Piers Courage]] |
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| |
| {{DTS|May 25, 1970}} |
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| 37 |
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| [[1970 Dutch Grand Prix]] |
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| style="background:#dfffdf"|Nottingham Sports Car Club meeting<sup>{{dagger|alt=Race was not part of Formula One World Championship}}</sup> |
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| [[De Tomaso]] <ref>Although Piers Courage was in a De Tomaso, the car was entered by [[Frank Williams Racing Cars]].</ref> |
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| [[Silverstone Circuit]] |
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| [[Cooper T86|Cooper T86B]] |
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| Race |
| Race |
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| align=center|<ref>{{cite news|title=Racing car death |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=May 26, 1970 |page=2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=4203 |title=Martin Brain |website=Motorsport Memorial |access-date=December 14, 2011}}</ref> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Piers|Courage}}|UK}} |
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| {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Jochen Rindt]] <ref>After his death, Jochen Rindt was declared champion after his rivals failed to overhaul his points tally four rounds later.</ref> |
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| |
| {{DTS|June 21, 1970}} |
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| 28 |
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| [[1970 Italian Grand Prix]] |
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| [[1970 Dutch Grand Prix|Dutch Grand Prix]] |
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| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] |
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| {{sort|Zandvoort|[[Circuit Park Zandvoort]]}} |
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| [[De Tomaso 505/38]] |
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| Race |
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| align=center|<ref>{{cite news|last=Edworthy |first=Sarah |date=July 19, 2003 |title=Piers Courage lived life to the full and was tipped for GP greatness |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2407958/Piers-Courage-lived-life-to-the-full-and-was-tipped-for-GP-greatness.html |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910035532/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2407958/Piers-Courage-lived-life-to-the-full-and-was-tipped-for-GP-greatness.html |archive-date=September 10, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jochen|Rindt}}|AUT}} |
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| {{DTS|September 5, 1970}} |
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| 28 |
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| [[1970 Italian Grand Prix|Italian Grand Prix]] |
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| {{sort|Monza|[[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Autodromo Nazionale di Monza]]}} |
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| [[Lotus 72]] |
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| Qualifying |
| Qualifying |
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| align=center|<ref name="Rindt">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/17319968 |title=Formula 1's greatest drivers. Number 20: Jochen Rindt |last=Benson |first=Andrew |date=March 13, 2012 |website=[[BBC Sport]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826143538/http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/17319968 |archive-date=August 26, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jo|Siffert}}|SUI}} |
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| {{DTS|October 24, 1971}} |
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| 35 |
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| style="background:#dfffdf"|[[1971 World Championship Victory Race|World Championship Victory Race]]<sup>{{dagger|alt=Race was not part of Formula One World Championship}}</sup> |
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| [[Brands Hatch]] |
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| [[BRM P160]] |
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| Race |
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| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/brabham/motorsport/driver/830.html |title=Jo Siffert |website=ESPN UK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224103925/http://en.espn.co.uk/brabham/motorsport/driver/830.html |archive-date=December 24, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Roger|Williamson}}|UK}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Roger Williamson]] <ref>As well as Williamson's death, the events at the 1973 Dutch Grand Prix were also memorable as [[David Purley]], a good friend of Williamson, tried to rescue him from the flames of the March.</ref> |
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| |
| {{DTS|July 29, 1973}} |
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| 25 |
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| [[1973 Dutch Grand Prix]] |
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| [[1973 Dutch Grand Prix|Dutch Grand Prix]] |
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| [[March Engineering|March]] |
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| {{sort|Zandvoort|[[Circuit Park Zandvoort]]}} |
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| [[March Engineering|March 731]] |
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| Race |
| Race |
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| {{ |
!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|François|Cevert}}|FRA}} |
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| |
| {{DTS|October 6, 1973}} |
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| 29 |
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| [[1973 United States Grand Prix]] |
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| [[1973 United States Grand Prix|United States Grand Prix]] |
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| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] |
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| [[Watkins Glen International]] |
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| [[Tyrrell 006]] |
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| Qualifying |
| Qualifying |
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| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/march/motorsport/driver/923.html |title=François Cevert |website=ESPN UK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715031448/http://en.espn.co.uk/march/motorsport/driver/923.html |archive-date=July 15, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Peter|Revson}}|USA}} |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Revson]] |
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| {{DTS|March 22, 1974}} |
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| 35 |
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| [[1974 South African Grand Prix]] |
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|style="background:#FBCEB1;"| Test{{double-dagger|alt=Test drive that was not part of any racing event.}} |
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| [[Shadow Racing Team|Shadow]] |
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| [[Kyalami|Kyalami Racing Circuit]] |
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| Pre-GP test |
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| [[Shadow DN3]] |
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| Test |
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| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/lotus/motorsport/driver/867.html |title=Peter Revson |website=ESPN UK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512093606/http://en.espn.co.uk/lotus/motorsport/driver/867.html |archive-date=May 12, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Helmuth|Koinigg}}|AUT}} |
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| {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Helmut Koinigg]] |
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| |
| {{DTS|October 6, 1974}} |
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| 25 |
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| [[1974 United States Grand Prix]] |
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| [[1974 United States Grand Prix|United States Grand Prix]] |
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| Scuderia Finotto |
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| [[Watkins Glen International]] |
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| [[Surtees TS16]] |
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| Race |
| Race |
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| align=center|<ref>{{cite news|last=Katz |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Katz (journalist) |date=October 7, 1974 |title=Driver is killed as Fittipaldi wins title at Watkins Glen |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/10/07/archives/driver-is-killed-as-fittipaldi-wins-title-at-watkins-glen-driver.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=45 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723184137/https://www.nytimes.com/1974/10/07/archives/driver-is-killed-as-fittipaldi-wins-title-at-watkins-glen-driver.html |archive-date=July 23, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Mark|Donohue}}|USA}}{{refn|group=note|After a tire had blown out, Donohue careened through a number of catch fences and billboards, a support post of which may have struck his helmet. He and Manfred Schaller, a [[track marshal]] who had been hit by debris, died on August 19, 1975, two days after the accident.<ref>{{cite news |title=Donohue dies after surgery |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a61VAAAAIBAJ&pg=6311%2C5102237 |newspaper=[[The Register-Guard|Eugene Register-Guard]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=August 20, 1975 |access-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-date=December 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223090545/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a61VAAAAIBAJ&pg=6311%2C5102237 |url-status=live }}</ref>}} |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Donohue]] |
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| {{DTS|August 17, 1975}} |
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| 38 |
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| [[1975 Austrian Grand Prix]] |
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| [[1975 Austrian Grand Prix|Austrian Grand Prix]] |
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| [[Penske Racing|Penske]] |
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| {{sort|Osterreichring|[[Red Bull Ring|Österreichring]]}} |
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| [[March Engineering|March 751]] |
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| Practice |
| Practice |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Tom|Pryce}}|UK}}{{refn|group=note|Pryce and Frederick Jansen van Vuuren, a teenage volunteer safety marshal, were killed after colliding at high speed when Jansen van Vuuren was crossing the track to put out a fire.<ref name="Pryce">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8093574.stm |title=Plaque to commemorate F1 winner |website=[[BBC News Online]] |date=June 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019113116/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8093574.stm |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Tom Pryce]] <ref>As well as killing himself, Tom Pryce also killed [[Jansen Van Vuuren]], a teenaged volunteer safety marshal who was ran over by Pryce at over 170 mph.</ref> |
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| {{DTS|March 5, 1977}} |
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| 27 |
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| [[1977 South African Grand Prix]] |
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| [[1977 South African Grand Prix|South African Grand Prix]] |
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| [[Shadow Racing Team|Shadow]] |
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| [[Kyalami|Kyalami Racing Circuit]] |
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| [[Shadow DN8]] |
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| align=center|<ref name="Pryce" /> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Brian|McGuire|Brian McGuire (racing driver)}}|AUS}}{{refn|group=note|Experiencing a mechanical failure on his car, McGuire lost control and crashed into a marshals' post. He was killed along with track marshal John Thorpe.<ref name=McGuire>{{cite news|title=News in brief: Brands Hatch crash kills 2 |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=August 30, 1977 |page=1}}</ref>}} |
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| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Ronnie Peterson]] |
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| {{DTS|August 29, 1977}} |
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| [[September 10]] [[1978]] |
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| 31 |
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| [[1978 Italian Grand Prix]] |
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| style="background:#dfffdf"|[[1977 Shellsport International Series|Shellsport International Series Round 11]]<sup>{{dagger|alt=Race was not part of Formula One World Championship}}</sup> |
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| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] |
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| [[Brands Hatch]] |
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| [[McGuire (Formula One)|McGuire]] [[Williams FW04|BM1]] |
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| align=center|<ref name="McGuire" /> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Ronnie|Peterson}}|SWE}}{{refn|group=note|Peterson died in hospital on September 11, 1978, the day after his accident, as a result of [[fat embolism]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/lotus/motorsport/driver/921.html |title=Ronnie Peterson |website=ESPN UK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722192422/http://en.espn.co.uk/lotus/motorsport/driver/921.html |archive-date=July 22, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>}} |
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| {{DTS|September 10, 1978}} |
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| 34 |
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| [[1978 Italian Grand Prix|Italian Grand Prix]] |
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| {{sort|Monza|[[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Autodromo Nazionale di Monza]]}} |
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| [[Lotus 78]] |
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| Race |
| Race |
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| align=center|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://f1greatestdrivers.autosport.com/?driver=19 |title=F1's greatest drivers – 19 Ronnie Peterson |website=Autosport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121209233744/http://f1greatestdrivers.autosport.com/?driver=19 |archive-date=December 9, 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=August 18, 2012 }}</ref> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Patrick|Depailler}}|FRA|1974}} |
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| {{DTS|August 1, 1980}} |
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| 35 |
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| Test ([[Hockenheimring]]) |
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|style="background:#FBCEB1;"| Test{{double-dagger|alt=Test drive that was not part of any racing event.}} |
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| [[Alfa Romeo]] |
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| [[Hockenheimring]] |
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| [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo 179]] |
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| Test |
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| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/alfaromeo/motorsport/driver/951.html |title=Patrick Depailler |website=ESPN UK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715112153/http://en.espn.co.uk/alfaromeo/motorsport/driver/951.html |archive-date=July 15, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| {{ |
!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Gilles|Villeneuve}}|CAN}} |
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| {{DTS|May 8, 1982}} |
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| 32 |
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| [[1982 Belgian Grand Prix]] |
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| [[1982 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgian Grand Prix]] |
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| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |
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| {{sort|Zolder|[[Circuit Zolder]]}} |
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| [[Ferrari 126C|Ferrari 126C2]] |
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| Qualifying |
| Qualifying |
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| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/18690210 |title=Formula 1's greatest drivers. Number 12: Gilles Villeneuve |last=Benson |first=Andrew |date=July 4, 2012 |website=BBC Sport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826171628/http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/18690210 |archive-date=August 26, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| {{ |
!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Riccardo|Paletti}}|ITA}} |
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| {{DTS|June 13, 1982}} |
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| 23 |
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| [[1982 Canadian Grand Prix]] |
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| [[1982 Canadian Grand Prix|Canadian Grand Prix]] |
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| [[Osella]] |
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| {{sort|Gilles Villeneuve|[[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve]]}} |
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| [[Osella|Osella FA1C]] |
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| align=center|<ref name="ESPN" /> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Elio|de Angelis||Angelis, Elio}}|ITA}}{{refn|group=note|De Angelis died on May 15, 1986, the day after his accident.<ref>{{cite news |title=Racer dies of crash injuries |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dtszAAAAIBAJ&pg=2124%2C5770973 |newspaper=[[Boca Raton News]] |date=May 16, 1986 |access-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213656/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dtszAAAAIBAJ&pg=2124,5770973 |url-status=live }}</ref>}} |
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| {{DTS|May 14, 1986}} |
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| 28 |
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| Test ([[Circuit Paul Ricard|Paul Ricard]]) |
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| [[Brabham]] |
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| {{sort|Paul Ricard|[[Circuit Paul Ricard]]}} |
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| [[Brabham BT55]] |
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| Test |
| Test |
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| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/brabham/motorsport/driver/1050.html |title=Elio de Angelis |website=ESPN UK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713135232/http://en.espn.co.uk/brabham/motorsport/driver/1050.html |archive-date=July 13, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| {{ |
!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Roland|Ratzenberger}}|AUT}} |
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| {{DTS|April 30, 1994}} |
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| 33 |
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| [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix]] |
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| rowspan=2| [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino Grand Prix]] |
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| [[Simtek]] |
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| rowspan=2| {{sort|Enzo e Dino Ferrari|[[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari]]}} |
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| [[Simtek S941]] |
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| Qualifying |
| Qualifying |
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| rowspan=2 align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/3605579.stm |title=A death that shocked the world |last=Benson |first=Andrew |date=April 21, 2004 |website=BBC Sport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124011903/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/3605579.stm |archive-date=November 24, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| {{ |
!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Ayrton|Senna}}|BRA}}{{refn|group=note|[[Death of Ayrton Senna]]}} |
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| {{DTS|May 1, 1994}} |
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| 34 |
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| [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix]] |
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| [[ |
| [[Williams FW16]] |
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| Race |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|John|Dawson-Damer|nolink=1}}|UK}}{{refn|group=note|Dawson-Damer crashed into a wooden gantry at the finish line, also killing Andrew Carpenter, a marshal, and seriously wounding another. The 59-year-old driver may have suffered a fatal heart attack before losing control of his car.<ref>{{cite news|last=Harding |first=Thomas |date=June 27, 2000 |title=Driver 'died of heart attack before crash' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1345091/Driver-died-of-heart-attack-before-crash.html |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214142205/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1345091/Driver-died-of-heart-attack-before-crash.html |archive-date=February 14, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>}} |
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| {{DTS|June 24, 2000}} |
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| 59 |
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| style="background:#dfffdf"|[[Goodwood Festival of Speed]]<sup>{{dagger|alt=Race was not part of Formula One World Championship}}</sup> |
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| [[Goodwood House|Goodwood Hillclimb]] |
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| [[Lotus 63]] |
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| Run |
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|align=center|<ref name="Dawson-Damer">{{cite news|last=Savill |first=Richard |date=June 26, 2000 |title=Brother of Earl dies in Goodwood hill climb |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1344980/Brother-of-earl-dies-in-Goodwood-hill-climb.html |url-access=subscription |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314231559/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1344980/Brother-of-earl-dies-in-Goodwood-hill-climb.html |archive-date=March 14, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Fritz|Glatz}}|AUT}} |
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| {{DTS|July 14, 2002}} |
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| 58 |
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| style="background:#dfffdf"|[[BOSS GP|Czech Superprix]]<sup>{{dagger|alt=Race was not part of Formula One World Championship}}</sup> |
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| {{sort|Most|[[Autodrom Most]]}} |
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| [[Footwork FA17]] |
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| Race |
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|align=center|<ref name="Glatz">{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/openwheel/news/grave-incident-mars-czech-superprix/99431/ |title=Grave incident mars Czech Superprix |website=[[Motorsport.com]] |date=July 16, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021024400/https://www.motorsport.com/openwheel/news/grave-incident-mars-czech-superprix/99431/ |archive-date=October 21, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grandprix.com/news/fritz-glatz.html |title=Fritz Glatz |website=Grandprix.com |date=July 19, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021225639/https://www.grandprix.com/news/fritz-glatz.html |archive-date=October 21, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Denis|Welch}}|UK}} |
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| {{DTS|July 27, 2014}} |
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| 69 |
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| style="background:#dfffdf"|[[Silverstone Classic|Jack Brabham Memorial Trophy]]<sup>{{dagger|alt=Race was not part of Formula One World Championship}}</sup> |
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| [[Silverstone Circuit]] |
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| [[Lotus 18]] |
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| Race |
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|align=center|<ref name="Welch">{{cite web|date=July 28, 2014|title=Historic racer Denis Welch dies in Silverstone Classic accident|url=https://www.autosport.com/national/news/115183/historic-racer-welch-dies-at-classic|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021174153/https://www.autosport.com/national/news/115183/historic-racer-welch-dies-at-classic|archive-date=October 21, 2018|website=[[Autosport]]}}</ref> |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jules|Bianchi}}|FRA|1974}}{{refn|group=note|Bianchi remained comatose in hospital until he succumbed to his injuries on July 17, 2015, more than nine months after his accident.<ref name="Bianchi">{{cite web|url=https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2015/07/17/jules-bianchi-dies-at-age-25-his-family-confirms/ |title=Jules Bianchi dies at age 25, his family confirms |last=DiZinno |first=Tony |date=July 17, 2015 |website=[[NBC Sports]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906120549/http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2015/07/17/jules-bianchi-dies-at-age-25-his-family-confirms/ |archive-date=September 6, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>}} |
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| {{DTS|October 5, 2014}} |
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| 25 |
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| [[2014 Japanese Grand Prix|Japanese Grand Prix]] |
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| [[Suzuka Circuit|Suzuka International Racing Course]] |
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| [[Marussia MR03]] |
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| Race |
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|align=center|<ref name="Bianchi" /> |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|David|Ferrer|nolink=1}}|FRA|1974}}{{refn|group=note|Ferrer died on September 7, 2017, five days after his accident.<ref name="Ferrer">{{cite web|url=https://www.autosport.com/historics/news/131689/driver-dies-after-zandvoort-historic-f1-crash |title=French driver David Ferrer dies after Zandvoort Historic GP crash |last1=Pye |first1=Marcus |last2=Benyon |first2=Jack |date=September 7, 2017 |website=Autosport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012003604/https://www.autosport.com/historics/news/131689/driver-dies-after-zandvoort-historic-f1-crash |archive-date=October 12, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>}} |
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| {{DTS|September 2, 2017}} |
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| 62 |
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| style="background:#dfffdf"|Historic Grand Prix<sup>{{dagger|alt=Race was not part of Formula One World Championship}}</sup> |
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| {{sort|Zandvoort|[[Circuit Zandvoort|Circuit Park Zandvoort]]}} |
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| [[March 701]] |
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| Race |
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|align=center|<ref name="Ferrer" /> |
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=== By type of event=== |
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==Notes== |
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{| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
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<div class="references-small"> |
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|+Fatalities by type of event |
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</div> |
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!scope=col| Event |
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{{Listdev}} |
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!scope=col| Fatalities |
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!scope=col| First |
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!scope=col| Last |
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|- |
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!scope=row| World Championship{{refn|group=note|name=WChamp|Fatalities during practice, qualifying, or race at a Formula One World Championship event.}} |
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| 32 |
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| 1953 |
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| 2014 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| Testing{{refn|group=note|name=Testing|Fatalities during a test drive of a Formula One car that was not part of any competitive event. The first such fatality was an automotive engineer testing a team car during a Formula One season, while all others were then-current Formula One drivers testing their team car during a Formula One season.}} |
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| 7 |
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| 1952 |
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| 1986 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| Non-Championship & other{{refn|group=note|name=NC|Fatalities during non-championship Formula One events organized as part of the official Formula One racing season (once common, such as the 14 non-championship races in {{F1|1963}}, these were discontinued after the single [[1983 Race of Champions|1983 non-championship race]]), and other unassociated competitions using vintage Formula One cars.}} |
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| 13 |
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| 1955 |
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| 2017 |
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|- |
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!Total!!52!!1952 !!2017 |
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|} |
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=== By nationality === |
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{| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
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|+Fatalities by Nationality |
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|- |
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!scope=col| Nationality |
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!scope=col| Total |
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!scope=col| First |
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!scope=col| Last |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{flag|United Kingdom}} |
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| 14 |
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| 1952 |
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| 2014 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{flag|United States}} |
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| 10 |
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| 1953 |
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| 1975 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{flag|Italy}} |
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| 7 |
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| 1955 |
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| 1986 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{flag|France|1974}} |
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| 5 |
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| 1968 |
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| 2017 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{flag|Austria}} |
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| 4 |
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| 1970 |
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| 2002 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{flag|Germany}} |
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| 2 |
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| 1961 |
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| 1969 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{flag|Argentina}} |
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|rowspan="10"| 1 |
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|colspan="2"| 1954 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{flag|Australia}} |
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|colspan="2"| 1977 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{flag|Belgium}} |
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|colspan="2"| 1953 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{flag|Brazil}} |
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|colspan="2"| 1994 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{flag|Canada}} |
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|colspan="2"| 1982 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{flag|Mexico}} |
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|colspan="2"| 1962 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{flag|Netherlands}} |
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|colspan="2"| 1964 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{flag|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} |
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|colspan="2"| 1962 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{flag|Sweden}} |
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|colspan="2"| 1978 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{flag|Switzerland}} |
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|colspan="2"| 1971 |
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|- |
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!Total for 16 nationalities!!52!!1952 !!2017 |
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|} |
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=== By circuit === |
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{| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
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|+Fatalities by Circuit |
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|- |
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!scope=col| Circuit |
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!scope=col| Total |
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!scope=col| First |
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!scope=col| Last |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|Indianapolis|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]]}} |
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| 7 |
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| 1953 |
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| 1959 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|Nürburgring|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Nürburgring]]}} |
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| 5 |
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| 1954 |
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| 1969 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|Silverstone|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Silverstone Circuit]]}} |
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| 4 |
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| 1960 |
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| 2014 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|Modena|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Autodromo di Modena]]}} |
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|rowspan="4"| 3 |
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| 1953 |
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| 1961 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|Brands Hatch|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Brands Hatch]]}} |
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| 1961 |
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| 1977 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|Monza|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Autodromo Nazionale di Monza]]}} |
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| 1961 |
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| 1978 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|Zandvoort|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Circuit Zandvoort|Circuit Park Zandvoort]]}} |
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| 1970 |
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| 2017 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|Spa-Francorchamps|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]]}} |
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|rowspan="4"| 2 |
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| colspan="2"| 1960 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|Watkins Glen|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Watkins Glen International]]}} |
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| 1973 |
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| 1974 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|Kyalami|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Kyalami|Kyalami Racing Circuit]]}} |
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| 1974 |
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| 1977 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|Enzo e Dino Ferrari|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari]]}} |
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| colspan="2"| 1994 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|MIRA|{{flagicon|UK}} [[MIRA Ltd.|MIRA]]}} |
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|rowspan="16"| 1 |
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|colspan="2"| 1952 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|Pau|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Pau Grand Prix|Circuit de Pau-Ville]]}} |
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|colspan="2"| 1955 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|Reims-Gueux|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Reims-Gueux|Circuit de Reims-Gueux]]}} |
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|colspan="2"| 1958 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|Ain-Diab|{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Ain-Diab Circuit|Circuit d'Ain-Diab]]}} |
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|colspan="2"| 1958 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|Hermanos Rodriguez|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez|Autódromo Magdalena Mixiuhca]]}} |
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|colspan="2"| 1962 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|Westmead|{{flagicon|RSA}} Westmead Circuit}} |
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|colspan="2"| 1962 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|Monaco|{{flagicon|MON}} [[Circuit de Monaco]]}} |
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|colspan="2"| 1967 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|Rouen-Les-Essarts|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Rouen-Les-Essarts|Circuit de Rouen-les-Essarts]]}} |
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|colspan="2"| 1968 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|Osterreichring|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Red Bull Ring|Österreichring]]}} |
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|colspan="2"| 1975 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|Hockenheimring|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Hockenheimring]]}} |
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|colspan="2"| 1980 |
|||
|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|Zolder|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Circuit Zolder]]}} |
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|colspan="2"| 1982 |
|||
|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|Gilles Villeneuve|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve]]}} |
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|colspan="2"| 1982 |
|||
|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|Paul Ricard|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Circuit Paul Ricard]]}} |
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|colspan="2"| 1986 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|Goodwood|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Goodwood House|Goodwood Hillclimb]]}} |
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|colspan="2"| 2000 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|Most|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Autodrom Most]]}} |
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|colspan="2"| 2002 |
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|- |
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!scope=row| {{sort|Suzuka|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Suzuka Circuit|Suzuka International Racing Course]]}} |
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|colspan="2"| 2014 |
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|- |
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!Total for 27 circuits!!52!!1952 !!2017 |
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=== By decade === |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |
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|+Fatalities by Decade |
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!Decade |
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!Total |
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!scope=col class="unsortable" | First |
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!scope=col class="unsortable" | Last |
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|- |
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!scope=row |1950s |
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|15 |
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|1952 |
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|1959 |
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|- |
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!scope=row |1960s |
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|14 |
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|1960 |
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|1969 |
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|- |
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!scope=row |1970s |
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|12 |
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|1970 |
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|1978 |
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|- |
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!scope=row |1980s |
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|4 |
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|1980 |
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|1986 |
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|- |
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!scope=row |1990s |
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|2 |
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|1994 |
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|1994 |
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|- |
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!scope=row |2000s |
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|2 |
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|2000 |
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|2002 |
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|- |
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!scope=row |2010s |
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|3 |
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|2014 |
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|2017 |
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|- |
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!Total!!52!!1952!!2017 |
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== Notes == |
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== References == |
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{{Reflist|30em}} |
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== External links == |
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* [https://www.formula1.com/ Formula One official website] |
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* [https://www.fia.com/ FIA official website] |
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Formula One |
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Formula One (F1) is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body.[1] The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and vehicles must conform.[2] The F1 World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets.[3] The results of each race are combined to determine two annual Championships, one for drivers and one for constructors.[4]
Safety standards have improved since the first World Championship Grand Prix at Silverstone in 1950, where there was no medical back-up nor safety measures in case of an accident.[5] Helmets were not made mandatory until 1952, though these were simple cork-lined helmets with no visors.[6] It was not until the 1960s that robust full-visor helmets were made mandatory, along with fireproof overalls, and the FIA assumed responsibility for safety at the circuits.[5] Steps were taken to improve the safety of the Formula One car in the 1970s; the cockpit opening was enlarged allowing the driver to escape more quickly in the event of an accident and outside mirrors became mandatory.[7] The 1980s saw further improvement in the structure of the Formula One car, with the monocoque being made out of carbon fibre instead of aluminium, increasing protection upon impact.[8] Following the death of Ayrton Senna in 1994, a number of measures were introduced in an attempt to slow the cars down, including bodywork aerodynamic limitations, a pit lane speed limit and temporary circuit modifications such as extra chicanes. Grooved tyres were introduced in 1998 instead of racing slick tyres to reduce cornering speed.[9] Safety measures continued to be introduced into the 21st century, with a number of circuits having their configuration changed to improve driver safety.[10]
This list includes drivers who have died during a FIA World Championship event (including practice, qualifying and the race), and those who have died while driving modern or vintage Formula One cars outside the World Championship. Track marshals and other race attendees who have died as a result of these accidents are not included in the list. Fifty-two drivers have died from incidents that occurred at a FIA World Championship event or while driving a Formula One car at another event, with Cameron Earl being the first in 1952. Thirty-two of the drivers died from incidents during Grand Prix race weekends which formed part of the World Championship, seven died during test sessions, and twelve driving Formula One cars during non-championship Formula One weekends or vintage/historic events. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has seen the most fatalities; seven drivers have died there during the time that the Indianapolis 500 formed part of the world championship, though the Indianapolis 500 was held to AAA regulations rather than Formula One regulations. Fifteen drivers died in the 1950s; fourteen in the 1960s; twelve in the 1970s; four in the 1980s and two in the 1990s. Following the deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna at Imola on consecutive days in 1994, no driver died during world championship events for more than 20 years until Jules Bianchi's death in 2015, from injuries sustained during the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix.[11] Three drivers died in the intervening years while driving former Formula One cars (two from the 1960s, one from the 1990s) in vintage racing and other events not associated with World Championship Grands Prix.[12][13][14] Two Formula One Champions have died while racing or practising in Formula One, Jochen Rindt in 1970, and Senna in 1994. Rindt was not a champion at the time of his death, but won the 1970 championship posthumously, the only driver to have done so.[15]
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Onofre Marimón was the first fatality specifically at a World Championship Grand Prix, the 1954 German Grand Prix; Chet Miller was the first fatality at a World Championship event, the 1953 Indianapolis 500[note 1]
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Jochen Rindt is the only driver to posthumously win a World Championship, missing the last four races after his fatal crash in qualifying for the 1970 Italian Grand Prix
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Three-time world champion Ayrton Senna is the only former champion to die from a crash during a World Championship race, the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix
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Jules Bianchi is the most recent fatality resulting from a World Championship race incident, dying from injuries suffered at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix
Fatalities[edit]
Detail by driver[edit]
† | Indicates event was not part of the Formula One World Championship, such as official non-championship Formula One events[note 2] and unassociated events using vintage Formula One cars. |
‡ | Indicates test drive of a Formula One car that was not part of any competitive event.[note 3] |
By type of event[edit]
Event | Fatalities | First | Last |
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World Championship[note 22] | 32 | 1953 | 2014 |
Testing[note 3] | 7 | 1952 | 1986 |
Non-Championship & other[note 23] | 13 | 1955 | 2017 |
Total | 52 | 1952 | 2017 |
By nationality[edit]
Nationality | Total | First | Last |
---|---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 14 | 1952 | 2014 |
United States | 10 | 1953 | 1975 |
Italy | 7 | 1955 | 1986 |
France | 5 | 1968 | 2017 |
Austria | 4 | 1970 | 2002 |
Germany | 2 | 1961 | 1969 |
Argentina | 1 | 1954 | |
Australia | 1977 | ||
Belgium | 1953 | ||
Brazil | 1994 | ||
Canada | 1982 | ||
Mexico | 1962 | ||
Netherlands | 1964 | ||
Rhodesia and Nyasaland | 1962 | ||
Sweden | 1978 | ||
Switzerland | 1971 | ||
Total for 16 nationalities | 52 | 1952 | 2017 |
By circuit[edit]
Circuit | Total | First | Last |
---|---|---|---|
Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 7 | 1953 | 1959 |
Nürburgring | 5 | 1954 | 1969 |
Silverstone Circuit | 4 | 1960 | 2014 |
Autodromo di Modena | 3 | 1953 | 1961 |
Brands Hatch | 1961 | 1977 | |
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 1961 | 1978 | |
Circuit Park Zandvoort | 1970 | 2017 | |
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 2 | 1960 | |
Watkins Glen International | 1973 | 1974 | |
Kyalami Racing Circuit | 1974 | 1977 | |
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 1994 | ||
MIRA | 1 | 1952 | |
Circuit de Pau-Ville | 1955 | ||
Circuit de Reims-Gueux | 1958 | ||
Circuit d'Ain-Diab | 1958 | ||
Autódromo Magdalena Mixiuhca | 1962 | ||
Westmead Circuit | 1962 | ||
Circuit de Monaco | 1967 | ||
Circuit de Rouen-les-Essarts | 1968 | ||
Österreichring | 1975 | ||
Hockenheimring | 1980 | ||
Circuit Zolder | 1982 | ||
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 1982 | ||
Circuit Paul Ricard | 1986 | ||
Goodwood Hillclimb | 2000 | ||
Autodrom Most | 2002 | ||
Suzuka International Racing Course | 2014 | ||
Total for 27 circuits | 52 | 1952 | 2017 |
By decade[edit]
Decade | Total | First | Last |
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1950s | 15 | 1952 | 1959 |
1960s | 14 | 1960 | 1969 |
1970s | 12 | 1970 | 1978 |
1980s | 4 | 1980 | 1986 |
1990s | 2 | 1994 | 1994 |
2000s | 2 | 2000 | 2002 |
2010s | 3 | 2014 | 2017 |
Total | 52 | 1952 | 2017 |
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f From 1950 to 1960, the Indianapolis 500 was part of the World Drivers' Championship, though the Indianapolis 500 was held to AAA regulations rather than Formula One regulations. During those 11 years, only once did a regular Formula One driver enter an Indianapolis 500 race, when eventual 1952 Formula One World Drivers' Champion Alberto Ascari competed in the 1952 race, retiring on lap 40 of 200.[17]
- ^ Non-championship events, organized by Formula One as officially-sanctioned events during a regular season, were discontinued after the 1983 Race of Champions
- ^ a b Fatalities during a test drive of a Formula One car that was not part of any competitive event. The first such fatality was an automotive engineer testing a team car during a Formula One season, while all others were then-current Formula One drivers testing their team car during a Formula One season.
- ^ Ayulo died on May 17, 1955, the day after his accident.[21]
- ^ Lewis-Evans died of burns on October 25, 1958, six days after his accident.[18]
- ^ Unser Jr. died of burns on May 17, 1959, fifteen days after his accident.[18]
- ^ Bristow and Stacey died in separate accidents.[18]
- ^ Unable to slow down his car because of technical failure, Cabianca drove through an open gate onto an adjoining public road where he hit several vehicles. Cabianca was killed along with three other people.[25]
- ^ Having collided with Clark, von Trips's car shot up the bank lining the track, hit a wire fence and struck several people gathered behind it while spinning in the air. Von Trips, who was ejected from the car, and fifteen spectators died.[26]
- ^ Godin de Beaufort died on August 2, 1964, the day after his accident.[29]
- ^ Taylor died of fifty per cent burns on September 8, 1966, thirty-two days after his accident.[30]
- ^ Bandini died on May 10, 1967, three days after his accident.[31]
- ^ After a tire had blown out, Donohue careened through a number of catch fences and billboards, a support post of which may have struck his helmet. He and Manfred Schaller, a track marshal who had been hit by debris, died on August 19, 1975, two days after the accident.[41]
- ^ Pryce and Frederick Jansen van Vuuren, a teenage volunteer safety marshal, were killed after colliding at high speed when Jansen van Vuuren was crossing the track to put out a fire.[42]
- ^ Experiencing a mechanical failure on his car, McGuire lost control and crashed into a marshals' post. He was killed along with track marshal John Thorpe.[43]
- ^ Peterson died in hospital on September 11, 1978, the day after his accident, as a result of fat embolism.[44]
- ^ De Angelis died on May 15, 1986, the day after his accident.[48]
- ^ Death of Ayrton Senna
- ^ Dawson-Damer crashed into a wooden gantry at the finish line, also killing Andrew Carpenter, a marshal, and seriously wounding another. The 59-year-old driver may have suffered a fatal heart attack before losing control of his car.[51]
- ^ Bianchi remained comatose in hospital until he succumbed to his injuries on July 17, 2015, more than nine months after his accident.[11]
- ^ Ferrer died on September 7, 2017, five days after his accident.[53]
- ^ Fatalities during practice, qualifying, or race at a Formula One World Championship event.
- ^ Fatalities during non-championship Formula One events organized as part of the official Formula One racing season (once common, such as the 14 non-championship races in 1963, these were discontinued after the single 1983 non-championship race), and other unassociated competitions using vintage Formula One cars.
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