List of Formula One fatalities

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Jules Bianchi is the most recent driver to be fatally injured during a Grand Prix. He died in July 2015, nine months after sustaining severe head injuries during the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix.
Three times world champion Ayrton Senna suffered a fatal crash at Imola in 1994.

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In Formula One, safety standards have improved since the first World Championship Grand Prix at Silverstone in 1950, where there was no medical back-up or safety measures in case of an accident.[1] In the 1960s helmets and overalls became mandatory and the FIA assumed responsibility for safety at the circuits.[1] Further steps were taken to improve the safety of the Formula One car in the 1970s: the cockpit opening was enlarged allowing the driver quicker escape in the event of an accident and outside mirrors became mandatory.[2] In the 1980s the carbon fibre monocoque replaced aluminium, increasing protection upon impact.[3] Following the death of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna at Imola in 1994, a number of measures were introduced in an attempt to slow the cars down, including a wooden undertray. In 1998 grooved tyres replaced racing slick tyres to reduce cornering speed.[4] Safety measures continued to be introduced into the 21st century, with a number of circuits changing their configuration to improve driver safety.[5]

This list includes drivers who have died during a FIA World Championship race weekend, and those who have died while driving a Formula One car outside of 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-one drivers have died driving a Formula One car, with Cameron Earl being the first in 1952. Thirty-three of the drivers died during Grand Prix race weekends which formed part of the World Championship, six during test sessions and twelve during non-championship Formula One 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. 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 Ratzenberger and Senna in 1994, there were no driver fatalities 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.[A][6]

Only two Formula One Champions have died while racing or practicing in Formula One, Jochen Rindt in 1970, and Ayrton Senna in 1994. Rindt is the only driver to win the championship posthumously.[7]

Fatalities

Race or test that was not part of Formula One World Championship Indicates a race or test drive that was not part of the Formula One World Championship.
List of drivers killed as a result of an accident during a Formula One World Championship event, or during a non-championship event while driving a Formula One car.
This table does not include deaths of spectators or marshals.
Driver Date of accident Event Circuit Car Session Ref(s).
 Cameron Earl (UK) June 18, 1952 Test MIRA ERA Test [8]
 Chet Miller (USA) May 15, 1953 1953 Indianapolis 500[B] Indianapolis Motor Speedway Kurtis Kraft Practice [9]
 Charles de Tornaco (BEL) September 18, 1953 1953 Modena Grand PrixRace was not part of Formula One World Championship Modena Autodrome Ferrari Tipo 500 Practice [10]
 Onofre Marimón (ARG) July 31, 1954 1954 German Grand Prix Nürburgring Maserati 250F Practice [9]
 Mario Alborghetti (ITA) April 11, 1955 1955 Pau Grand PrixRace was not part of Formula One World Championship Pau Circuit Maserati 4CLT Race [11]
 Manny Ayulo (USA) May 16, 1955 1955 Indianapolis 500[B] Indianapolis Motor Speedway Kuzma Practice [9]
 Bill Vukovich (USA) May 30, 1955 1955 Indianapolis 500[B] Indianapolis Motor Speedway Kurtis Kraft Race [9]
 Eugenio Castellotti (ITA) March 14, 1957 Test Modena Autodrome Ferrari 801 Test [12]
 Keith Andrews (USA) May 15, 1957 1957 Indianapolis 500[B] Indianapolis Motor Speedway Kurtis Kraft Practice [9]
 Pat O'Connor (USA) May 30, 1958 1958 Indianapolis 500[B] Indianapolis Motor Speedway Kurtis Kraft Race [9]
 Luigi Musso (ITA) July 6, 1958 1958 French Grand Prix Reims-Gueux Ferrari 246 F1 Race [9]
 Peter Collins (UK) August 3, 1958 1958 German Grand Prix Nürburgring Ferrari 246 F1 Race [13]
 Stuart Lewis-Evans (UK) September 19, 1958 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix Ain-Diab Circuit Vanwall Race [9]
 Jerry Unser Jr. (USA) May 17, 1959 1959 Indianapolis 500[B] Indianapolis Motor Speedway Kurtis Kraft Pre-race test [9]
 Bob Cortner (USA) May 19, 1959 1959 Indianapolis 500[A] Indianapolis Motor Speedway Cornis Pre-race test [9]
 Harry Schell (USA) May 13, 1960 1960 BRDC International TrophyRace was not part of Formula One World Championship Silverstone Circuit Cooper T51 Practice [9]
 Chris Bristow (UK) June 19, 1960 1960 Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Cooper T51 Race [9]
 Alan Stacey (UK) June 19, 1960 1960 Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Lotus 18 Race [9]
 Shane Summers (UK) June 1, 1961 1961 Silver City TrophyRace was not part of Formula One World Championship Brands Hatch Cooper Practice [14]
 Giulio Cabianca (ITA) June 15, 1961 Test Modena Autodrome Cooper T51 Test [15]
 Wolfgang von Trips (GER)[H] September 10, 1961 1961 Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale Monza Ferrari 156 F1 Race [16]
 Ricardo Rodríguez (MEX) November 1, 1962 1962 Mexican Grand Prixdagger Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Lotus 24 Practice [17]
 Gary Hocking (Rhodesia and Nyasaland) December 21, 1962 1962 Natal Grand PrixRace was not part of Formula One World Championship Westmead Circuit Lotus 24 Practice [9]
 Carel Godin de Beaufort (NED) August 2, 1964 1964 German Grand Prix Nürburgring Porsche 718 Practice [9]
 John Taylor (UK)[C] August 7, 1966 1966 German Grand Prix Nürburgring Brabham Race [18]
 Lorenzo Bandini (ITA)[D] May 7, 1967 1967 Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco Ferrari 312 Race [19]
 Bob Anderson (UK) August 14, 1967 Test Silverstone Circuit Brabham Test [20]
 Jo Schlesser (FRA) July 7, 1968 1968 French Grand Prix Rouen-Les-Essarts Honda RA302 Race [21]
 Gerhard Mitter (GER) August 2, 1969 1969 German Grand Prix Nürburgring BMW Practice [9]
 Martin Brain (UK) May 25, 1970 Nottingham Sports Car Club meetingRace was not part of Formula One World Championship Silverstone Circuit Cooper Race [22][23]
 Piers Courage (UK) June 21, 1970 1970 Dutch Grand Prix Circuit Park Zandvoort De Tomaso Race [24]
 Jochen Rindt (AUT) September 5, 1970 1970 Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale Monza Lotus 72 Qualifying [7]
 Jo Siffert (SUI) October 24, 1971 1971 World Championship Victory RaceRace was not part of Formula One World Championship Brands Hatch BRM P160 Race [25]
 Roger Williamson (UK) July 29, 1973 1973 Dutch Grand Prix Circuit Park Zandvoort March Race [9]
 François Cevert (FRA) October 6, 1973 1973 United States Grand Prix Watkins Glen Tyrrell Qualifying [26]
 Peter Revson (USA) March 22, 1974 1974 South African Grand Prix Kyalami Shadow DN3 Pre-race test [27]
 Helmuth Koinigg (AUT) October 6, 1974 1974 United States Grand Prix Watkins Glen Surtees Race [28]
 Mark Donohue (USA) August 19, 1975 1975 Austrian Grand Prix Österreichring Penske Practice [9]
 Tom Pryce (UK)[E] March 5, 1977 1977 South African Grand Prix Kyalami Shadow DN5 Race [29]
 Brian McGuire (AUS) August 29, 1977 1977 Shellsport Championship Round 11Race was not part of Formula One World Championship Brands Hatch Williams Practice [30]
 Ronnie Peterson (SWE)[F] September 10, 1978 1978 Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale Monza Lotus 78 Race [31]
 Patrick Depailler (FRA) August 1, 1980 Test Hockenheimring Alfa Romeo 179 Test [32]
 Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) May 8, 1982 1982 Belgian Grand Prix Circuit Zolder Ferrari 126 C Qualifying [33]
 Riccardo Paletti (ITA) June 13, 1982 1982 Canadian Grand Prix Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Osella Race [9]
 Elio de Angelis (ITA) May 15, 1986 Test Circuit Paul Ricard Brabham BT55 Test [34]
 Roland Ratzenberger (AUT) April 30, 1994 1994 San Marino Grand Prix Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari Simtek S941 Qualifying [35]
 Ayrton Senna (BRA) May 1, 1994 1994 San Marino Grand Prix Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari Williams FW16 Race [35]
 John Dawson-Damer (UK) June 24, 2000 2000 Goodwood Festival of SpeedRace was not part of Formula One World Championship Goodwood Hillclimb Lotus 63 Run [36]
 Fritz Glatz (AUT) July 14, 2002 2002 EuroBOSS Series seasonRace was not part of Formula One World Championship Autodrom Most Footwork FA17 Race [37][38]
 Denis Welch (UK) July 27, 2014 Silverstone Classic Jack Brabham Memorial TrophyRace was not part of Formula One World Championship Silverstone Circuit Lotus 18 Race [39]
 Jules Bianchi (FRA)[G] October 5, 2014 2014 Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka Circuit Marussia MR03 Race [6]

By nationality

Fatalities by nationality
Nationality Total
 United Kingdom 14
 United States 10
 Italy 7
 Austria 4
 France 4
 Germany 2
 Argentina 1
 Australia 1
 Belgium 1
 Brazil 1
 Canada 1
 Mexico 1
 Netherlands 1
 Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1
 Sweden 1
  Switzerland 1

By circuit

Fatalities by circuit
Circuit Total First Most recent
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 7 1953 1959
Nürburgring 5 1954 1969
Silverstone Circuit 4 1960 2014
Modena Autodrome 3 1953 1961
Brands Hatch 3 1961 1977
Autodromo Nazionale Monza 3 1961 1978
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 2 1960 1960
Circuit Park Zandvoort 2 1970 1973
Watkins Glen 2 1973 1974
Kyalami 2 1974 1977
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 2 1994 1994
MIRA 1 1952 1952
Pau Circuit 1 1955 1955
Reims-Gueux 1 1958 1958
Ain-Diab Circuit 1 1958 1958
Westmead Circuit 1 1962 1962
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 1962 1962
Circuit de Monaco 1 1967 1967
Rouen-Les-Essarts 1 1968 1968
Österreichring 1 1975 1975
Hockenheimring 1 1980 1980
Circuit Zolder 1 1982 1982
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 1982 1982
Circuit Paul Ricard 1 1986 1986
Goodwood Hillclimb 1 2000 2000
Autodrom Most 1 2002 2002
Suzuka Circuit 1 2014 2014

Notes

A. a Four drivers have died since 1994: John Dawson-Damer in 2000, Fritz Glatz in 2002, Denis Welch in 2014, and Jules Bianchi in 2015. The first 3 drivers died while driving historic Formula One cars outside of World Championship Grands Prix, while Bianchi died as a result of injuries sustained in the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix.[36][38][39]

B. a b c d e f g From 1950 to 1960, the Indianapolis 500 was part of the World Drivers Championship.[40]

C. ^ Taylor died of 50 per cent burns five weeks after the accident.[18]

D. ^ Bandini died of his injuries three days after the accident.[19]

E. ^ As well as Tom Pryce, Jansen Van Vuuren, a teenage volunteer safety marshal, died in the accident after Pryce collided with him at high speed.[29]

F. ^ Peterson died the following day in hospital, as a result of fat embolism.[41]

G. ^ Bianchi remained comatose in hospital until he succumbed to his injuries on 17 July 2015.[6]

H. ^ Von Trips and 15 spectators died as result of the crash. This is the deadliest F1 Grand Prix that includes fatalities of non-drivers.[42]

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