List of Formula One fatal accidents

Five drivers have died while driving a Formula One car at the Nürburgring; only the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has had more casualties.

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This is a list of Formula One fatal accidents, which consists of all the drivers who have died during a FIA World Championship race weekend, or elsewhere while driving a Formula One car. It does not include track marshals and other race attendees, or F1 races held before the inauguration of the World Championship in 1950. Forty-five drivers have died in this fashion, 24 during a World Championship Grand Prix race weekend, 8 during Indianapolis 500 World Championship events,^[1] 9 during a test session and 4 during a non-championship Formula One event.

Fifteen drivers died in the 1950s; twelve in the 1960s; ten in the 1970s; four in the 1980s and two in the 1990s. No drivers have been involved in a fatal accident since 1994. Drivers from the United States of America have had the most fatal accidents with eleven drivers from that country having died, although eight of these were while participating in the Indy 500 during the 1950s when it was part of the Formula One World Championship.

Driver	Date of accident	Race	Circuit	Car	During
Template:Country data USA Chet Miller	15 May 1953	1953 Indianapolis 500^[1]	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Kurtis Kraft	Practice
Template:Country data Belgium Charles de Tornaco	Sep 18, 1953	Test	Modena Autodrome	Ferrari	Test
Template:Country data Argentina Onofre Marimón	Jul 31, 1954	1954 German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	Maserati	Practice
Template:Country data USA Manny Ayulo	16 May 1955	1955 Indianapolis 500^[1]	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Kuzma	Practice
Template:Country data USA Bill Vukovich	30 May 1955	1955 Indianapolis 500^[1]	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Kurtis Kraft	Race
Template:Country flagicon2 Eugenio Castellotti	Mar 14, 1957	Test	Modena Autodrome	Ferrari	Test
Template:Country data USA Keith Andrews	15 May 1957	1957 Indianapolis 500^[1]	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Kurtis Kraft	Practice
Template:Country data USA Pat O'Connor	30 May 1958	1958 Indianapolis 500^[1]	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Kurtis Kraft	Race
Template:Country flagicon2 Luigi Musso	Jul 6, 1958	1958 French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux	Ferrari	Race
Peter Collins	Aug 3, 1958	1958 German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	Ferrari	Race
Stuart Lewis-Evans	Sep 19, 1958	1958 Moroccan Grand Prix	Ain-Diab Circuit	Vanwall	Race
Template:Country data USA Jerry Unser	17 May 1959	1959 Indianapolis 500^[1]	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Kurtis Kraft	Pre-race test
Template:Country data USA Bob Cortner	19 May 1959	1959 Indianapolis 500^[1]	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Cornis	Pre-race test
Template:Country data USA Harry Schell	13 May 1960	International Trophy^[2]	Silverstone	Cooper	Qualifying
Chris Bristow	Jun 19, 1960	1960 Belgian Grand Prix^[3]	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Cooper	Race
Alan Stacey	Jun 19, 1960	1960 Belgian Grand Prix^[3]	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Lotus	Race
Template:Country flagicon2 Giulio Cabianca	Jun 15, 1961	Test	Modena Autodrome	Cooper	Test
Template:Country data Germany Wolfgang von Trips^[4]	Sep 10, 1961	1961 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	Ferrari	Race
Template:Country data Mexico Ricardo Rodríguez^[5]	Nov 1, 1962	1962 Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez	Lotus	Practice
Template:Country data Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking	Dec 21, 1962^[6]	1962 Natal Grand Prix	Westmead Circuit	Lotus	Practice
Template:Country data Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort	Aug 2, 1964	1964 German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	Porsche	Practice
John Taylor	Aug 7, 1966^[7]	1966 German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	Brabham	Race
Template:Country flagicon2 Lorenzo Bandini	7 May 1967^[8]	1967 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	Ferrari	Race
Bob Anderson	Aug 14, 1967	Test	Silverstone	Brabham	Test
Template:Country data France Jo Schlesser	Jul 7, 1968	1968 French Grand Prix	Rouen-Les-Essarts	Honda	Race
Template:Country data Germany Gerhard Mitter	Aug 2, 1969	1969 German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	BMW^[9]	Practice
Piers Courage	Jun 7, 1970	1970 Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Zandvoort	De Tomaso	Race
Template:Country data Austria Jochen Rindt^[10]	Sep 5, 1970	1970 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	Lotus	Qualifying
Template:Country data Switzerland Jo Siffert	Oct 24, 1971	1971 World Championship Victory Race^[11]	Brands Hatch	BRM	Race
Roger Williamson	Jul 29, 1973	1973 Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Zandvoort	March	Race
Template:Country data France François Cevert	Oct 6, 1973	1973 United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course	Tyrrell	Qualifying
Template:Country data USA Peter Revson	Mar 30, 1974	1974 South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	Shadow	Pre-race test
Template:Country data Austria Helmut Koinigg	Oct 6, 1974	1974 United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course	Surtees	Race
Template:Country data USA Mark Donohue	Aug 19, 1975	1975 Austrian Grand Prix	Österreichring	Penske	Practice
Tom Pryce^[12]	Mar 5, 1977	1977 South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	Shadow	Race
Template:Country data Australia Brian McGuire	Aug 29, 1977^[13]	1977 Shellsport Championship Round 11^[14]	Brands Hatch	Williams	Practice
Template:Country data Sweden Ronnie Peterson	Sep 11, 1978^[15]	1978 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	Lotus	Race
Template:Country data France Patrick Depailler	Aug 1, 1980	Test	Hockenheimring	Alfa Romeo	Test
Template:Country data Canada Gilles Villeneuve	8 May 1982^[16]	1982 Belgian Grand Prix	Zolder	Ferrari	Qualifying
Template:Country flagicon2 Riccardo Paletti	Jun 13, 1982	1982 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Osella	Race
Template:Country flagicon2 Elio de Angelis	15 May 1986	Test	Circuit Paul Ricard	Brabham	Test
Template:Country data Austria Roland Ratzenberger	Apr 30, 1994	1994 San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	Simtek	Qualifying
Template:Country data Brazil Ayrton Senna	1 May 1994	1994 San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	Williams	Race

By circuit

Rank	Circuit	Fatal accidents
Rank	Circuit	Total	First	Last
1	Template:Country data USA Indianapolis Motor Speedway	8	1953	1959
2	Template:Country data Germany Nürburgring	5	1954	1969
3	Template:Country flagicon2 Modena Autodrome	3	1953	1961
3	Template:Country flagicon2 Autodromo Nazionale Monza	3	1961	1978
6	Template:Country data Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	2	1960	1960
	Silverstone Circuit		1960	1967
	Template:Country data Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort		1970	1973
	Template:Country data USA Watkins Glen International		1973	1974
	Brands Hatch		1971	1977
	Template:Country data South Africa Kyalami		1974	1977
	Template:Country flagicon2 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari		1994	1994
11	Template:Country data France Reims-Gueux	1	1958
	Template:Country data Morocco Ain-Diab Circuit		1958
	Template:Country data France Charade Circuit		1959
	Template:Country data South Africa Westmead Circuit		1962
	Template:Country data Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez		1962
	Template:Country data Monaco Circuit de Monaco		1967
	Template:Country data France Rouen-Les-Essarts		1968
	Template:Country data Austria Österreichring		1975
	Template:Country data Germany Hockenheimring		1980
	Template:Country data Belgium Zolder		1982
	Template:Country data Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve		1982
	Template:Country data France Circuit Paul Ricard		1986

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 The Indianapolis 500 was part of the World Championship from 1950 until 1960. In this context, an Indianapolis 500 "event" includes both the race itself and all the testing, practice and qualifying sessions in the so-called "month of May" leading up to the race.
↑ International Trophy was not a part of the 1960 world championship.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Although both drivers died at the same Grand Prix, Alan Stacey and Chris Bristow were not involved in the same accident. Bristow died on the 19th lap after being thrown out of his car, a result of losing control of his car at Malmedy, while Stacey died on the 24th lap after a bird flew into his face and he lost control of his car.
↑ Fifteen spectators were also killed in Von Trips' fatal accident.
↑ At the age of 20 years, 8 months and 18 days, Ricardo Rodríguez is the youngest person to have suffered a fatal accident in Formula One.
↑ Hocking was killed in a Formula One practice Session. He was killed one week prior to his first Formula One Grand Prix.
↑ John Taylor died of serious burns a few weeks after the accident on 8 September 1966 in Koblenz, Germany.
↑ Lorenzo Bandini died of serious burns three days after his accident .
↑ Mitter was driving a Formula Two car. F2 cars were allowed to take part in the F1 race as part of a separate contest.
↑ After his death, Jochen Rindt was declared champion after his rivals failed to overhaul his points tally four Grands Prix later.
↑ The World Championship Victory Race was not a part of the 1971 world championship.
↑ 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.
↑ McGuire was killed in a Shellsport Formula One Race at Brands Hatch, which was not part of the Formula One Championship.
↑ Shellsport Championship Round 11 was not a part of the 1977 World Championship.
↑ Peterson died in hospital the following day.
↑ Villeneuve died in hospital later that day.

[Indy_500-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 The Indianapolis 500 was part of the World Championship from 1950 until 1960. In this context, an Indianapolis 500 "event" includes both the race itself and all the testing, practice and qualifying sessions in the so-called "month of May" leading up to the race.

[2] International Trophy was not a part of the 1960 world championship.

[Bel-66-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Although both drivers died at the same Grand Prix, Alan Stacey and Chris Bristow were not involved in the same accident. Bristow died on the 19th lap after being thrown out of his car, a result of losing control of his car at Malmedy, while Stacey died on the 24th lap after a bird flew into his face and he lost control of his car.

[4] Fifteen spectators were also killed in Von Trips' fatal accident.

[5] At the age of 20 years, 8 months and 18 days, Ricardo Rodríguez is the youngest person to have suffered a fatal accident in Formula One.

[6] Hocking was killed in a Formula One practice Session. He was killed one week prior to his first Formula One Grand Prix.

[7] John Taylor died of serious burns a few weeks after the accident on 8 September 1966 in Koblenz, Germany.

[8] Lorenzo Bandini died of serious burns three days after his accident .

[9] Mitter was driving a Formula Two car. F2 cars were allowed to take part in the F1 race as part of a separate contest.

[10] After his death, Jochen Rindt was declared champion after his rivals failed to overhaul his points tally four Grands Prix later.

[11] The World Championship Victory Race was not a part of the 1971 world championship.

[12] 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.

[13] McGuire was killed in a Shellsport Formula One Race at Brands Hatch, which was not part of the Formula One Championship.

[14] Shellsport Championship Round 11 was not a part of the 1977 World Championship.

[15] Peterson died in hospital the following day.

[16] Villeneuve died in hospital later that day.

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