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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.
By circuit
| Rank | Circuit | Fatal accidents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | ||
| 1 |  Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
8 | 1953 | 1959 |
| 2 |  Nürburgring |
5 | 1954 | 1969 |
| 3 |  Modena Autodrome |
3 | 1953 | 1961 |
| Autodromo Nazionale Monza |
1961 | 1978 | ||
| 6 | .svg){kind=small} Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps |
2 | 1960 | 1960 |
 Silverstone Circuit |
1960 | 1967 | ||
 Circuit Zandvoort |
1970 | 1973 | ||
 Watkins Glen International |
1973 | 1974 | ||
| Brands Hatch |
1971 | 1977 | ||
 Kyalami |
1974 | 1977 | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari |
1994 | 1994 | ||
| 11 |  Reims-Gueux |
1 | 1958 | |
 Ain-Diab Circuit |
1958 | |||
| Charade Circuit |
1959 | |||
| Westmead Circuit |
1962 | |||
 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez |
1962 | |||
 Circuit de Monaco |
1967 | |||
| Rouen-Les-Essarts |
1968 | |||
 Österreichring |
1975 | |||
| Hockenheimring |
1980 | |||
| Zolder |
1982 | |||
 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve |
1982 | |||
| Circuit Paul Ricard |
1986 | |||
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h 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.
- ^ a b 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 Testing 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.
References
- "GP Encyclopedia > Driver Index". Retrieved on 2006-12-11.
- Jones, Bruce (1995). The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Formula One. The Book Company. ISBN 0-34064-889-9.
- "The Indianapolis 500 > Fatalities". Retrieved on 2006-12-21.
- "F1 fatalities by circuit and nation". Retrieved on 2007-04-20.
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