Difference between revisions of "List of fatal accidents"
From Formula Rejects Wiki
(→List) |
(→List) |
||
| Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
| {{FRA}} [[Yves Giraud-Cabantous]] | | {{FRA}} [[Yves Giraud-Cabantous]] | ||
| {{FRA}} [[Gordini]] T15 | | {{FRA}} [[Gordini]] T15 | ||
| − | | {{GBR}} Silverstone, | + | | {{GBR}} Silverstone, United Kingdom |
| [[1951 Alternate Formula One season|Formula One]] | | [[1951 Alternate Formula One season|Formula One]] | ||
| Barrel-rolled after losing control on oil and was ejected from the car. | | Barrel-rolled after losing control on oil and was ejected from the car. | ||
| Line 47: | Line 47: | ||
| Crashed into trees and died instantly. | | Crashed into trees and died instantly. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| + | | 1956 | ||
| + | | [[File:Flag of Spain (1945-1977) svg.png]] [[Paco Godia]] | ||
| + | | {{ITA}} [[Ferrari]] R560 | ||
| + | | {{GBR}} Edinburgh, United Kingdom | ||
| + | | [[1956 Alternate Formula One season|Formula One]] | ||
| + | | Lost control and span into the trackside trees, getting thrown from the car. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 1956 | ||
| + | | {{GBR}} [[Tony Brooks]] | ||
| + | | {{GBR}} [[BCMA]] C-01 | ||
| + | | {{GBR}} Edinburgh, United Kingdom | ||
| + | | [[1956 Alternate Formula One season|Formula One]] | ||
| + | | Collided with a lamppost and killed instantly. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 1957 | ||
| + | | {{ITA}} [[Eugenio Castellotti]] | ||
| + | | {{ITA}} [[Ferrari]] 315 S | ||
| + | | {{ITA}} Near Brescia, Italy | ||
| + | | Mille Miglia | ||
| + | | Car hits a ditch and is sent into a crowd, killing Castellotti, his co-driver Edmund Nelson and nine spectators. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 1957 | ||
| + | | {{USA}} Edmund Nelson | ||
| + | | {{ITA}} [[Ferrari]] 315 S | ||
| + | | {{ITA}} Near Brescia, Italy | ||
| + | | Mille Miglia | ||
| + | | Passenger in Castellotti's crash. | ||
Revision as of 11:56, 23 July 2017
The following is a list of fatal accidents that have claimed the life of a driver in canon.
List
| Year | Driver | Car | Location | Series | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 |  Luigi Fagioli
|
Maserati 4CL
|
 Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
|
Formula One | Skidded on oil at Burnenville and slid into an earth bank before subsequently rolling twice. Died the following day from massive head and chest injuries. |
| 1951 |  Yves Giraud-Cabantous
|
Gordini T15
|
 Silverstone, United Kingdom
|
Formula One | Barrel-rolled after losing control on oil and was ejected from the car. |
| 1955 | Pierre Levegh
|
 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR
|
Le Mans, France
|
Le Mans 24 Hours | Crashed into crowd, killing himself and 83 spectators. |
| 1956 |  Dries van der Lof
|
Lotus 10
|
Rouen-les-Essarts, France
|
Formula One | Car veered into grass bank before catching fire. Eight spectators were killed by flying debris. |
| 1956 | André Milhoux
|
Gordini G-953
|
 Rostock, East Germany
|
Formula One | Crashed into trees and died instantly. |
| 1956 | _svg.png){kind=small} Paco Godia
|
Ferrari R560
|
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
|
Formula One | Lost control and span into the trackside trees, getting thrown from the car. |
| 1956 | Tony Brooks
|
BCMA C-01
|
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
|
Formula One | Collided with a lamppost and killed instantly. |
| 1957 | Eugenio Castellotti
|
Ferrari 315 S
|
Near Brescia, Italy
|
Mille Miglia | Car hits a ditch and is sent into a crowd, killing Castellotti, his co-driver Edmund Nelson and nine spectators. |
| 1957 |  Edmund Nelson
|
Ferrari 315 S
|
Near Brescia, Italy
|
Mille Miglia | Passenger in Castellotti's crash. |
