list of Formula One fatalities

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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.{{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 }} The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and vehicles must conform.{{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}} The F1 World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as {{not a typo|Grands Prix}}, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets.{{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}} The results of each race are combined to determine two annual Championships, one for drivers and one for constructors.{{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}}

Safety standards have improved since the first World Championship Grand Prix at Silverstone in {{F1|1950}}, where there was no medical back-up nor safety measures in case of an accident.{{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}} Helmets were not made mandatory until {{F1|1952}}, though these were simple cork-lined helmets with no visors.{{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}} 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. 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.{{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}} 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.{{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}} 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.{{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}} Safety measures continued to be introduced into the 21st century, with a number of circuits having their configuration changed to improve driver safety.{{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}}

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 {{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 thirteen 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 {{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. 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}}. Two Formula One 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.

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}}

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

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

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

Fatalities

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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.

width="40px" style="background:#FBCEB1;" align="center"|{{double-dagger|alt=Test drive that was not part of any competitive event.}}

| 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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|+Fatalities by name

!scope=col| Driver

!scope=col| Date of accident

!scope=col| Age

!scope=col| Event

!scope=col| Circuit

!scope=col| Car

!scope=col| Session

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scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Cameron|Earl}}|UK}}

| {{DTS|1952-06-18}}

| 29

|style="background:#FBCEB1;"| Test{{double-dagger|alt=Test drive that was not part of any racing event.}}

| MIRA

| ERA

| Test

| align=center|{{cite news|title=Killed while testing racing car |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=June 19, 1952 |page=4}}

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Chet|Miller}}|USA|1912}}

| {{DTS|1953-05-15}}

| 50

| 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 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.{{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}}}}

| Indianapolis Motor Speedway

| Kurtis Kraft

| Practice

| align=center|{{cite web |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/3838.html |title=Deaths in Formula One |last=Williamson |first=Martin |website=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 }}

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Charles|de Tornaco||Tornaco, Charles}}|BEL}}

| {{DTS|1953-09-18}}

| 26

| style="background:#dfffdf"|Modena Grand Prix{{dagger|alt=Race was not part of Formula One World Championship}}

| {{sort|Modena|Autodromo di Modena}}

| Ferrari Tipo 500

| Practice

| align=center|{{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}}

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Onofre|Marimón}}|ARG}}

| {{DTS|1954-07-31}}

| 30

| German Grand Prix

| Nürburgring

| Maserati 250F

| Practice

| align=center|

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Mario|Alborghetti}}|ITA}}

| {{DTS|1955-04-11}}

| 26

| style="background:#dfffdf"|Pau Grand Prix{{dagger|alt=Race was not part of Formula One World Championship}}

| Circuit de Pau-Ville

| Maserati 4CLT

| Race

| align=center|{{cite magazine|title=XVI Grand Prix de Pau |magazine=Motor Sport |volume=XXXI |issue=5 |publisher=Teesdale Publishing |date=May 1955 |pages=264–265}}

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Manny|Ayulo}}|USA|1912}}{{refn|group=note|Ayulo died on May 17, 1955, the day after his accident.{{cite news |title=Crash injuries fatal to Indianapolis racer |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_HobAAAAIBAJ&pg=2469%2C364138 |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |agency=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 }}}}

| {{DTS|1955-05-16}}

| 33

| rowspan=2| Indianapolis 500{{refn|group=note|name=Indy}}

| rowspan=2| Indianapolis Motor Speedway

| rowspan=2| Kurtis Kraft

| Practice

| rowspan=2 align=center|

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Bill|Vukovich}}|USA|1912}}

| {{DTS|May 30, 1955}}

| 36

| Race

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Eugenio|Castellotti}}|ITA}}

| {{DTS|March 14, 1957}}

| 26

|style="background:#FBCEB1;"| Test{{double-dagger|alt=Test drive that was not part of any racing event.}}

| {{sort|Modena|Autodromo di Modena}}

| Ferrari 801

| Test

| align=center|{{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}}

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Keith|Andrews|Keith Andrews (racing driver)}}|USA|1912}}

| {{DTS|May 15, 1957}}

| 36

| Indianapolis 500{{refn|group=note|name=Indy}}

| Indianapolis Motor Speedway

| Kurtis Kraft

| Practice

| align=center|

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Pat|O'Connor|Pat O'Connor (racing driver)}}|USA|1912}}

| {{DTS|May 30, 1958}}

| 29

| Indianapolis 500{{refn|group=note|name=Indy}}

| Indianapolis Motor Speedway

| Kurtis Kraft

| Race

| align=center|

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Luigi|Musso}}|ITA}}

| {{DTS|July 6, 1958}}

| 33

| French Grand Prix

| Circuit de Reims-Gueux

| Ferrari 246 F1

| Race

| align=center|

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Peter|Collins|Peter Collins (racing driver)}}|UK}}

| {{DTS|August 3, 1958}}

| 26

| German Grand Prix

| Nürburgring

| Ferrari 246 F1

| Race

| align=center|{{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}}

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Stuart|Lewis-Evans}}|UK}}{{refn|group=note|Lewis-Evans died of burns on October 25, 1958, six days after his accident.}}

| {{DTS|October 19, 1958}}

| 28

| Moroccan Grand Prix

| Circuit d'Ain-Diab

| Vanwall

| Race

| align=center|

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.}}

| {{DTS|May 2, 1959}}

| 26

| rowspan=2| Indianapolis 500{{refn|group=note|name=Indy}}

| rowspan=2| Indianapolis Motor Speedway

| Kuzma

| rowspan=2| Practice

| rowspan=2 align=center|

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Bob|Cortner}}|USA|1912}}

| {{DTS|May 19, 1959}}

| 32

| Cornis

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Harry|Schell}}|USA|1959}}

| {{DTS|May 13, 1960}}

| 38

| style="background:#dfffdf"|BRDC International Trophy{{dagger|alt=Race was not part of Formula One World Championship}}

| Silverstone Circuit

| Cooper T51

| Practice

| align=center|

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Chris|Bristow}}|UK}}

| {{DTS|June 19, 1960}}

| 22

| rowspan=2| Belgian Grand Prix{{refn|group=note|Bristow and Stacey died in separate accidents.}}

| rowspan=2| {{sort|Spa-Francorchamps|Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps}}

| Cooper T51

| rowspan=2| Race

| rowspan=2 align=center|

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Alan|Stacey}}|UK}}

| {{DTS|June 19, 1960}}

| 26

| Lotus 18

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Shane|Summers}}|UK}}

| {{DTS|June 1, 1961}}

| 24

| style="background:#dfffdf"|Silver City Trophy{{dagger|alt=Race was not part of Formula One World Championship}}

| Brands Hatch

| Cooper

| Practice

| align=center|{{cite news|title=Racing driver dies after crash |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=June 2, 1961 |page=23}}

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.{{cite news|title=Four die in Italian race car crash |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=June 16, 1961 |page=13}}}}

| {{DTS|June 15, 1961}}

| 38

|style="background:#FBCEB1;"| Test{{double-dagger|alt=Test drive that was not part of any racing event.}}

| {{sort|Modena|Autodromo di Modena}}

| Cooper T51

| Test

| align=center|

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Wolfgang|von Trips||Trips, Wolfgang}}|FRG}}{{refn|group=note|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.{{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}}}}

| {{DTS|September 10, 1961}}

| 33

| Italian Grand Prix

| {{sort|Monza|Autodromo Nazionale di Monza}}

| Ferrari 156 F1

| Race

| align=center|{{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}}

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Ricardo|Rodríguez|Ricardo Rodríguez (racing driver)}}|MEX|1934}}

| {{DTS|November 1, 1962}}

| 20

| style="background:#dfffdf"|Mexican Grand Prix{{dagger}}

| {{sort|Hermanos Rodriguez|Autódromo Magdalena Mixiuhca}}

| Lotus 24

| Practice

| align=center|{{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}}

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Gary|Hocking}}|FRN}}

| {{DTS|December 21, 1962}}

| 25

| style="background:#dfffdf"|Natal Grand Prix{{dagger|alt=Race was not part of Formula One World Championship}}

| Westmead Circuit

| Lotus 24

| Practice

| align=center|

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.{{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}}}}

| {{DTS|August 1, 1964}}

| 30

| German Grand Prix

| Nürburgring

| Porsche 718

| Practice

| align=center|

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.{{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}}}}

| {{DTS|August 7, 1966}}

| 33

| German Grand Prix

| Nürburgring

| Brabham BT11

| Race

| align=center|

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Lorenzo|Bandini}}|ITA}}{{refn|group=note|Bandini died on May 10, 1967, three days after his accident.{{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}}}}

| {{DTS|May 7, 1967}}

| 31

| Monaco Grand Prix

| {{sort|Monaco|Circuit de Monaco}}

| Ferrari 312

| Race

| align=center|

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Bob|Anderson|Bob Anderson (racing driver)}}|UK}}

| {{DTS|August 14, 1967}}

| 36

|style="background:#FBCEB1;"| Test{{double-dagger|alt=Test drive that was not part of any racing event.}}

| Silverstone Circuit

| Brabham BT11

| Test

| align=center|{{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}}

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jo|Schlesser}}|FRA}}

| {{DTS|July 7, 1968}}

| 40

| French Grand Prix

| Circuit de Rouen-les-Essarts

| Honda RA302

| Race

| align=center|{{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}}

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Gerhard|Mitter}}|FRG}}

| {{DTS|August 1, 1969}}

| 33

| German Grand Prix

| Nürburgring

| BMW 269

| Practice

| align=center|

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Martin|Brain}}|UK}}

| {{DTS|May 25, 1970}}

| 37

| style="background:#dfffdf"|Nottingham Sports Car Club meeting{{dagger|alt=Race was not part of Formula One World Championship}}

| Silverstone Circuit

| Cooper T86B

| Race

| align=center|{{cite news|title=Racing car death |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=May 26, 1970 |page=2}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=4203 |title=Martin Brain |website=Motorsport Memorial |access-date=December 14, 2011}}

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Piers|Courage}}|UK}}

| {{DTS|June 21, 1970}}

| 28

| Dutch Grand Prix

| {{sort|Zandvoort|Circuit Park Zandvoort}}

| De Tomaso 505/38

| Race

| align=center|{{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}}

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jochen|Rindt}}|AUT}}

| {{DTS|September 5, 1970}}

| 28

| Italian Grand Prix

| {{sort|Monza|Autodromo Nazionale di Monza}}

| Lotus 72

| Qualifying

| align=center|{{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}}

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jo|Siffert}}|SUI}}

| {{DTS|October 24, 1971}}

| 35

| style="background:#dfffdf"|World Championship Victory Race{{dagger|alt=Race was not part of Formula One World Championship}}

| Brands Hatch

| BRM P160

| Race

| align=center|{{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}}

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Roger|Williamson}}|UK}}

| {{DTS|July 29, 1973}}

| 25

| Dutch Grand Prix

| {{sort|Zandvoort|Circuit Park Zandvoort}}

| March 731

| Race

| align=center|

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|François|Cevert}}|FRA}}

| {{DTS|October 6, 1973}}

| 29

| United States Grand Prix

| Watkins Glen International

| Tyrrell 006

| Qualifying

| align=center|{{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}}

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Peter|Revson}}|USA}}

| {{DTS|March 22, 1974}}

| 35

| South African Grand Prix{{refn|group=note|name=Kyalami|Crash occurred during an official testing session for the race as cars arrived for the race.}}

| Kyalami Racing Circuit

| Shadow DN3

| Test

| align=center|{{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}}

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Helmut|Koinigg}}|AUT}}

| {{DTS|October 6, 1974}}

| 25

| United States Grand Prix

| Watkins Glen International

| Surtees TS16

| Race

| align=center|{{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}}

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.{{cite news |title=Donohue dies after surgery |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a61VAAAAIBAJ&pg=6311%2C5102237 |newspaper=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 }}}}

| {{DTS|August 17, 1975}}

| 38

| Austrian Grand Prix

| {{sort|Osterreichring|Österreichring}}

| March 751

| Practice

| align=center|

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.{{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}}}}

| {{DTS|March 5, 1977}}

| 27

| South African Grand Prix

| Kyalami Racing Circuit

| Shadow DN8

| Race

| align=center|

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.{{cite news|title=News in brief: Brands Hatch crash kills 2 |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=August 30, 1977 |page=1}}}}

| {{DTS|August 29, 1977}}

| 31

| style="background:#dfffdf"|Shellsport International Series Round 11{{dagger|alt=Race was not part of Formula One World Championship}}

| Brands Hatch

| McGuire BM1

| Practice

| align=center|

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.{{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}}}}

| {{DTS|September 10, 1978}}

| 34

| Italian Grand Prix

| {{sort|Monza|Autodromo Nazionale di Monza}}

| Lotus 78

| Race

| align=center|{{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 }}

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Patrick|Depailler}}|FRA|1974}}

| {{DTS|August 1, 1980}}

| 35

|style="background:#FBCEB1;"| Test{{double-dagger|alt=Test drive that was not part of any racing event.}}

| Hockenheimring

| Alfa Romeo 179

| Test

| align=center|{{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}}

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Gilles|Villeneuve}}|CAN}}

| {{DTS|May 8, 1982}}

| 32

| Belgian Grand Prix

| {{sort|Zolder|Circuit Zolder}}

| Ferrari 126C2

| Qualifying

| align=center|{{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}}

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Riccardo|Paletti}}|ITA}}

| {{DTS|June 13, 1982}}

| 23

| Canadian Grand Prix

| {{sort|Gilles Villeneuve|Circuit Gilles Villeneuve}}

| Osella FA1C

| Race

| align=center|

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.{{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 }}}}

| {{DTS|May 14, 1986}}

| 28

|style="background:#FBCEB1;"| Test{{double-dagger|alt=Test drive that was not part of any racing event.}}

| {{sort|Paul Ricard|Circuit Paul Ricard}}

| Brabham BT55

| Test

| align=center|{{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}}

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Roland|Ratzenberger}}|AUT}}

| {{DTS|April 30, 1994}}

| 33

| rowspan=2| San Marino Grand Prix

| rowspan=2| {{sort|Enzo e Dino Ferrari|Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari}}

| Simtek S941

| Qualifying

| rowspan=2 align=center|{{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}}

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Ayrton|Senna}}|BRA}}{{refn|group=note|Death of Ayrton Senna}}

| {{DTS|May 1, 1994}}

| 34

| Williams FW16

| Race

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.{{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}}}}

| {{DTS|June 24, 2000}}

| 59

| style="background:#dfffdf"|Goodwood Festival of Speed{{dagger|alt=Race was not part of Formula One World Championship}}

| Goodwood Hillclimb

| Lotus 63

| Run

|align=center|{{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}}

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Fritz|Glatz}}|AUT}}

| {{DTS|July 14, 2002}}

| 58

| style="background:#dfffdf"|Czech Superprix{{dagger|alt=Race was not part of Formula One World Championship}}

| {{sort|Most|Autodrom Most}}

| Footwork FA17

| Race

|align=center|{{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}}{{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}}

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Denis|Welch}}|UK}}

| {{DTS|July 27, 2014}}

| 69

| style="background:#dfffdf"|Jack Brabham Memorial Trophy{{dagger|alt=Race was not part of Formula One World Championship}}

| Silverstone Circuit

| Lotus 18

| Race

|align=center|{{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}}

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.{{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}}}}

| {{DTS|October 5, 2014}}

| 25

| Japanese Grand Prix

| Suzuka International Racing Course

| Marussia MR03

| Race

|align=center|

scope=row| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|David|Ferrer|nolink=1}}|FRA|1974}}{{refn|group=note|Ferrer died on September 7, 2017, five days after his accident.{{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}}}}

| {{DTS|September 2, 2017}}

| 62

| style="background:#dfffdf"|Historic Grand Prix{{dagger|alt=Race was not part of Formula One World Championship}}

| {{sort|Zandvoort|Circuit Park Zandvoort}}

| March 701

| Race

|align=center|

= By type of event=

class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+Fatalities by type of event

scope=col| Event

!scope=col| Fatalities

!scope=col| First

!scope=col| Last

scope=row| World Championship{{refn|group=note|name=WChamp|Fatalities during practice, qualifying, or race at a Formula One World Championship event.}}

| 32

| 1953

| 2014

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.}}

| 7

| 1952

| 1986

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 non-championship race), and other unassociated competitions using vintage Formula One cars.}}

| 13

| 1955

| 2017

Total5219522017

= By nationality =

class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+Fatalities by Nationality

scope=col| Nationality

!scope=col| Total

!scope=col| First

!scope=col| Last

scope=row| {{flag|United Kingdom}}

| 14

| 1952

| 2014

scope=row| {{flag|United States}}

| 10

| 1953

| 1975

scope=row| {{flag|Italy}}

| 7

| 1955

| 1986

scope=row| {{flag|France|1974}}

| 5

| 1968

| 2017

scope=row| {{flag|Austria}}

| 4

| 1970

| 2002

scope=row| {{flag|Germany}}

| 2

| 1961

| 1969

scope=row| {{flag|Argentina}}

|rowspan="10"| 1

|colspan="2"| 1954

scope=row| {{flag|Australia}}

|colspan="2"| 1977

scope=row| {{flag|Belgium}}

|colspan="2"| 1953

scope=row| {{flag|Brazil}}

|colspan="2"| 1994

scope=row| {{flag|Canada}}

|colspan="2"| 1982

scope=row| {{flag|Mexico}}

|colspan="2"| 1962

scope=row| {{flag|Netherlands}}

|colspan="2"| 1964

scope=row| {{flag|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}}

|colspan="2"| 1962

scope=row| {{flag|Sweden}}

|colspan="2"| 1978

scope=row| {{flag|Switzerland}}

|colspan="2"| 1971

Total for 16 nationalities5219522017

= By circuit =

class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+Fatalities by Circuit

scope=col| Circuit

!scope=col| Total

!scope=col| First

!scope=col| Last

scope=row| {{sort|Indianapolis|{{flagicon|USA}} Indianapolis Motor Speedway}}

| 7

| 1953

| 1959

scope=row| {{sort|Nürburgring|{{flagicon|GER}} Nürburgring}}

| 5

| 1954

| 1969

scope=row| {{sort|Silverstone|{{flagicon|UK}} Silverstone Circuit}}

| 4

| 1960

| 2014

scope=row| {{sort|Modena|{{flagicon|ITA}} Autodromo di Modena}}

|rowspan="4"| 3

| 1953

| 1961

scope=row| {{sort|Brands Hatch|{{flagicon|UK}} Brands Hatch}}

| 1961

| 1977

scope=row| {{sort|Monza|{{flagicon|ITA}} Autodromo Nazionale di Monza}}

| 1961

| 1978

scope=row| {{sort|Zandvoort|{{flagicon|NED}} Circuit Park Zandvoort}}

| 1970

| 2017

scope=row| {{sort|Spa-Francorchamps|{{flagicon|BEL}} Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps}}

|rowspan="4"| 2

| colspan="2"| 1960

scope=row| {{sort|Watkins Glen|{{flagicon|USA}} Watkins Glen International}}

| 1973

| 1974

scope=row| {{sort|Kyalami|{{flagicon|RSA}} Kyalami Racing Circuit}}

| 1974

| 1977

scope=row| {{sort|Enzo e Dino Ferrari|{{flagicon|ITA}} Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari}}

| colspan="2"| 1994

scope=row| {{sort|MIRA|{{flagicon|UK}} MIRA}}

|rowspan="16"| 1

|colspan="2"| 1952

scope=row| {{sort|Pau|{{flagicon|FRA}} Circuit de Pau-Ville}}

|colspan="2"| 1955

scope=row| {{sort|Reims-Gueux|{{flagicon|FRA}} Circuit de Reims-Gueux}}

|colspan="2"| 1958

scope=row| {{sort|Ain-Diab|{{flagicon|MAR}} Circuit d'Ain-Diab}}

|colspan="2"| 1958

scope=row| {{sort|Hermanos Rodriguez|{{flagicon|MEX}} Autódromo Magdalena Mixiuhca}}

|colspan="2"| 1962

scope=row| {{sort|Westmead|{{flagicon|RSA}} Westmead Circuit}}

|colspan="2"| 1962

scope=row| {{sort|Monaco|{{flagicon|MON}} Circuit de Monaco}}

|colspan="2"| 1967

scope=row| {{sort|Rouen-Les-Essarts|{{flagicon|FRA}} Circuit de Rouen-les-Essarts}}

|colspan="2"| 1968

scope=row| {{sort|Osterreichring|{{flagicon|AUT}} Österreichring}}

|colspan="2"| 1975

scope=row| {{sort|Hockenheimring|{{flagicon|GER}} Hockenheimring}}

|colspan="2"| 1980

scope=row| {{sort|Zolder|{{flagicon|BEL}} Circuit Zolder}}

|colspan="2"| 1982

scope=row| {{sort|Gilles Villeneuve|{{flagicon|CAN}} Circuit Gilles Villeneuve}}

|colspan="2"| 1982

scope=row| {{sort|Paul Ricard|{{flagicon|FRA}} Circuit Paul Ricard}}

|colspan="2"| 1986

scope=row| {{sort|Goodwood|{{flagicon|UK}} Goodwood Hillclimb}}

|colspan="2"| 2000

scope=row| {{sort|Most|{{flagicon|CZE}} Autodrom Most}}

|colspan="2"| 2002

scope=row| {{sort|Suzuka|{{flagicon|JPN}} Suzuka International Racing Course}}

|colspan="2"| 2014

Total for 27 circuits5219522017

= By decade =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"

|+Fatalities by Decade

!Decade

!Total

!scope=col class="unsortable" | First

!scope=col class="unsortable" | Last

scope=row |1950s

|15

|1952

|1959

scope=row |1960s

|14

|1960

|1969

scope=row |1970s

|12

|1970

|1978

scope=row |1980s

|4

|1980

|1986

scope=row |1990s

|2

|1994

|1994

scope=row |2000s

|2

|2000

|2002

scope=row |2010s

|3

|2014

|2017

2020s

|0

| colspan="2" |-

Total5219522017

Notes

{{reflist|group=note|30em}}

References

{{Reflist|30em}}