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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. ^ Ayulo died on May 17, 1955, the day after his accident. [21] ^ Lewis-Evans died of burns on October 25, 1958, six days after his accident.
Deaths among racers and spectators were numerous in the early years of racing, but advances in safety technology, and specifications designed by sanctioning bodies to limit speeds, have reduced the rate of fatal accidents.
List of Nürburgring fatalities Fatal accidents on the Nürburgring motorsport race track in Nürburg, Germany during national and international motor-sport events on the 28.265 kilometres (17.563 mi) Gesamtstrecke ("Whole Course"), the 22.810 km (14.173 mi) Nordschleife ("Northern Loop"), the 7.747 km (4.814 mi) Südschleife ("Southern Loop") and the 2.281 km (1.417 mi) warm-up loop ...
This is a list of race records in the FIA World Championships, ... List of Formula One fatalities; List of Formula One circuits; List of Formula One driver records;
List of Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps fatalities Fatal accidents to competitors on the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium during national and international motor-sport events on the 15 km (9.3 mi) circuit (1924–1978) and the shortened 7 km (4.3 mi) Grand Prix circuit from 1979 onwards.
Death of Ayrton Senna. On 1 May 1994, Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna was killed after his car crashed into a concrete barrier while he was leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix at the Imola Circuit in Italy. The previous day, Austrian driver Roland Ratzenberger had died when his car crashed during qualification for the race.
List of fatal accidents in motorboat racing As motorboat racing is a dangerous sport, many individuals (including drivers, crew members, officials and spectators) have been killed in crashes related to the sport, either in a race, in qualifying, in practice or a private testing session.
List of Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit fatalities This is a list of fatal accidents to competitors at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit during the South African Grand Prix and other national and international motor-sport events.