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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 Grands Prix. [ 12][ 13][ 14] Two Formula One Champions have died while racing or practising in Formula One, Jochen Rindt in 1970, and Senna in 1994.
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. [2] Major accidents have often spurred increased safety measures and rules changes.
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 Zielschleife ("Finish Loop") or ...
Remove the link to "Formula One" from the name of the list, the link to "Formula One car" is enough. Notes/references shouldn't be one space ahead of the text per WP:MOS. Format the references section correctly using {} and {}. Link everything in the list, including Scuderia Finotto and 1971 Brands Hatch Victory Race. If an article is missing ...
Fatal Accidents during offshore powerboat racing. "Weirwolf" a 23 ft Whitehorse powered by 2 x 175 hp Mercury outboards. Boat nose dived into a wave and broke in half. Co-driver Michael Meeng escaped uninjured. [ 51] [ 53] Pironi was previously a Formula One racing driver for Ferrari.
This is a list of 24 Hours of Le Mans fatal accidents, which consists of all the drivers who have died during a 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend, or in pre-race testing or practice sessions in preparation of the event. It does not include track marshals and spectators or other race attendees, including the 1955 disaster which claimed the lives of 83 ...
1 Sep 1985 [ 3] Raidillon. 1985 World Endurance Championship. 1985 1000 km of Spa Francorchamps. Porsche 956. 39. Guy Renard. 22 July 1990. Raidillon.
This was possibly the first death in the Isle of Man of a person in a motorcycle or road vehicle crash. [ 3] The deadliest year was 2005, when 11 people died; three riders and one marshal died during the June race, and six riders and one course bystander died during the Manx Grand Prix in August/September 2005.