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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 ...
Formula One: Circuit Paul Ricard: Formula 1 World Championship: Test‡ During tests at the Paul Ricard circuit in France, the rear wing of de Angelis's BT55 detached at high speed. Angelis died 29 hours later, at the hospital in Marseille where he had been taken, from smoke inhalation. [43] Paul Armagnac (FRA) 1962-10-20 Sportscar Matra Djet
Fatal accidents to competitors at the Watkins Glen International Circuit during the United States Grand Prix and other national and international motorsport events on a 10.6 km (6.6 mi) road circuit (1948–1952), an amended 7.4 km (4.6 mi) circuit (1953–1956) and the 3.78 km (2.35 mi) Grand Prix circuit from 1957 onwards.
The 1960 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 19 June 1960. It was race 5 of 10 in the 1960 World Championship of Drivers and race 4 of 9 in the 1960 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers .
James Clark OBE (4 March 1936 – 7 April 1968) was a British racing driver from Scotland, who competed in Formula One from 1960 to 1968.Clark won two Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles with Lotus, and—at the time of his death—held the records for most wins (25), pole positions (33), and fastest laps (28), among others.
The 45-year-old businessman brushed a wall but died of a heart attack. [124] Al Papini (USA) [125] April 1, 2001 40-lap race Rockford Speedway: Feature race Weekly Racing Series (Late Model) The 41-year-old driver crashed into a wall but died of a heart attack. [126] Bubba Beck (USA) [127] June 1, 2002 25-lap race Bowman Gray Stadium: Race
Marius Mestivier was the first race fatality, occurring only a few hours after Guilbert's death. The most recent death is Allan Simonsen, who died in the race of 2013. In total, two drivers died in the 1920s, another two in the 1930s, one in the 1940s, five in the 1950s, six in the 1960s, two in the 1970s, two in the 1980s, one in the 1990s ...
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.