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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 ...
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: World Sportscar Championship
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.
This is a page with information on deaths that have occurred during motorsport events. Auto racing is a dangerous sport by its nature and has seen a large number of deaths. . In the second half of the 20th century safety standards and car construction were improved so that the number of deaths has fallen noticeably: In Formula 1 deaths were a regular occurrence earlier in the history of the ...
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 .
1970 FIA Formula 1 World Championship: 1970 Italian Grand Prix: Lotus-Ford 72 29 Achille Rossi: 12 June 1971 Curva Parabolica Non-championship 1971 Trofeo Bepi Koelliker: 500cc Kawasaki 30 David Bartropp: 16 Feb 1973 Curva Parabolica 1973 The 240 Hours of Monza Record Attempt Ford Escort 1100 31 Renzo Pasolini: 20 May 1973 Curve Grande
1955–1960: 0 6 [b] 6 0 0 1 0 4 David Brabham Australia 1990, 1994: 0 30 24 0 0 0 0 0 Gary Brabham Australia 1990: 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jack Brabham ^ Australia 1955–1970: 3 1959–1960, 1966: 128 126 13 14 31 12 253 (261) Bill Brack Canada 1968–1969, 1972: 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 Ernesto Brambilla Italy 1963, 1969: 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vittorio Brambilla Italy
The F1 World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. [3] Each winner is presented with a trophy and the results of each race are combined to determine two annual Championships, one for drivers and one for constructors . [ 4 ]