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His deceleration from 108 mph (173 km/h) to 0 in a distance of 26 inches (66 cm) is one of the highest G-loads survived in a crash (180 G). He scored no championship points during his Formula One career. He died in a plane crash, having retired from motorsport and taken up aerobatics, in 1985.
5.2 g: Formula One car, maximum under heavy braking [28] 6.3 g: Tower Of Terror, highest g-force steel rollercoaster 6.3 g: Formula One car, peak lateral in turns [29] 6–6.5 g: Standard, full aerobatics certified glider +7/−5 g: Apollo 16 on reentry [30] 7.19 g: Maximum permitted g-force in Sukhoi Su-27 plane 9 g
He survived one of the racing sport's biggest crashes at Texas Motor Speedway in 2003, where he recorded the highest horizontal g-force ever survived by a human being at 214 g 0. [2] [3] Eighteen months later he made a comeback at the Indy 500 and set the fastest qualifying time of the field. He retired from IndyCar racing after the race.
For many years, this was thought to be the highest g-force ever survived by a human being. [3] He suffered multiple fractures to his legs, pelvis and ribs. The second CRP1 has been restored and has competed in historic Formula One racing alongside a modern replica built by WKD Motorsport. [4]
The maximum speed recorded in a 2024 Formula One car was 357.1 km/h (221.9 mph), established at the end of the start/finish straight. [38] They experience a maximum g-force of 4.50 during deceleration, and the track has many dramatic high to low speed transitions. [39] [3]
The World Championship of Drivers has been held since 1950.Driver records listed here include all rounds which formed part of the World Championship since 1950: this includes the Indianapolis 500 from 1950–1960 (although it was not run to Formula One rules), and the 1952 and 1953 World Championship Grands Prix (which were run to Formula Two rules).
A modern Formula One car capable of developing up to six G of lateral cornering force and a downforce equivalent to twice its weight at 190 km/h (120 mph). [ 65 ] [ 66 ] The car is designed to create the maximum amount of downforce for the minimal amount of drag with the configuration often modified to the requirements of a particular track. [ 58 ]
Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. [1] The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. [2] Each year, the F1 World Championship season is held.