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  2. David Purley - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Kenny Bräck - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. LEC Refrigeration Racing - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. List of Formula One race records - Wikipedia

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    Firstly, due to rain and Carlos Sainz Jr.'s crash. Secondly, as three-hour time limit reached, after which the race was not restarted) [15] Lowest average race speed (winner) without a red flag: 98.701 km/h (61.330 mph) 1950 Monaco Grand Prix (Juan Manuel Fangio) [16] Highest average race speed (winner) 247.586 km/h (153.843 mph)

  6. Orders of magnitude (acceleration) - Wikipedia

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    Automobile crash (100 km/h into wall) [12] > 982 m/s 2 > 100 g: Brief human exposure survived in crash [13] 982 m/s 2: 100 g: Deadly limit for most humans [citation needed] 10 3: 1 km/s 2: inertial ≈ lab 1540 m/s 2: 157 g: Peak acceleration of fastest rocket sled run [14] 1964 m/s 2: 200 g: 3.5" hard disc non-operating shock tolerance for 2 ...

  7. Max Verstappen wins action-packed Qatar Grand Prix after ...

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    From a smashed mirror and crashes to unusually severe penalties, there were plenty of hazards at the Qatar Grand Prix. Max Verstappen steered clear of them all to follow up his Formula 1 drivers ...

  8. Piastri wins F1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix after late crash ...

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    Azerbaijan F1 GP Auto Racing McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia celebrates after he won the Formula One Grand Prix in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

  9. g-force - Wikipedia

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    The g-force acting on an object under acceleration can be much greater than 1 g, for example, the dragster pictured at top right can exert a horizontal g-force of 5.3 when accelerating. The g-force acting on an object under acceleration may be downwards, for example when cresting a sharp hill on a roller coaster.