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This is a category for racing drivers who were killed while driving a racing car, either in competition or during testing. It includes drivers who were killed immediately, as well as those who were not killed immediately but succumbed to their injuries some time later.
Olivier Hervé Horace Chandon de Brailles (17 September 1955 – 2 March 1983), [1] also called Olivier Chandon, Oliver Chandon de Briailles, and Olivier Chandon Debrailles, was a French race car driver, heir to the Moët et Chandon champagne, and one-time boyfriend of the American model Christie Brinkley.
Race Car bumped into the back of another car, ran over the back wheels and went end-over-end several times [125] Giuseppe Campari (ITA) 1933-09-10 Open wheel Alfa Romeo Tipo B: Grand Prix season: Monza: Italian Grand Prix: Race Car skidded on a patch of oil, hit a stone, flipped and crushed Giuseppe [126] Marco Campos (BRA) 1995-10-15 Open wheel
Wheldon died, at 33, after a horrific 2011 crash during a race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a mile-and-a-half oval track more suited to stock-car racing (IndyCar has never returned to the ...
The 51-year-old operator of an auto repair shop slammed into a guard rail and was hit by another car but died of a heart attack. [119] Gary Neice (USA) [120] May 4, 1991 Carquest Auto Parts Stores 300 South Boston Speedway: Race Busch Grand National Series: The 36-year-old professional race car driver hit a wall but died of a heart attack. [121]
Porfirio Rubirosa Ariza (January 22, 1909 – July 5, 1965) was a Dominican diplomat, race car driver, soldier and polo player. He was a supporter of dictator Rafael Trujillo , and was rumored to be a political assassin under his regime. [ 2 ]
Amelia Kotze Courtesy of Amelia Kotze/Instagram Dirt bike champion Amelia Kotze has died at age 15 following a recent crash. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the tragic passing of ...
All three people in the car were killed in the resulting crash. Jerome Brown: 1965 1992 27 years American American football player car Chevrolet Corvette ZR1: Brooksville, Florida: Lost control of his car at high speed and hit a power pole. His nephew, a passenger in the car, was also killed. Jerry Brown: 1987 2012 25 years American football ...