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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 ...
Fatalities Driver Date Place Series Race 20 Emilio Materassi: 9 Sep 1928 [6] Rettifilo Tribune 1928 Italian Grand Prix: 15 Wolfgang von Trips: 10 Sep 1961 [7] Curva Parabolica 1961 FIA Formula 1 World Championship: 1961 Italian Grand Prix
Jockeys who were killed while taking part in horse racing. Pages in category "Jockeys who died while racing" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total.
The fatalities, F1’s first in 12 years and the last for 20, felt like a throwback to the 1960s and 1970s, when rarely a season passed without serious injury or death. Numerous safety changes ...
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 .
Deaths among racers and spectators were numerous in the early years of racing, but advances in safety technology, and specifications designed by sanctioning bodies to limit speeds, have reduced the rate of fatal accidents. [2] Major accidents have often spurred increased safety measures and rules changes.
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.