List of F1 Driver Deaths

Motorsport in general is one of the riskiest sports in the world. As with all Motorsports, F1 has witnessed fatal accidents since its inception in 1950. On June 18, 1952, Cameron Earl was a victim of the first-ever fatal accident while testing a Formula 1 car for the English Racing Automobiles team. Cameron Earl suffered skull fractures as the car overturned, and he died at the age of 29.

Formula 1 cars are among the fastest cars on the planet. They reach speeds of more than 290 kmph, and the drivers sustain forces of 5-6 gs during braking and cornering. The FIA has introduced various safety precautions for Formula 1 drivers. The latest addition is the Halo, which is a ring-like structure around the cockpit, protecting the driver's head. It has saved many drivers in the past. The latest incident happened with Zhou Guanyu, where his car skidded along the track upside down and crashed. Guanyu, however, was protected from the crash due to the presence of Halo.

F1 Driver Deaths List

The death of Jules Bianchi was the first driver fatality in Formula 1 since that of Ayrton Senna on May 1, 1994, when the Brazilian legend's Williams crashed into a wall at the San Marino Grand Prix. Jules Bianchi died on 17 July 2015, nine months after the crash. Bianchi was in a coma as a result of crashing his Marussia F1 car into a recovery vehicle at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, and suffering a diffuse axonal injury, he was just 25.

Bianchi's accident was very similar to that of María de Villota's testing crash in 2012. Although the deaths of these Formula 1 drivers were tragic events, they helped the sport develop many of the modern safety devices and regulations that are used in F1 today. In 2014, Formula One celebrated the 20th fatality-free season, up until Bianchi's accident in Japan. The 2000s remain the only decade to date in which no driver was killed.

Driver	Date Of Accident	Event	Car	Session
Martin Brain	May 25, 1970	Nottingham Sports Car Club Meeting	Cooper	Race
Ricardo Rodríguez	November 1, 1962	1962 Mexican Grand Prix	Lotus	Practice
Chris Bristow	June 19, 1960	1960 Belgian Grand Prix	Cooper	Race
Riccardo Paletti	June 13, 1982	1982 Canadian Grand Prix	Osella	Race
Shane Summers	June 1, 1961	1961 Silver City Trophy	Cooper	Practice
Gary Hocking	December 21, 1962	1962 Natal Grand Prix	Lotus	Practice
Roger Williamson	July 29, 1973	1973 Dutch Grand Prix	March	Race
Helmuth Koinigg	October 6, 1974	1974 United States Grand Prix	Surtees	Race
Peter Collins	August 3, 1958	1958 German Grand Prix	Ferrari	Race
Charles de Tornaco	September 18, 1953	1953 Modena Grand Prix	Ferrari	Practice
Jerry Unser Jr.	May 17, 1959	1959 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	Pre-race test
Alan Stacey	June 19, 1960	1960 Belgian Grand Prix	Lotus	Race
Mario Alborghetti	April 11, 1955	1955 Pau Grand Prix	Maserati	Race
Eugenio Castellotti	March 14, 1957	-	Ferrari	Test
Tom Pryce	March 5, 1977	1977 South African Grand Prix	Shadow	Race
Piers Courage	June 7, 1970	1970 Dutch Grand Prix	De Tomaso	Race
Stuart Lewis-Evans	September 19, 1958	1958 Moroccan Grand Prix	Vanwall	Race
Jochen Rindt	September 5, 1970	1970 Italian Grand Prix	Lotus	Qualifying
Elio de Angelis	May 15, 1986	-	Brabham	Test
Cameron Earl	June 18, 1952	-	ERA	Test
François Cevert	October 6, 1973	1973 United States Grand Prix	Tyrrell	Qualifying
Pat O'Connor	May 30, 1958	1958 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	Race
Onofre Marimón	July 31, 1954	1954 German Grand Prix	Maserati	Practice
Carel Godin de Beaufort	August 2, 1964	1964 German Grand Prix	Porsche	Practice
Brian McGuire	August 29, 1977	1977 Shellsport Championship	McGuire	Practice
Lorenzo Bandini	May 7, 1967	1967 Monaco Grand Prix	Ferrari	Race
Gilles Villeneuve	May 8, 1982	1982 Belgian Grand Prix	Ferrari	Qualifying
Bob Cortner	May 19, 1959	1959 Indianapolis 500	Cornis	Pre-race test
John Taylor	August 7, 1966	1966 German Grand Prix	Brabham	Race
Gerhard Mitter	August 2, 1969	1969 German Grand Prix	BMW	Practice
Wolfgang von Trips	September 10, 1961	1961 Italian Grand Prix	Ferrari	Race
Roland Ratzenberger	April 30, 1994	1994 San Marino Grand Prix	Simtek	Qualifying
Maria de Villota	July 3, 2012	-	Marussia	Test
Manny Ayulo	May 16, 1955	1955 Indianapolis 500	Kuzma	Practice
Luigi Musso	July 6, 1958	1958 French Grand Prix	Ferrari	Race
Ronnie Peterson	September 10, 1978	1978 Italian Grand Prix	Lotus	Race
Ayrton Senna	May 1, 1994	1994 San Marino Grand Prix	Williams	Race
Jo Siffert	October 24, 1971	1971 World Championship Victory Race	BRM	Race
Patrick Depailler	August 1, 1980	-	Alfa Romeo	Test
Peter Revson	March 22, 1974	1974 South African Grand Prix	Shadow	Pre-race test
Bob Anderson	August 14, 1967	-	Brabham	Test
Bill Vukovich	May 30, 1955	1955 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	Race
Keith Andrews	May 15, 1957	1957 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	Practice
Harry Schell	May 13, 1960	1960 BRDC International Trophy	Cooper	Practice
Mark Donohue	August 19, 1975	1975 Austrian Grand Prix	Penske	Practice
Giulio Cabianca	June 15, 1961	-	Cooper	Test
Jo Schlesser	July 7, 1968	1968 French Grand Prix	Honda	Race
Chet Miller	May 15, 1953	1953 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	Practice
Fritz Glatz	July 14, 2002	2002 EuroBOSS Series Season	Footwork	Race
John Dawson-Damer	June 24, 2000	2000 Goodwood Festival of Speed	Lotus	Demonstration
Jules Bianchi	October 5, 2014	Japanese Grand Prix	Marussia MR03	Race
David Ferrer	September 2, 2017	Historic Grand Prix	March 701	Race

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