Due to the inherently dangerous nature of auto racing, many individuals, including drivers, crew members, officials and spectators, have been killed in crashes related to the sport, in races, in qualifying, in practice or in private testing sessions. Deaths among racers and spectators were numerous in the early years of racing. However advances in safety technology, and specifications designed by sanctioning bodies to limit speeds, have reduced deaths in recent years. Spectacular accidents have often spurred increased safety measures and even rules changes. Widely considered to be the worst accident amongst them is the 1955 crash at Le Mans that killed driver Pierre Levegh and approximately 80 spectators with over 100 being injured in total.
This is a list alphabetically sorted, and structured after the kind of competition, of the more notable drivers, excluding motorcycle riders. In addition, several famous racing drivers have been killed in public road crashes; see List of people who died in road accidents.
Video Driver deaths in motorsport
See also
- List of deaths by motorcycle accident
- List of people who died in road accidents
- List of accidents and disasters by death toll for sporting events
- List of fatal accidents in motorboat racing
- Driver deaths in British motorsport series
- List of 24 Hours of Le Mans fatal accidents
- List of NASCAR fatal accidents
- List of Champ Car fatal accidents
- List of Formula One fatal accidents
- List of Dakar Rally fatal accidents
- Death of Dale Earnhardt
Maps Driver deaths in motorsport
References
External links
- Database of people that perished in motorsports
- A list of all drivers who were killed in racing, testing or practicing at Daytona.
- (in Japanese) A list of drivers who perished or were seriously injured in motorsports
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