Claim: West Germany's Wolfgang von Trips of Ferrari ranked 1st place in the qualifying round then later died after crashing into the fence line at the end of lap 2 of the 1961 Italian Grand Prix which was held on 10 September 1961.
Evidence: The 1961 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 10 September 1961 at Monza. The race was marked by one of the most terrible accidents in the history of Formula One, when on the end of lap 2 at the approach to the Parabolica German driver Wolfgang von Trips lost control of his Ferrari and crashed into a fence line of spectators, killing 15 and himself. West_Germany Wolfgang von Trips Pos