# List of Brands Hatch Circuit fatal accidents

Fatal accidents to competitors at the Brands Hatch Circuit during national and international motor-sport events.

## List of fatal accidents involving competitors

| No | Competitor | Date | Place | Series | Race | Type |
| 1 | George Henry Taylor | Oct 1949 | | | | |
| 2 | Harry Parker | 20 Oct 1951 | | | Mechanic's Race | Cooper F3 |
| 3 | Max Klein | 10 Oct 1955 | | | | Austin Healey |
| 4 | Ian Dudley | 23 May 1956 | | | | Cooper |
| 5 | David S.Dunnage | 7 April 1958 | Paddock Hill Bend | Formula 3 | | Cooper – Norton |
| 6 | Stanley Marks | 22 April 1958 | Clearways Bend | | Sporting Record Trophy | Cooper |
| 7 | Peter Michell | 5 Oct 1958 | | Formula 3 | | Cooper – Norton |
| 8 | Norman Glanville Parker | 2 July 1960 | | | | Austin Healey Sprite |
| 9 | Shane L. Summers | 1 June 1961 | Paddock Hill Bend | Formula 1 Non-Championship | Silver City Trophy | Cooper T53-Climax S4 |
| 10 | Roy Mayhew | 13 May 1962 | | National Road Racing Championship | | Matchless |
| 11 | Harold Scholes | 19 Aug 1962 | | | | |
| 12 | Nicholas Russell Fletcher | 17 Nov 1962 | | | | |
| 13 | David Downer | 12 May 1963 | Dingle Dell | | | Dunstall Norton ‘’Dominator’’ 650cc |
| 14 | Chris J.Airey | 19 May 1963 | Bottom Bend | Molyslip Saloon Car Championship | | Austin A40 |
| 15 | Thomas Sheaff | 22 Sep 1963 | | | | |
| 16 | Doug Brailey | 11 Dec 1963 | Clearways | | | Terrier Mk6 |
| 17 | Florian Camathias | 10 Oct 1965 | Clearways | | | BMW |
| 18 | George Crossman | 27 Dec 1965 | Paddock Hill Bend | Formula 3 | Lombard Trophy | Cooper T76 – Ford |
| 19 | Tony Flory | 7 May 1966 | Paddock Hill Bend | | 500 Miles of Brands Hatch | Shelby Cobra 289 |
| 20 | Stuart Duncan | 3 July 1966 | Paddock Hill Bend | | | Morris Minor |
| 21 | Robert Smith | 24 July 1966 | Paddock Hill Bend | | | |
| 22 | John Bending | 18 Aug 1968 | Pilgrims Rise | Amasco Prod Sports Championship | Amasco Prod Sports | MG Midget |
| 23 | David Lawerence | 24 Oct 1968 | Clearways | | | |
| 24 | Jim Merricks | 1 Nov 1970 | Paddock Hill Bend | Clubman Race Series | | Mini 1000 |
| 25 | Jo Siffert | 24 Oct 1971 | Pilgrims’s Drop | Formula 1 Non-Championship | Victory Race | BRM P160 |
| 26 | Graham Penny | 5 Aug 1972 | Paddock Hill Bend | | Hutchinson 100 | |
| 27 | Gary Walker | 19 Sep 1973 | Brabham Straight | British 250cc Supercup Championship | | |
| 28 | Mike Gassler | March 1975 | | | | |
| 29 | Lance Capon | 20 Sep 1975 | | | Silver Trophy Road Race | Capon-Vincent 1000 |
| 30 | Thomas Standing | 12 June 1976 | Bottom Bend | | | Norton |
| 31 | Michael Giddings | 26 Dec 1976 | Graham Hill Bend | Formula Ford | | Dulon LD4C – Ford |
| 32 | Brian McGuire | 29 Aug 1977 | Stirlings | Shellsport International Championship | Shellsport G8 Championship | McGuire BM1 – Ford |
| 33 | Piers Forester | 30 Oct 1977 | Clearways | Brands Racing Committee – Formula 750 | | Yamaha TZ 750A |
| 34 | Martin Raymond | 16 March 1980 | Dingle Dell | World Championship of Makes | Brands Hatch 6 Hours | Chevron B36 – Ford Cosworth BDX |
| 35 | Stephen Langton | 6 Oct 1985 | Paddock Hill Bend | FIA Formula 1 European Grand Prix | Historics Support Race | Connaught B – Alta |
| 36 | Mark Edward Salle | 20 Oct 1985 | Paddock Hill Bend | | | |
| 37 | Paul Blanks | 17 Sep 1988 | Paddock Hill Bend | | Championship of Brands Hatch | Yamaha |
| 38 | Gerard Slotboom | 22 Oct 1988 | Paddock Hill Bend | | Yamaha TZR250 World Finals | Yamaha TZR 250cc |
| 39 | Dave Burford | 15 Oct 1989 | Clearways | | | Yamaha 600cc |
| 40 | Gordon Ellinor | 1 Aug 1993 | | | | |
| 41 | Kenton Owen | 1 Aug 1993 | | | | |
| 42 | Graeme Ritchie | 8 Aug 1997 | Hawthorn's Bend | FIM World Superbike Championship | Grand Prix of Europe | Ducati 888 |
| 43 | Gavin Turner | 8 June 2002 | | Powerbike Southern Championship | | Kawasaki ZX9R |
| 44 | Danny Whalin | 8 March 2003 | Paddock Hill Bend | British Motorcycle Racing Club | BMCRC Yamaha Past Masters | Yamaha TZR 250cc |
| 45 | Darren Mitchell | 20 June 2004 | Hawthorns Hill | MCRCB National Superstock Championship | MCRCB Superstock Championship Race | Suzuki GSX-R1000 |
| 46 | Peter Dearden | 10 April 2005 | Paddock Hill Bend | British Superkart Championship | Clubmans Challenge |
| 47 | Craig Jones | 3 Aug 2008 | Clark Curve | FIM World Supersport Championship | | Honda CBR600RR |
| 48 | Ben Lightowler | 28 Sep 2008 | Paddock Hill Bend | British Motorcycle Racing Club | Stocksport 600 | |
| 49 | Henry Surtees | 19 July 2009 | Westfield Bend | FIA Formula 2 Championship | 2009 Brands Hatch Formula Two round | Williams JPH1 – Audi |
| 50 | Karl-Heinz Kalbfell | 17 August 2013 | Druids | British Motorcycle Racing Club | Lansdowne Classic Series | Matchless |
| 51 | Frances Fletcher | 7 October 2017 | Clearways | Classic Racing Motorcycle Club | | |
| 52 | Kyle O'Donovan | 8 July 2018 | Paddock Hill | British Motorcycle Racing Club | MRO Powerbikes | BMW S1000RR |
| 53 | Dan Thomas | 13 July 2019 | Pilgrim's Drop | British Motorcycle Racing Club | Rookie Minitwin | Suzuki SV650 |

## List of fatal accidents involving race officials

| No | Official | Date | Place | Series | Race | Role |
| 1 | John Thorpe | 5 March 1977 | Stirlings | Shellsport International Championship | Shellsport G8 Championship | Fire Marshal |
| 2 | Robert Foote | 31 July 2021 | Paddock Hill | British Automobile Racing Club | | Race Marshal |

## List of fatal accidents during unofficial testing

| No | Competitor | Date | Place | Entrant | Event | Type |
| 1 | Ronald Vincent | 23 May 1959 | Paddock Hill Bend | | Private Test | Berkeley SE328 |

## Sources

* ↑ I Giorni del Coraggio – Storia dei Motomondiali 1949–1969 by Ezio Pirazzini, Edizioni Calderini, Bologna 1975, page 289 and 412