# List of Autodromo Nazionale di Monza fatalities

Fatal accidents to competitors at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Italy during the Italian Grand Prix and other national and international motor-sport events.

## List of fatal accidents involving competitors

| No | Competitor | Date | Place | Series | Race | Vehicle |
| 1 | Gregor Kuhn | 9 Sep 1922 | | Non-championship | 1922 Italian Grand Prix | Austro-Daimler |
| 2 | Ugo Sivocci | 8 Sep 1923 | Curva del Vialone | Non-championship | 1923 Italian Grand Prix | Alfa Romeo P1 |
| 3 | Louis Zborowski | 8 Oct 1924 | Curve di Lesmo | Non-championship | 1924 Italian Grand Prix | Mercedes M72/94 |
| 4 | Luigi Galli | 11 Sep 1926 | | Non-championship | 1926 Grand Prix of Nations | 250cc Garelli |
| 5 | Potito Franciosa | 26 June 1927 | Curve di Lesmo | Non-championship | 1927 Coppa Primi Passi | Lancia Lambda |
| 6 | Emilio Materassi | 9 Sep 1928 | Rettifilo Tribune | Non-championship | 1928 Italian Grand Prix | Lancia Lambda |
| 7 | Luigi Arcangeli | 23 May 1931 | Curva del Vialone | 1931 AIACR European Championship | 1931 Italian Grand Prix | Alfa Romeo 12C |
| 8 | Baconin Borzacchini | 10 Sep 1933 | South Curve | Non-championship | 1933 Monza Grand Prix | Maserati 8C |
| 9 | Giuseppe Campari | 10 Sep 1933 | South Curve | Non-championship | 1933 Monza Grand Prix | Alfa Romeo P3 |
| 10 | Stanisław Czaykowski | 10 Sep 1933 | South Curve | Non-championship | 1933 Monza Grand Prix | Bugatti T54 |
| 11 | Aldo Marazza | 11 Sep 1938 | Curve di Lesmo | Non-championship | Gran Premio di Milano | Maserati 6CM |
| 12 | Ignazio Radice Fossati | 4 Oct 1936 | | | Record Attempt | Maserati Tipo 4 CS |
| 13 | Giovanni Moretti | 24 Oct 1948 | Curve di Lesmo | Italian 1st Class Motorcycle Championship | 1948 Gran Premio d'Autunno | Moto Guzzi 500cc |
| 14 | Rupert Hollaus | 11 Sep 1954 | Curve di Lesmo | 1954 FIM World Motor-Cycle Championship | 1954 Grand Prix of Nations | 125cc NSU |
| 15 | Ron Searles | 14 Oct 1957 | Circuito Sopraelevato | | Record Attempt | Cooper Bobtail Mk II |
| 16 | Nino Crivellari | 28 June 1959 | Curva del Vialone | 1959 Campionato Italiano Allievi | 1959 Coppa Junior | Stanguellini - Fiat |
| 17 | Alfredo Tinazzo | 28 June 1959 | Curva del Vialone | 1959 Campionato Italiano Allievi | 1959 Coppa Junior | De Sanctis–Fiat |
| 18 | Adolfo Covi | 6 Sep 1959 | Curva del Vialone | 1959 FIM World Motor-Cycle Championship | 1959 Grand Prix of Nations | 500cc Norton |
| 19 | Glicerio Barbolini | 7 May 1961 | Rettifilo Tribune | Non-championship | 1961 Coppa Ascari | Lancia Appia Zagato |
| 20 | Franco Tirri | 3 Sep 1961 | Curve di Lesmo | 1961 FIM World Motor-Cycle Championship | 1961 Grand Prix of Nations | 125cc Ducati |
| 21 | Wolfgang von Trips | 10 Sep 1961 | Curva Parabolica | 1961 FIA Formula 1 World Championship | 1961 Italian Grand Prix | Ferrari Dino 156 |
| 22 | Marcello De Luca | 16 Sep 1962 | Curva Parabolica | 1962 Campionato Italiano Formula Junior | 1962 Coppa Junior Monza | Dagrada - Lancia |
| 23 | Norberto Bagnalasta | 28 June 1964 | Rettifilo Tribune | 1964 Italian F3 Championship | 1964 Gran Premio della Lotteria | Lotus 20 |
| 24 | Tommy Spychiger | 25 April 1965 | Curva Parabolica | 1965 World Championship of Makes | 1965 1000 km di Monza | Ferrari 365 P2 |
| 25 | Roberto Parodi | 3 Oct 1965 | Curva Parabolica | Non-championship | 1965 Coppa Leopoldo Carri | FIAT Abarth 695 |
| 26 | Attilio Zuppini | 13 March 1965 | Curve di Lesmo | Non-championship | 1966 Coppa Fisa | FIAT Abarth 850 TC |
| 27 | Boley Pittard | 10 June 1967 | Rettifilo Tribune | 1967 FIA Italian F3 Championship | 1967 Coppa Autodromo di Monza | Lola T60 - Ford |
| 28 | Jochen Rindt | 5 Sep 1970 | Curva Parabolica | 1970 FIA Formula 1 World Championship | 1970 Italian Grand Prix | Lotus-Ford 72 |
| 29 | Achille Rossi | 12 June 1971 | Curva Parabolica | Non-championship | 1971 Trofeo Bepi Koelliker | 500cc Kawasaki |
| 30 | David Bartropp | 16 Feb 1973 | Curva Parabolica | 1973 The 240 Hours of Monza | Record Attempt | Ford Escort 1100 |
| 31 | Renzo Pasolini | 20 May 1973 | Curve Grande | 1973 FIM World Motor-Cycle Championship | 1973 Grand Prix of Nations | 250cc Harley Davidson |
| 32 | Jarno Saarinen | 20 May 1973 | Curve Grande | 1973 FIM World Motor-Cycle Championship | 1973 Grand Prix of Nations | 250cc Yamaha |
| 33 | Renzo Colombini | 8 July 1973 | Curva Grande | 1973 Campionato Italiano Juniores | 1973 500 km di Monza | 500cc Suzuki |
| 34 | Renato Galtrucco | 8 July 1973 | Curva Grande | 1973 Campionato Italiano Juniores | 1973 500 km di Monza | 500cc Suzuki SAIAD |
| 35 | Carlo Chionio | 8 July 1973 | Curva Grande | 1973 Campionato Italiano Juniores | 1973 500 km di Monza | 500cc Honda |
| 36 | Silvio Moser | 25 April 1974 | Curva Ascari | 1974 World Championship of Makes | 1974 1000 km di Monza | Lola T294 |
| 37 | Ronnie Peterson | 10 Sep 1978 | Rettifilo Tribune | 1978 FIA Formula 1 World Championship | 1978 Italian Grand Prix | Lotus 78 - Cosworth |
| 38 | Mauro Ceccoli | 24 May 1987 | Curve di Lesmo | 1987 Gran Premio delle Nazioni | 1987 Yamaha Super Trophy | 400cc Yamaha FZ |
| 39 | Wilmer Marsigli | 2 Aug 1991 | Rettifilo | 1991 Italian Motor-Cycle Championship | Trofeo Italiano 250 | 250cc Aprilia |
| 40 | Domenico Cirrito | 15 June 1992 | | 1992 Trofeo Series | Practice | 750cc Suzuki |
| 41 | Michael Paquay | 7 May 1998 | Rettifilo | 1998 Monza Superbike World Championship round | 1998 World Supersport Championship | 600cc Honda CBR |
| 42 | Marco Burnelli | 8 April 1999 | Curva Grande | 1999 Campionati Assoluti d'Italia | Supersport Race | 600cc Ducati |

## List of fatal accidents during unofficial testing

| No | Competitor | Date | Place | Entrant | Event | Type |
| 1 | Enrico Giaccone | 26 Aug 1923 | | FIAT S.A. | Private Test | FIAT 805 |
| 2 | Rudolf Heydel | 4 Feb 1936 | | Auto Union AG | Private Test | Auto Union Type C |
| 3 | Emilio Villoresi | 20 June 1939 | | Scuderia Ferrari | Private Test | Alfa Romeo 158 Alfetta |
| 4 | Renzo Cantoni | 5 March 1939 | | | Private Test | Maserati 1100 |
| 5 | Luigi Alberti | 28 June 1959 | Curva Grande | Moto Guzzi SpA | Private Test | 500cc Moto Guzzi Dondolino |
| 6 | Alberto Ascari | 26 May 1955 | Curva del Vialone | Scuderia Ferrari | Private Test | Ferrari 750S Monza |
| 7 | Gianni Degli Antoni | 7 Aug 1956 | Curve di Lesmo | | Private Test | 125cc Ducati Desmo |
| 8 | Phil Green | 5 May 1959 | Curve di Lesmo | | Private Test | MG Spider |
| 9 | Bruno Deserti | 25 May 1965 | Curva Grande | Scuderia Ferrari | Private Test | Ferrari 330P3 |
| 10 | Davide Gallieri | 12 May 1998 | Rettifilo | | Private Test | 600cc Bimota YB9 SR |

## List of fatal accidents involving race officials

| No | Official | Date | Place | Series | Race | Role |
| 1 | Paolo Gislimberti | 10 Sep 2000 | Variante della Roggia | 2000 FIA Formula 1 World Championship | 2000 Italian Grand Prix | Fire Marshal |

## List of fatal accidents involving spectators

| Fatalities | Driver | Date | Place | Series | Race |
| 20 | Emilio Materassi | 9 Sep 1928 | Rettifilo Tribune | | 1928 Italian Grand Prix |
| 15 | Wolfgang von Trips | 10 Sep 1961 | Curva Parabolica | 1961 FIA Formula 1 World Championship | 1961 Italian Grand Prix |

## Sources

* ↑ http://www.primomoretti.it/assets/10_11omino.jpg
* ↑ Autosport p103 dated 13 July 2000 Haymarket Specialist Publications ISSN 0269-946X
* ↑ Autosport p126 dated 13 July 2000 Haymarket Specialist Publications ISSN 0269-946X
* ↑ Autosport p155 dated 13 July 2000 Haymarket Specialist Publications ISSN 0269-946X
* ↑ Autosport p86 dated 13 July 2000 Haymarket Specialist Publications ISSN 0269-946X
* ↑ The Chequered Flag - 100 Years of Motor Racing p123 by Ivan Rendall (1995) Media Eye Ltd Weidenfeld & Nicolson ISBN 0-297-83220-4
* ↑ The Chequered Flag - 100 Years of Motor Racing p225 by Ivan Rendall (1995) Media Eye Ltd Weidenfeld & Nicolson ISBN 0-297-83220-4