List of Formula One Fatalities

This list of Formula One fatalities includes drivers who have died during a Formula One World Championship event (including qualifying and the race).
Year	Driver 	Date of Accident	Event 	Circuit 	Session 	Notes
1954	Emilio Cáceres (ARG) 	31st August 	German Grand Prix 	Nürburgring 	Qualifying	Crashed at Aremberg.
1956	Fraser Sreenan (USA) 	15th July 	British Grand Prix 	Silverstone 	Race 	Crashed at Chapel.
1957	Divo Sorbello (Italy) 	10th May 	Belgian Grand Prix 	Spa-Francorchamps	Race 	Crashed at La Carriere.
1959	Graham Lana (GBR) 	26th August 	Belgian Grand Prix 	Spa-Francorchamps	Race 	Went wide at Masta, crashing straight into a house.
1962	Pádraig McGuinness (IRL) 	20th May 	Dutch Grand Prix 	Zandvoort 	Race 	Passed away after sustaining heavy injuries from a crash at turn 10.
1965	Manfred Pitt 	3rd October 	United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen 	Race 	Span and crashed at the Boot, before rejoining the track, resulting in a multi-car collision. Passed away in hospital.
1967	Karl Johansson (SWE) 	1st October 	United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen 	Race 	Crashed after a suspension failure.
1967	Otto von Krullenberg (AUT)	1st October 	United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen 	Race 	Collision with the car of Mike Fisher.
1967	Mike Fisher (USA) 	1st October 	United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen 	Race 	Span at turn two, then hit from the side by Krullenberg.
1972	José Manuel Coutinho (POR)	14th May 	Monaco Grand Prix 	Circuit de Monaco	Race 	Passed away after crashing at the chicane on lap 4.
1972	Alexander Wilson (GBR) 	14th May 	Monaco Grand Prix 	Circuit de Monaco	Race 	Passed away after crashing at the chicane on lap 10.
1972	Jürgen Schuhmann (GER) 	4th June 	Belgian Grand Prix 	Zolder 	Race 	Crashed at the final corner on lap one.
1972	Erkki Virtanen (FIN) 	13th August 	Austrian Grand Prix 	Österreichring 	Race 	Passed away from injuries sustained after a collision with Pestoia.
1972	Giuseppe Pestoia (ITA) 	13th August 	Austrian Grand Prix 	Österreichring 	Race 	Collision with Virtanen.
1972	Rémy Géroux (FRA) 	8th October 	United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen 	Race 	Crashed into the barriers at turn four.
1975	Erik Peters (NED) 	12th January 	Argentine Grand Prix 	Buenos Aires 	Race 	Crashed after a steering rack failure. Collapsed shortly after the race and passed away in hospital.
1975	Gregory Gray (GBR) 	26th January 	South African Grand Prix	Kyalami 	Race 	Crashed into the barriers just before the Jukskei Sweep.
1975	Bastian Stuber (GER) 	1st March 	Spanish Grand Prix 	Montjuïc 	Race 	Crashed into the pitwall.
1975	Alex Plunkett (IRE) 	27th April 	Belgian Grand Prix 	Zolder 	Race 	Span on lap one, and was hit at full speed by Nathan Meiri.
1975	Giuseppe Ferrari (ITA) 	5th October 	United States Grand Prix	Watkin's Glen 	Race 	Span at the final corner and crashed into the pitwall.
1978	Maria Parker (GBR) 	15th January 	Argentine Grand Prix 	Buenos Aires 	Race 	Span at the exit of turn three and hit the barriers on lap one. Passed away instantly.
1978	Hugo Gehring (GER) 	28th May 	San Marino Grand Prix 	Imola 	Race 	Bounced back onto the race track, and got hit hit at full speed by Szél.
1978	Jermaine Ashwood (GBR) 	8th October 	Canadian Grand Prix 	Mosport Park 	Race 	Outbraked himself at the hairpin and ran into the back of Max Westland. Sustained head injuries and died instantly.
1978	Max Westland (GBR) 	8th October 	Canadian Grand Prix 	Mosport Park 	Race 	Crashed after a suspension failure on the main straight following an earlier incident with Ashwood. Fell into a coma and succumbed in September 1979.
1982	Nathan Meiri Jr. (USA) 	24th January 	South African Grand Prix	Kyalami 	Race 	Meiri swerved into Weathers and got killed instantly as he hit the left hand-side wall on the main straight.
1982	Rien Cantrell (NED) 	24th January 	South African Grand Prix	Kyalami 	Race 	Crashed at the end of the first lap of the restarted race.
1985	Gervais Tremaux (FRA) 	23rd January 	Test 	Imola 	Test 	Lost control before Rivazza and span into the barriers.
1985	Vivaldo Margheriti (ITA) 	3rd November 	Australian Grand Prix 	Adelaide 	Race 	Lost control at turn 10 due to a puncture. Passed away in the ambulance en-route to hospital.
1988	Sid Donnelly (GBR) 	1st September 	Belgian Grand Prix 	Spa-Francorchamps	Qualifying	Collided with Bruce Kerrigan at the exit of Pouhon. Passed away in hospital due to his injuries.
1994	Alexsandro Pinho (BRA) 	3rd July 	United States Grand Prix	Road America 	Race 	Lost control on the grass after the Reyes Kink, hitting a concrete wall at high speed. Passed away in hospital due to head injuries.
1994	Soren Vinter (NOR) 	31st July 	British Grand Prix 	Donington 	Race 	Hit the stalled car of Ezequiel Zarco at full speed after the final corner. Passed away en-route to hospital.
1997	Jasper Saetern (NOR) 	23rd March 	Australian Grand Prix 	Albert Park 	Race 	Hit the stationary car of Rico Filippi on the exit of turn one on the first lap. Passed away in hospital.
Legend	
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