List of Sportscar Racing Fatalities

This list of Sportscar racing fatalities includes drivers who have died during a Sportscar Championship (and non-championship) event.
Driver 	Date of Accident	Event 	Circuit 	Session	Notes
Bernard Spencer 	24th March 1956 	1956 24 Hours of Le Mans 	Circuit de la Sarthe	Race 	Collided with Nathan Meiri on the Mulsanne Straight on the first lap. Hit sandbags and flipped before the car caught fire.
Nathan Meiri Sr.	24th March 1956 	1956 24 Hours of Le Mans 	Circuit de la Sarthe	Race 	Collided with Bernard Spencer on the Mulsanne Straight on the first lap and hit a telephone pole. Killed instantly.
Earl Davis 	24th March 1956 	1956 24 Hours of Le Mans 	Circuit de la Sarthe	Race 	Collided with a sand bank and flipped. The car travelled several hundred metres upside down before coming to a stop.
Klaus Hartkopf 	29th April 1956 	1956 169km of Spa-Francorchamps 	Spa-Francorchamps 	Race 	Understeered at Burnenville and crashed heavily into a house.
Audley Pottinger	27th May 1956 	1956 Internationales ADAV 1000km Rennen auf dem Nürburgring	Nürburgring 	Race 	Lost control at Hohenrain whilst battling with Quinn and hit the end of an Armco barrier head-on. Died at the scene from massive injuries and burns.
Rick Jones 	1st May 1967 	1967 1000km of Spa-Francorchamps 	Spa-Francorchamps 	Race 	Ran wide at La Carriere on the first lap and flipped several times before coming to a stop.
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