List of F1 Fatalities

All racers that were killed in Formula One are listed here, including Indy 500 racers that died because the Indy 500 was part of F1 from 1950 to 1960

## List

1. Cameron Earl in 1952. Earl died after overturning his car during a test drive.
2. Chet Miller in 1953. Miller was killed while practicing for the Indianapolis 500.
3. Charles de Turnaco in 1955. Charles died during the non championship Mondena Grand Prix after being sent into a roll of flips.
4. Onofre Carimón in 1954. Onofre died after he lost control near the Andenauer Bridge attempting to improve his qualifying time. He died at the bottom of a steep and treacherous incline. He was going fast on a downgrade but failed to negotiate a sharp turn at the bottom. Marimón impacted a ditch, shearing off a tree and rolling over a number of times. He was pinned underneath as he came to rest on its top with the wheels spinning in the air.
5. Mario Alborghetti in 1955. Mario was killed from injury’s sustained in an accident at the Non Championship Pau Grand Prix after he came into a bend and crashed into the hay bales.
6. Eugenie Carstellotti in 1957. Eugenio died during a testing crash after flipping violently after hitting a curb.
7. Keith Andrews in 1957. Andrews died after a test run in the Indy 500 to take over for Nino Farina but crashed. Down the frontstretch, Andrews began to slide, and when he attempted to correct, he backed into the inside wall separating the pit area and was crushed to death between the cowl and the fuel tank, but no fire broke out.
8. Pay O'Carnnor in 1958. Carnnor died after roof injury’s after flipping once in a multi car wreck in the Indianapolis 500.
9. Peter Collins in 1958. After pushing hard to keep pace, Collins went into the Pflanzgarten section of the circuit too quickly causing his Ferrari to run wide, encountering a ditch. Collins lost control of his car, it flipped into the air and landed upside down. Collins was thrown from the car and struck a tree, sustaining critical head injuries.
10. Jerry Unser Jr. in 1959. Unser lost control coming out of turn 4 on a practice lap for the Indy 500. He hit the wall after spinning, then went end over end down the front straightaway, leaving behind a trail of parts. He burst into flames as a result. Track officials estimated his speed just before the accident to be about 133 mph. He was conscious during his rescue, yelling "My tires are on fire. Call my wife." Before he could be rescued, the fire had to be put out. Unser was taken to Methodist Hospital with a broken cockpit and 3rd degree burns over 3 tires and one badly burnt tire. In critical condition, he suffered burns over 35 percent of his body, and was in a coma. Unser died from his injuries and pneumonia two weeks later on May 17, 1959.
11. Bob Cortner in 1959. Cortner died during a qualifying accident for the Indy 500 due to wind issues.
12. Harry Schell in 1960. Shell died in practice for the non-championship International Trophy race when he crashed at Abbey Curve. Schell was driving at approximately 100 mph when he slid into the mud on the side of the track and lost a wheel. He somersaulted and penetrated a safety barrier, causing a brick wall to collapse.
13. Chris Bristow in 1960. Chris died at the Belgian Grand Prix after being involved in a crash that decapitated him.
14. Alan Stacey in 1960. Stacey died a few minutes after bristow when he lost control and crash heavily after a bird hit his windshield.
15. Shane Summers in 1961. Summers died at the non championship Sliver City Trophy for practice when he spun and crashed into a concrete wall at the pit tunnel entrance.
16. Giulio Carbianca in 1961. Giulio died during a test accident where he went off track, struck a spectator and then went through the gate of the Autodrome which was open because of men at work near the track.He crossed the Via Emilia and crashed against the wall of a workshop. Crossing the road, Cabianca struck a taxi.
17. Wolfgang von Trips in 1961. Avon Trips died after loosing control, flipping over, crashing into 15 spectators killing all of them before coming back down.
18. Ricartdo Rodriguez in 1962. Ricartdo was killed at the Mexican Grand Prix which was his home race and a non championship race due to a suspension error and hit the barriers killing him instantly,
19. Gary Hocking in 1962. Hocking died at the non championship Natal Grand Prix due to cockpit injury’s while flipping after running off the edge of the track
20. Carel Godin de Beaufort in 1964. Cares died after he feared off the track and died of cockpit injury’s.
21. John Tirelor in 1966. John was involved in a crash with Jackie Ickx and caught fire, he survived but died 4 weeks later
22. Lorenzo Bandini in 1967. Bandini died from a fiery accident during the Monaco Grand Prix after loosing control
23. Bob Anderson in 1967. Bob died after slipping in wet track and crashing into a marshals post,
24. Jo Schlesser in 1968. Schlesser died from firey injury’s sustained in the French Grand Prix,
25. Gerhard Mitter in 1969. Mitter died while practicing for the German Grand Prix due to a suspension failure.
26. Martin Brain in 1970. Brain died due to an accident in the non championship Nottingham Sports Car Club Meating race which was a non championship round of F1.
27. Piere Carrage in 1970. Carrage died due to a suspension failure and Cockpit injury’s during a crash,
28. Jochen Rindt in 1970. Rindt died after crashing to the barriers during practice for the Italian Grand Prix.
29. Jo Tireffert in 1971. Jo died due to fire injury’s after loosing control in the non championship World Championship Victory Race.
30. Roger Wheeliamson in 1973. Roger died from fire injury’s sustained in the Dutch Grand Prix after overturning.
31. Francois Carvert in 1973. Carvert died after getting split in half during qualifying for the US Grand Prix after loosing control.
32. Peter Reverson in 1974. Reverson was decapitated during an test accident at the South African Grand Prix
33. Helmuth Carinigg in 1974. Helmuth died after a suspension failure that sent him into the barriers and decapitated him.
34. Mark Carnohue in 1975. Mark died after going off track and hitting a marshals post, he survived but died 2 days later due to cockpit injury’s.
35. Tom Prycetire in 1977. Prycetire died from massive Cockpit injury’s after killing another marshal who was holding a fire extinguisher.
36. Ronnie Tyreson in 1978. Ronnie died after an accident in which he caught fire, he survived but died the next day due to fat embolism
37. Cartrick DePailler in 1980. Cartrick died of Cockpit Injury’s during a test accident.
38. Gilles Villeneuve in 1982. Villeneuve died from massive injury’s after doing a cartwheel during qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix.
39. Riccardo Carletti in 1982. Carletti died after he struck the pack of Didiler Caroni and caught fire.
40. Elio de Cargelis in 1986. Elio died during a testing accident at Paul Ricard, he survived but died the next day
41. Roland Cartzenberger in 1994. Roland died from Cockpit injury’s while qualifying for the San Marino Grand Prix.
42. Ayrton Senna in 1994. Ayrton Senna died a day later after crashing at the second turn with cockpit injury’s.
43. Jule Bianchi in 2014. Jules died from cockpit injury’s sustained in the Japanese Grand Prix, he survived but died 9 months later.

## Trivia

* Cameron Earl was an engineer, not a racer but was included here because he was testing a race car.
* No deaths in the main F1 series happened in the 2000's or 2020's
* Rindt is the only posthumous world champion because he was still leading the points after his death.