How many racers have died

[grant1972]

What are the statics on racers who are in accidents. How many have actually died and how often do these accidents really occur. Is there a way to prevent this from happening.

[emas4me]

Fifteen drivers died in the 1950s; twelve in the 1960s; ten in the 1970s; four in the 1980s and two in the 1990s. Drivers from the united states of america have had the most fatal accidents with eleven drivers from that country having died.

[felics]

Originally Posted by grant1972

What are the statics on racers who are in accidents. How many have actually died and how often do these accidents really occur. Is there a way to prevent this from happening.

Racing is a very dangerous sport and accidents can do happen. So, preventing it from ever occurring at all is next to impossible. We just got to accept it.

[saubryn]

Don't forget racers who die during testing, instead of during races or qualifying - somtimes those deaths aren't as widely reported.

It is a dangerous sport, but regulations can be made tighter, and safety equipment improved.

[devil976]

Most of the cars lower down the grid are unreliable and they are the ones that are involved in these accidents. There are incidents in virtually every race, but these days fatal accidents are rare. But I remember that two famous racers that died recently are Gilles Villeneuve and Ayrton Senna.

[grant1972]

Thank you for the information. Glad to see that over time it has went down in deaths. But what was the cause of that, does anyone know? Is it is because they have lowered speeds or taken more safety precautions.

[diggyj]

There have been many more drivers that have been killed, here is only the list of F1 drivers:

Ayrton Senna Brazil May 1, 1994 San Marino GP Roland Ratzenberger Austria April 30, 1994 San Marino GP(q) Ricardo Paletti Italy June 13, 1982 Canadian GP Gilles Villeneuve Canada May 8, 1982 Belgian GP (q) Ronnie Peterson Sweden Sept. 10, 1978 Italian GP Tom PryceBritain May 5, 1977 South African GP Mark Donahue United States Aug. 19, 1975 Austrian GP (q) Helmuth Koinigg Austria October 6, 1974 U.S. GP Francois Cevert France October 7, 1973 U.S. GP (q) Roger Williamson Britain July 29, 1973 Dutch GP Jochen Rindt Austria Sept. 5, 1970 Italian GP (q) Piers Courage Britain June 7, 1970 Dutch GP Gerhard Mitter West-Germany August 2, 1969 German GP (q) Jo Schlesser France July 7, 1968 French GP Lorenzo Bandini Italy May 10, 1967 Monaco GP John Taylor Britain August 7, 1966 German GP Carel Godin de Beaufort Netherlands August 2 1964 German GP (q) Wolfgang Von Trips West-Germany Sept. 10, 1961 Italian GP Chris Bristow Britain June 19, 1960 Belgian GP Alan Stacey Britain June 19, 1960 Belgian GP Stuart Lewis-Evans Britain Sept. 19, 1958 Moroccan GP Peter Collins Britain August 3, 1958 German GP Luigi Musso Italy July 6, 1958 French GP Onofre MarimonArgentina July 31, 1954 German GP (q)


For a complete list of drivers check these links:

f1 driver deaths

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...d_while_racing