Drivers killed in f1

Ferrari F1: Race: Crashed: Peter Collins: Aug 3, German F1 GP: Nürburgring: Ferrari. Car number Mark Donohue was killed in the Austrian Grand Prix. Car number Tom Pryce was killed in the South African Grand Prix. Car number 6: Ronnie Peterson was killed in the Italian Grand Prix. Car number Gilles Villeneuve was killed in the Belgian Grand Prix. Formula One Drivers That Have Died Cameron Earl. The very first F1 driver that died on the track was British driver Cameron Earl. Earl was an engineer Chet Miller. Eleven months after Earl’s death at the MIRA test track, American driver, .

Ferrari F1: Race: Crashed: Peter Collins: Aug 3, German F1 GP: Nürburgring: Ferrari. The death of Jules Bianchi was the first driver fatality of Formula One since that of Ayrton. F1 drivers killed while racing. Any drivers that were killed while racing Formula One from to present are listed in this category. Only drivers killed in a Formula One event will be listed. Note: This list does not include track safety marshal, medical crew or fan deaths as a result of accidents in Formula One.

The most famous driver that died is by far Ayrton Senna. The Brazilian driver died at the age of 34 after a heavy crash during the San Marino Grand Prix in The number of formula1 race drivers killed on race tracks could be due to motor malfunction, driver's carelessness, or could be just bad luck. Mor AP Lewis Hamilton has said he is “devastated” following the death of a volunteer marshal during a race meeting at the Brands Hatch circuit.