The suspension of his Lotus 24 failed during an unofficial practice session for the non-championship 1962 Mexican Grand Prix at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Ricardo Rodríguez, who is the youngest driver in history to have raced for Scuderia Ferrari, is the youngest driver to be killed while racing in Formula One, aged 20. He was killed during practice for the 1953 Indianapolis 500, which was a part of the Formula One championship at the time. He died in hospital at the age of 29 from skull fractures after his ERA R14B car overturned.Ĭhet Miller was the oldest driver to die in a Formula One car, aged 50. The first driver fatality that occurred in the Formula One series was that of Cameron Earl, who was killed during a private test session for English Racing Automobiles at the Motor Industry Research Association's test circuit in England. Since 1950, 32 drivers have been killed during a Formula One Grand Prix weekend, while 7 have been killed during test sessions and 12 during non-championship events. Jochen Rindt secured the 1970 World Championship despite having been killed mid-season during practice for the Italian Grand Prix, making him the only posthumous World ChampionĪs with all motorsports, Formula One has witnessed fatal accidents. ![]() ![]() Jules Bianchi is most recent Formula One driver to have been fatally injured, during the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix aged 25.Īyrton Senna is the only World Champion (excluding Jochen Rindt) to have been killed while racing in Formula One at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix at the age of 34.
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