Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Three drivers died in the intervening years while driving former Formula One cars (two from the 1960s, one from the 1990s) in vintage racing and other events not associated with World Championship Grands Prix. [12] [13] [14] Two Formula One Champions have died while racing or practising in Formula One, Jochen Rindt in 1970, and Senna in 1994 ...
Formula One: Österreichring: Austrian Grand Prix: Practice A tire failure caused the car to crash into the wall and vault over the fence: died of a blood clot in the brain two days later [167] Tommy Druar (USA) 1989-06-10 Stock car Chevrolet Cavalier: NASCAR Modified Lancaster Speedway 30-lap NASCAR Modified race Race
This is a page with information on deaths that have occurred during motorsport events. Auto racing is a dangerous sport by its nature and has seen a large number of deaths. . In the second half of the 20th century safety standards and car construction were improved so that the number of deaths has fallen noticeably: In Formula 1 deaths were a regular occurrence earlier in the history of the ...
Positioned seventh in the world championship table after 23 rounds, the 39-year-old is on track for this worst-ever season in Formula One. His team are certain to finish a mediocre fourth in the ...
1960 FIA Formula 1 World Championship 1960 Belgian Grand Prix: Cooper - Climax T51 19 Alan Stacey: 19 June 1960 [2] Masta 1960 FIA Formula 1 World Championship 1960 Belgian Grand Prix: Lotus 18 20 Piero Frescobaldi 25 July 1964 Malmedy 1964 European Touring Car Championship 1964 Spa 24 Hours: Lancia Flavia Sport Zagato 21 Tony Hegbourne 16 May ...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEX: ^DJI) reached a record high of 381 at the beginning of September 83 years ago. The year was 1929. Brokers watching the tickers on Sept. 5, 1929, found ...
Ayrton Senna, the last man to die at the wheel of a Formula One car. Untrue. Firstly, he technically died whilst out of the car receiving medical attention, but more importantly, two drivers have died in F1 cars since 1994, in non-Championship events.
2. 1348 – Black Death. The Black Death, one of history’s deadliest pandemics, ravaged Europe from 1347 to 1351. Caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and primarily spread by fleas on rats ...