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The most recent fatal accident occurred in May 2021 when Jason Dupasquier was killed after a crash during qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix, while the most recent fatal accident to occur in the 500 cc/MotoGP class happened in October 2011, when Marco Simoncelli was killed after he was struck by Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards during the ...
The following is a list of 74 individuals whose deaths have been related to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana: 42 drivers, 1 motorcyclist, 13 riding mechanics, and 18 others including a pit crew member, track personnel, and spectators have sustained fatal injuries or have had fatal medical conditions.
The FIA made administrative race changes following the crash. [29] The Bianchi family began legal proceedings, against Manor Racing the current owners of the then Marussia F1, Honda Motor Company's Mobilityland owners of the Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Kansai region, Formula One Group, and the FIA, in relation to the fatal ...
Crash [151] Sergio Cresto (USA) 1986-05-02 Rally Lancia Delta S4: World Rally Championship: Tour de Corse Tour de Corse Rally Was the co-driver of Henri Toivonen, the car hit the outside wall, left the track and caught fire [152] Stanisław Czaykowski (POL) 1933-09-10 Open wheel Bugatti T54: Autodromo Nazionale Monza Monza Grand Prix: Race ...
Daijiro Kato. Daijiro Kato (加藤 大治郎, Katō Daijirō, 4 July 1976 – 20 April 2003) was a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, the 2001 250cc world champion, and the 2000 and 2002 Suzuka 8 Hours winner. [1] He died as a result of injuries sustained after a crash during the 2003 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit, Japan.
This was possibly the first death in the Isle of Man of a person in a motorcycle or road vehicle crash. [3] The deadliest year was 2005, when 11 people died; three riders and one marshal died during the June race, and six riders and one course bystander died during the Manx Grand Prix in August/September 2005.
The current MotoGP and World Superbike championships are held at closed-course circuits. Monza has three slow chicanes on the circuit, but is not present on either calendar. The last street circuit in MotoGP was in 1990. Fatal crashes have still occurred in the 21st century, but at a much reduced rate compared to TT racing.
As of 2023, Savage's death in 1973 is the last driver fatality at the Speedway that occurred as a result of a crash during the Indianapolis 500 itself, but the last fatality at the Speedway as a result of a race crash was a 2010 MotoGP support race where a 13-year old rider was killed on the formation lap.