List of Autodromo Nazionale Monza fatal accidents
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Fatal accidents to competitors at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza
, Italy
during the Italian Grand Prix
and other national and international motor-sport events.
Autodromo Nazionale Monza
The Autodromo Nazionale Monza is a race track located near the town of Monza, north of Milan, in Italy. The circuit's biggest event is the Formula One Italian Grand Prix, which has been hosted there since the sport's inception....
, Italy
Italy
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during the Italian Grand Prix
Italian Grand Prix
The Italian Grand Prix is one of the longest running events on the motor racing calendar. The first Italian Grand Prix motor racing championship took place on 4 September 1921 at Brescia...
and other national and international motor-sport events.
List of fatal accidents involving competitors
| No | Competitor | Date | Place | Series | Race | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gregor Kuhn |
9 Sep 1922 | 1922 Italian Grand Prix 1922 Italian Grand Prix The 1922 Italian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Monza on September 10, 1922.- Classification :-References:... |
Austro-Daimler | ||
| 2 |  Ugo SivocciUgo Sivocci Ugo Sivocci was an Italian race car driver.Born in Salerno, Sivocci started his racing career with bicycle racing. After World War I, he worked as an auto mechanic in Milan. Being a friend of Enzo Ferrari, he was hired by Alfa Romeo in 1920 to drive Alfa in three-man works team: with Antonio... |
8 Sep 1923 | Curva del Vialone | 1923 Italian Grand Prix 1923 Italian Grand Prix The 1923 Italian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Monza on September 9, 1923.It was the first race to be designated as the European Grand Prix.- Classification :-References:... |
Alfa Romeo P1 | |
| 3 |  Louis ZborowskiLouis Zborowski Count Louis Zborowski was a racing driver and automobile engineer.-Biography:His father, Count William Eliot Morris Zborowski was also a racing driver, and died in a racing crash, in 1903 at La Turbie Hillclimb in France near Nice... |
8 Oct 1924 | 1924 Italian Grand Prix 1924 Italian Grand Prix The 1924 Italian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Monza on October 19, 1924.- Classification :-References:... |
Mercedes M72/94 | ||
| 4 | Luigi Galli |
11 Sep 1926 | 1926 Grand Prix of Nations | 250cc Garelli | ||
| 5 | Franciosi |
26 June 1927 | Curve di Lesmo | 1927 Gran Premio Monza | 1927 Coppa Primi Passi | Lancia Lambda |
| 6 | Emilio Materassi Emilio Materassi Emilio Materassi was an Italian Grand Prix motor racing driver.-Early life:Born in Borgo San Lorenzo, near Florence, Italy, Emilio began working in a bicycle shop, learning the basics of applied mechanics... |
9 Sep 1928 | Rettifilo Tribune | 1928 Italian Grand Prix | Lancia Lambda | |
| 7 | Luigi Arcangeli |
23 May 1931 | Curva del Vialone | 1931 Italian Grand Prix 1931 Italian Grand Prix The 1931 Italian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Monza on May 24, 1931.- Classification :... |
Alfa Romeo 12C Tipo A | |
| 8 | Baconin Borzacchini |
10 May 1933 | Circuito Sopraelevato | 1933 Italian Grand Prix | Qualifying Heat | Maserati 8C |
| 9 | Giuseppe Campari Giuseppe Campari Giuseppe Campari was an Italian opera singer and Grand Prix motor racing driver.-Racing career:Born Giuseppe Campari near the city of Lodi southwest of Milan, as a teenager he went to work for the Alfa Romeo automobile company... |
10 May 1933 | Circuito Sopraelevato | 1933 Italian Grand Prix | Qualifying Heat | Alfa Romeo Tipo P3 |
| 10 | Stanisław Czaykowski Stanisław Czaykowski Stanisław Czaykowski, also known as Stanislas Czaykowski and Stanislaus Czaykowski was a Polish Grand Prix motor racing driver.In 1930 and 1933 Czaykowski was competing in French Grand Prix... |
10 May 1933 | Circuito Sopraelevato | 1933 Italian Grand Prix | Qualifying Heat | Bugatti T54 |
| 11 | Aldo Marazza |
11 Sep 1938 | Curve di Lesmo | 1938 Italian Grand Prix 1938 Italian Grand Prix The 1938 Italian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Monza on September 11, 1938.-Classification:... |
Gran Premio Milano | Maserati 6CM |
| 12 | Ignazio Radice Fossati |
4 Oct 1936 | Speed Record | Maserati Tipo 4 CS | ||
| 13 |  Giovanni Moretti |
24 Oct 1948 | Curve di Lesmo | 1948 Gran Premio d'Autunno | Moto Guzzi | |
| 14 |  Rupert HollausRupert Hollaus Rupert Hollaus was an Austrian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed for the NSU factory racing team. He is the only Austrian to win a road racing World Championship.... |
11 Sep 1954 | Curve di Lesmo | 1954 FIM World Motor-Cycle Championship 1954 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1954 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 6th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of nine Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc... |
1954 Grand Prix of Nations | 125cc NSU |
| 15 | Ron Searles | 14 Oct 1957 | Circuito Sopraelevato | Record Attempt | Cooper Bobtail Mk II | |
| 16 | Nino Crivellari |
28 June 1959 | Curva del Vialone | 1959 Campionato Italiano Allievi | 1959 Coppa Junior | Stanguellini - Fiat |
| 17 | Alfredo Tinazzo |
28 June 1959 | Curva del Vialone | 1959 Campionato Italiano Allievi | 1959 Coppa Junior | De Sanctis–Fiat |
| 18 | Adolfo Covi |
6 Sep 1959 | Curva del Vialone | 1959 FIM World Motor-Cycle Championship 1959 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1959 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 11th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of seven Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc... |
1959 Grand Prix of Nations | 500cc Norton |
| 19 | Glicerio Barbolini |
7 May 1961 | Rettifilo Tribune | 1961 Coppa Ascari | Lancia Appia Zagato | |
| 20 | Franco Tirri |
3 Sep 1961 | Curve di Lesmo | 1961 FIM World Motor-Cycle Championship 1961 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1961 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 13th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of eleven Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc... |
1961 Grand Prix of Nations | 125cc Ducati |
| 21 | Wolfgang von Trips |
10 Sep 1961 | Curva Parabolica | 1961 FIA Formula 1 World Championship 1961 Formula One season The 1961 Formula One season was the 12th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1961 World Championship of Drivers and the 1961 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers, which were contested concurrently from May 14 to October 8 over an eight race series... |
1961 Italian Grand Prix 1961 Italian Grand Prix The 1961 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 10 September 1961 at Monza.The race was marked by one of the most terrible accidents in the history of Formula One, when on the end of lap 2 at the approach to the Parabolica the German driver Wolfgang von Trips lost control of his Ferrari... |
Ferrari Dino 156 |
| 22 | Marcello De Luca |
16 Sep 1962 | Curva Parabolica | 1962 Campionato Italiano Formula Junior | 1962 Coppa Junior Monza | Dagrada - Lancia |
| 23 | Norberto Bagnalasta |
28 June 1964 | Rettifilo Tribune | 1964 Italian F3 Championship | 1964 Gran Premio della Lotteria | Lotus 20 |
| 24 |  Tommy Spychiger |
25 April 1965 | Curva Parabolica | 1965 World Championship of Makes | 1965 1000 km di Monza | Ferrari 365 P2 |
| 25 | Roberto Parodi |
3 Oct 1965 | Curva Parabolica | 1965 Coppa Leopoldo Carri | ||
| 26 | Attilio Zuppini |
13 March 1965 | Curve di Lesmo | 1966 Coppa Fisa | Fiat Abarth 850 TC | |
| 27 |  Boley Pittard |
10 June 1967 | Rettifilo Tribune | 1967 FIA Italian F3 Championship | 1967 Coppa Autodromo di Monza | Lola T60 - Ford |
| 28 | Jochen Rindt Jochen Rindt Karl Jochen Rindt was a German racing driver who represented Austria during his career. He is the only driver to posthumously win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship , after being killed in practice for the Italian Grand Prix... |
5 Sep 1970 | Curva Parabolica | 1970 FIA Formula 1 World Championship 1970 Formula One season The 1970 Formula One season included the 21st FIA Formula One World Championship season, which commenced on March 7, 1970, and ended on October 25 after thirteen races... |
1970 Italian Grand Prix 1970 Italian Grand Prix The 1970 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 6, 1970. The race was marred by the death of Jochen Rindt, who died during the qualifying session on September 5... |
Lotus-Ford 72 |
| 29 | Achille Rossi |
12 June 1971 | Curva Parabolica | 1971 Trofeo Bepi Koelliker | 500cc Kawasaki | |
| 30 | David Bartropp | 16 Feb 1973 | Curva Parabolica | 1973 The 240 Hours of Monza | Record Attempt | Ford Escort |
| 31 | Renzo Pasolini Renzo Pasolini Renzo Pasolini , nicknamed "Paso", was a popular Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer in the 1960s.His unpredictable and unrehearsed racing style made him a crowd favourite... |
20 May 1973 | Curve Grande | 1973 FIM World Motor-Cycle Championship 1973 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1973 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 25th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.-Season summary:MV Agusta team-mates Phil Read and Giacomo Agostini battled it out for supremacy of the 500cc class but the season was overshadowed by the deaths of Jarno Saarinen and Renzo... |
1973 Grand Prix of Nations | 250cc Harley Davidson |
| 32 |  Jarno SaarinenJarno Saarinen Jarno Karl Keimo Saarinen was a Finnish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He is the only Finn to win a road racing World Championship.- Career :... |
20 May 1973 | Curve Grande | 1973 FIM World Motor-Cycle Championship 1973 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1973 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 25th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.-Season summary:MV Agusta team-mates Phil Read and Giacomo Agostini battled it out for supremacy of the 500cc class but the season was overshadowed by the deaths of Jarno Saarinen and Renzo... |
1973 Grand Prix of Nations | 250cc Yamaha |
| 33 | Renzo Colombini |
8 July 1973 | Curva Grande | 1973 Campionato Italiano Juniores | ||
| 34 | Renato Galtrucco |
8 July 1973 | Curva Grande | 1973 Campionato Italiano Juniores | 380cc Suzuki | |
| 35 | Carlo Chionio |
8 July 1973 | Curva Grande | 1973 Campionato Italiano Juniores | 500cc Honda | |
| 36 | Silvio Moser |
25 April 1974 | Curva Parabolica | 1974 World Championship of Makes | 1974 1000 km di Monza | Lola T294 |
| 37 |  Ronnie PetersonRonnie Peterson Bengt Ronnie Peterson was a Swedish racing driver. He was a two-time runner-up in the FIA Formula One World Drivers' Championship.Peterson began his motor racing career in kart racing, traditionally the discipline where the majority of race drivers begin their careers in open-wheel racing... |
10 Sep 1978 | Rettifilo Tribune | 1978 FIA Formula 1 World Championship 1978 Formula One season The 1978 Formula One season included the 29th FIA Formula One World Championship which commenced on January 15, 1978, and ended on October 8 after sixteen races. Mario Andretti was the season Champion and the last American to date to win a Formula One race... |
1978 Italian Grand Prix 1978 Italian Grand Prix The 1978 Italian Grand Prix was the 14th race of the 1978 Formula One season. It was held on 10 September 1978 at Monza. It was marred by the death of Ronnie Peterson following an accident at the start of the race.... |
Lotus 78 - Cosworth |
| 38 | Mauro Ceccoli |
24 May 1987 | Curve di Lesmo | 1987 Gran Premio delle Nazioni | 1987 Yamaha Super Trophy | 400cc Yamaha FZ |
| 39 | Wilmer Marsigli |
2 Aug 1991 | Rettifilo | 1991 Italian Motor-Cycle Championship | Trofeo Italiano 250 | 250cc Aprilia |
| 40 | Domenico Cirrito |
15 June 1992 | 1992 Trofeo Series | Practice | Suzuki | |
| 41 |  Michael Paquay |
7 May 1998 | Rettifilo | 1998 Monza Superbike World Championship round | 1998 World Supersport Championship | 600cc Honda CBR |
| 42 | Marco Burnelli |
8 April 1999 | Curva Grande | 1999 Campionati Assoluti d'Italia | Supersport Race | 600cc Ducati |
List of fatal accidents during unofficial testing
| No | Competitor | Date | Place | Entrant | Event | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png) Enrico Giaccone |
26 Aug 1923 | Private Test | Fiat | ||
| 2 |  Rudolf Heydel |
4 Feb 1936 | Auto Union AG | Private Test | Auto Union Type C | |
| 3 | Emilio Villoresi |
20 June 1939 | Private Test | Alfa Romeo 158 Alfetta | ||
| 4 | Renzo Cantoni |
1939 | Private Test | |||
| 5 | Luigi Alberti |
28 June 1959 | Curva Grande | Moto Guzzi SpA | Private Test | 500cc Moto Guzzi Dondolino |
| 6 | Alberto Ascari Alberto Ascari Alberto Ascari was an Italian racing driver and twice Formula One World Champion. He is one of only two Italian Formula One World Champions in the history of the sport, and the only one winning his two championships in a Ferrari.... |
26 May 1955 | Curva del Vialone | Private Test | Ferrari 750S Monza | |
| 7 | Gianni Degli Antoni |
7 Aug 1956 | Curve di Lesmo | Private Test | 125cc Ducati Desmo | |
| 8 | Phil Green | 5 May 1959 | Curve di Lesmo | Private Test | MG Spider | |
| 9 | Bruno Deserti |
25 May 1965 | Curva Grande | Scuderia Ferrari SpA | Private Test | Ferrari 330P3 |
| 10 | Davide Gallieri |
May 1998 | Rettifilo | Private Test | 600cc Bimota YB9 SR |
List of fatal accidents involving race officials
| No | Official | Date | Place | Series | Race | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paolo Ghislimberti |
10 Sep 2000 | Variante della Roggia | 2000 FIA Formula 1 World Championship 2000 Formula One season The 2000 Formula One season was the 51st season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 2000 FIA Formula One World Championship which commenced on March 12, 2000, and ended on October 22 after seventeen races... |
2000 Italian Grand Prix 2000 Italian Grand Prix The 2000 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 10, 2000 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza near Monza, Italy. It was the fourteenth race of the 2000 Formula One season... |
Fire Marshall |
List of fatal accidents involving spectators
| Number fatalities | Driver | Date | Place | Series | Race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Emilio Materassi Emilio Materassi Emilio Materassi was an Italian Grand Prix motor racing driver.-Early life:Born in Borgo San Lorenzo, near Florence, Italy, Emilio began working in a bicycle shop, learning the basics of applied mechanics... |
9 Sep 1928 | Rettifilo Tribune | 1928 Italian Grand Prix | |
| 15 | Wolfgang von Trips |
10 Sep 1961 | Curva Parabolica | 1961 FIA Formula 1 World Championship 1961 Formula One season The 1961 Formula One season was the 12th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1961 World Championship of Drivers and the 1961 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers, which were contested concurrently from May 14 to October 8 over an eight race series... |
1961 Italian Grand Prix 1961 Italian Grand Prix The 1961 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 10 September 1961 at Monza.The race was marked by one of the most terrible accidents in the history of Formula One, when on the end of lap 2 at the approach to the Parabolica the German driver Wolfgang von Trips lost control of his Ferrari... |