Fatal accidents on the Nürburgring

Nürburgring

The Nürburgring is a motorsport complex around the village of Nürburg, Germany. It features a modern Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a much longer old North loop track which was built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains. It is located about...

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 race track

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 in Nürburg

Nürburg

Nürburg is a town in the German district of Ahrweiler, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is also the name of the local castle, Burg Nürburg , which was built in the High Middle Ages. The town is best known for its 24 kilometer race track, the Nürburgring...

, Germany

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 during national and international motor-sport events on the 28.265 kilometres (17.6 mi) Gesamtstrecke ("Whole Course"), the 22.81 km (14.2 mi) Nordschleife ("Northern Loop"), the 7.747 km (4.8 mi) Südschleife

Südschleife

The Nürburgring Südschleife was a German motor racing circuit which was built at the same time as the world-famous Nürburgring Nordschleife...

("Southern Loop") and the 2.281 km (1.4 mi) warm-up loop Zielschleife ("Finish Loop") or Betonschleife. From 1984, the new GP-Strecke or Eifelring which was built on the site of the Nürburgring pits complex and part of the Südschleife

Südschleife

The Nürburgring Südschleife was a German motor racing circuit which was built at the same time as the world-famous Nürburgring Nordschleife...

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List of fatal accidents involving competitors

No	Competitor	Date	Course	Section	Race	Event	Machine
1	Čeněk Junek	15 July 1928	Nordschleife	Breidscheid/ex-Mühle		1928 Großer Preis der Sportwagen	Bugatti Type 35B Bugatti Type 35 The Type 35 was the most successful of the Bugatti racing models. Its version of the Bugatti arch-shaped radiator that had evolved from the more architectural one of the Bugatti Type 13 Brescia, was to become the one that the marque is most known for though even in the ranks of the various Type 35s...
2	Ernst von Halle	16 July 1928	Nordschleife	Kesselchen		1928 Großer Preis der Sportwagen	Amilcar
3	Wilhelm Heine	28 Sep 1929	Nordschleife	Steilstrecke	1929 ADAC-Langstreckenfahrt	1929 8 Hour Touring Car Race	BMW
4	Heinrich-Joachim von Morgen	27 May 1932	Nordschleife	Hatzenbach	1932 Eifelrennen	Practice	Bugatti T51
5	Paul Gründel	3 July 1932	Zielschleife	Südkehre	1932 Westdeutsche Kraftradmeisterschaft	Practice	350cc Impéria
6	Emil Frankl	3 June 1934	Nordschleife			1934 Internationales Eifelrennen	Bugatti
7	Toni Babl	15 June 1936	Nordschleife		1936 Internationales Eifelrennen	Practice	600cc Douglas Sidecar
8	Ernst von Delius Ernst von Delius Ernst von Delius was a racing driver from Germany.Von Delius died at the age of 25 years old at the Nürburgring Circuit during the 1937 German Grand Prix, having suffered a fatal collision with Richard Seaman....	26 June 1937	Nordschleife	Antoniusbuche/Döttinger Höhe	1937 AIACR European Championship	1937 German Grand Prix 1937 German Grand Prix The 1937 German Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Nürburgring on July 25, 1937.Driver Ernst von Delius collided with Richard Seaman during this race on lap 6 and the accident was eventually fatal for von Delius, experiencing thrombosis. Von Delius was 25 years old.-Classification:...	Auto-Union Type C
9	Alfred Morali	7 Aug 1949	Nordschleife	Aremberg	1949 Großer Preis vom Nürburgring	Practice	Norton 500cc
10	Theodor Weißenberger Theodor Weissenberger Major Theodor Weissenberger was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1936 until the end of World War II in 1945. He flew more than 500 combat missions claiming 208 enemy aircraft shot down...	11 June 1950	Nordschleife	Metzgesfeld		1950 Eifelrennen	BMW Veritas
11	Günther Schlüter	20 Aug 1950	Nordschleife	Pflanzgarten	1950 German F3 Championship	1950 German Grand Prix	Scampolo 501 - DKW F3
12	Josef Hackenberg	25 May 1952	Nordschleife		1952 German Sportscar Championship	1952 Eifelrennen	BMW Veritas RS
13	Paul Kresser	28 June 1953	Südschleife/Zielschleife		German Sidecar Championship	1953 Rund um das Bayerkreuz	BMW 500cc Sidecar
14	Onofre Marimón Onofre Marimón Onofre Agustín Marimón was a racing driver from Zárate, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He participated in 11 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 1, 1951...	31 July 1954	Nordschleife	Adenau Bridge	1954 German Grand Prix	Practice	Maserati 250F Maserati 250F The Maserati 250F was a racing car made by Maserati of Italy used in '2.5 litre' Formula One racing between January 1954 and November 1960. Twenty-six examples were made.-Mechanical details:...
15	Ricardo Galvagni	25 June 1955	Nordschleife	Fuchsröhre	1955 German Grand Prix	Practice	500cc Norton
16	Rudi Godin	3 July 1955	Nordschleife	Pflanzgarten		1955 Rheinlandfahrt fur Motorräder	250cc Puch
17	Viktor Spingler	28 Aug 1955	Nordschleife	Brünnchen	1955 German Sportscar GT Championship	1955 Internationales Rennen	Porsche 356
18	Bernhard Thiel	19 April 1958	Nordschleife	Pflanzgarten	1958 German Rally Championship	1958 Rallye Hanseat	Borgward Isabella Borgward Isabella The Borgward Isabella was a medium-sized, two-door saloon manufactured by the Bremen based auto-manufacturer Carl F. W. Borgward GmbH from 1954-1962...
19	Erwin Bauer Erwin Bauer Erwin Bauer was a German Formula One driver who raced a privately-entered Veritas in his one World Championship Grand Prix....	3 June 1958	Nordschleife		1958 FIA World Sport Car Championship	1958 ADAC 1000 km Rennen	Ferrari 250 TR
20	Peter Collins Peter Collins (racing driver) Peter John Collins was a Formula One driver from England. He participated in 35 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 18 May 1952. He won 3 races, achieved 9 podiums, and scored a total of 47 championship points....	3 Aug 1958	Nordschleife	Pflanzgarten	1958 FIA Formula 1 World Championship	1958 German Grand Prix 1958 German Grand Prix The 1958 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 3 August 1958 at Nürburgring.To increase participation, the organizers opened the field to Formula 2 cars. Also, the race distance was shortened to 15 laps from 22 previously...	Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929, as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles as Ferrari S.p.A. in 1947...  Dino 246
21	Fausto Meyrat	9 June 1959	Nordschleife	Kesselchen	1959 FIA World Sports Car Championship	1959 ADAC 1000 Km Rennen	DKW Auto Union RS 1080
22	Alfred Wohlgemuth	30 April 1961	Südschleife/Zielschleife			1961 Internationales Eifelrennen	BMW 500cc Sidecar
23	Dickie Dale Dickie Dale Richard H. Dale was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer born in Wyberton near Boston, Lincolnshire, England.He competed in the inaugural 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. Dale was a victor in the 1951 North West 200...	30 April 1961	Südschleife/Zielschleife	Bocksberg		1961 Internationales Eifelrennen	500cc Norton
24	Günter Strasburger	30 Sep 1962	Südschleife/Zielschleife			1962 ADAC Eifel-Pokal Rennen	BMW 500cc Sidecar
25	Michael Rader	14 July 1963	Nordschleife	Schwedenkreuz		1963 Internationales Rennen	Alfa Romeo
26	Dieter Schmicking	28 Sep 1963	Südschleife/Zielschleife		1963 Junioren-Pokal	Practice
27	Axel Klaska	28 Sep 1963	Südschleife/Zielschleife		1963 Junioren-Pokal	Practice
28	Brian Hetreed	29 May 1964	Nordschleife	Bergwerk	1964 ADAC 1000 Km Rennen	Practice	Aston Martin DP214 Aston Martin DP214 The Aston Martin DP214 was a prototype sports car developed by Aston Martin for use in grand touring-style racing, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Two DP214s were built in 1963, with one surviving today....
29	Rudolf Moser	30 May 1964	Nordschleife	Antoniusbuche	1964 ADAC 1000 Km Rennen	Practice	Porsche 904 Porsche 904 The Porsche 904 is an automobile which was produced by Porsche in Germany in 1964 and 1965. It was officially called Porsche Carrera GTS due to the same naming rights problem that required renaming the Porsche 901 to Porsche 911.- History :...  GTS
30	Carel Godin de Beaufort Carel Godin de Beaufort Jonkheer Karel Pieter Antoni Jan Hubertus Godin de Beaufort was a Dutch nobleman and motor racing driver from the Netherlands...	1 Aug 1964	Nordschleife	Bergwerk	1964 FIA Formula 1 World Championship	1964 German Grand Prix 1964 German Grand Prix The 1964 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Nürburgring on 2 August 1964.- Classification :- Notes :*Fatal accident of Carel Godin de Beaufort in practice. He went off at the sweeping Bergwerk corner at the northernmost part of the track, went into the trees and suffered severe...	Porsche 718 Porsche 718 The Porsche 718 is an open-cockpit racing car build by Porsche between 1957 and 1962.The 718 was a development of the already successful 550A with improvements being made to the body work and suspension. The new front frame resembled the letter K if viewed from the front and this led to the car...
31	Herbert Mandel	25 Sep 1964	Südschleife	Müllenbach	1964 German Sidecar Championship	1964 ADAC Eifelpokal-Rennen	BMW Sidecar 500cc
32	Honoré Wagner	23 May 1965	Nordschleife	Kallenhardt	International Championship for Makes	1964 ADAC 1000 Km Rennen	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ1
33	Manfred König	24 Sep 1965	Südschleife	Müllenbach	1965 ADAC Eifelpokal-Rennen	1965 Junioren-Pokal	BMW 500cc
34	John Taylor	7 Aug 1966	Nordschleife	Flugplatz	1966 FIA Formula 1 World Championship	1966 Großer Preis von Deutschland	Brabham BT11
35	Ranier Dangel	16 May 1967	Nordschleife			Regularity Trial	Opel Kadett
36	Georges Berger Georges Berger Georges Berger was a racing driver who raced a Gordini in his two World Championship Formula One Grands Prix....	23 Aug 1967	Nordschleife	Pflanzgarten		1967 Heures Marathon de la Route	Porsche 911 Porsche 911 The Porsche 911 is a luxury 2-door sports coupe made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a distinctive design, rear-engined and with independent rear suspension, an evolution of the swing axle on the Porsche 356. The engine was also air-cooled until the introduction of the Type 996 in 1998...
37	Albertus Goedemans	30 Aug 1968	Nordschleife	Antoniusbuche	ADAC 500 km-Rennen	Practice	Abarth SP 1000
38	Gerhard Mitter Gerhard Mitter Gerhard Karl Mitter was a German Formula One and sportscar driver.Mitter was born in Schönlinde in Czechoslovakia, but his family was expelled from there, to Leonberg near Stuttgart....	1 Aug 1969	Nordschleife	Flugplatz/Schwedenkreuz	1969 FIA Formula 2	Practice	BMW 269 F2
39	Hans-Dieter Fröhle	17 April 1970	Nordschleife	Schwedenkreuz	ADAC 300 km Rennen	Formula Vee ONS Cup	Volkswagen
40	Klein	18 April 1970	Nordschleife	Schwedenkreuz	ADAC 300 km Rennen	Practice	Porsche GT
41	Robin Fitton Robin Fitton Robin Fitton was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Leeds, West Yorkshire. His best season was in 1968 when he finished the year in fourth place in the 500cc world championship. Fitton was killed at the Nürburgring during practice for the 1970 West German Grand Prix.- References :...	2 May 1970	Nordschleife	Wippermann	1970 World Motor-Cycle Championship	1970 German Grand Prix 1970 German Grand Prix The 1970 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Hockenheimring on 2 August 1970.On short notice following the drivers demand for improved safety at the Nürburgring, the race was moved to Hockenheim as this track already had been fitted with Armco...	350cc Norton
42	Hans Laine	30 May 1970	Nordschleife	Döttinger Höhe	International Championship for Makes	1970 ADAC 1000 Km Rennen	Porsche 908 Porsche 908 The Porsche 908 was a racing car from Porsche, introduced in 1968 to continue the Porsche 906/Porsche 910/Porsche 907 series of models designed under Ferdinand Piech....
43	Herbert Schultze	12 July 1970	Nordschleife	Hatzenbach	FIA European Touring Car Championship	1970 Nürburgring 6 Hour	Alfa Romeo GTA Alfa Romeo GTA The GTA 1300 Junior had a 1300 cc engine that was based on the 1600 engine but with a short stroke crankshaft. The GTA Junior in stradale form did not have many of the light weight features of the 1600 GTA, such as the plastic windows, magnesium engine components and alloy wheels. At start...
44	Ulrich Ritkowski	6 Sep 1970	Nordschleife		1970 Junioren-Pokal	1970 Eifelpokalrennen	BMW 500cc
45	Herbert Mann	16 Oct 1971	Südschleife		Mayener Rundstreckenrennen	Practice
46	Erich Bertholdt	17 Oct 1971	Südschleife	Müllenbachkurve	Deutsche Strassenmeisterschaft	Mayener Rundstreckenrennen	500cc Kawasaki
47	Rüdiger Schwietring	6 Oct 1973	Südschleife	Bocksberg	Meisterschaftslauf für Serien-Motorräder	Sprintrunde	Honda 750cc
48	Walter Czadek	31 Aug 1975	Nordschleife	Döttinger Höhe	1975 FIA Worldchampionship GT Cars	1975 Internationales Rennen	BMW 2002 TI
49	Alex Wittwer	2 April 1976	Nordschleife	Fuchsröhre	1976 European F3 Championship	Practice	March 743 - Toyota F3
50	Heinz Behrentin	3 July 1976	Nordschleife		1976 German Reliability Championship
51	Ernst Raetz	9 July 1976	Nordschleife	Flugplatz	1976 Großer Preis der Tourenwagen	1976 Formula Super Vee	Volkswagen
52	Corrado Antonello	16 June 1979	Nordschleife	Sudkurve	1979 8 Hours of Nürburgring	1979 Laverda Match Race	Laverda Laverda Laverda was an Italian manufacturer of high performance motorcycles. The motorcycles in their day gained a reputation for being robust and innovative....
53	Herbert Müller	24 May 1981	Nordschleife	Kesselchen	1981 FIA World Endurance Championship	1981 ADAC 1000 Km Rennen	Porsche 908 Porsche 908 The Porsche 908 was a racing car from Porsche, introduced in 1968 to continue the Porsche 906/Porsche 910/Porsche 907 series of models designed under Ferdinand Piech....
54	Jorma Nevala	23 Aug 1981	Zielschleife	Pits Straight	1981 Deutsche Motorradmeisterschaft	1981 Deutsche Tourist Trophy
55	Hans Michael Kolb	10 May 1986	GP-Strecke		Deutsche Motorradmeisterschaft
56	Wolfgang Offermann	26 July 1986	Nordschleife	Schwalbenschwanz	VLN-Langstreckenmeisterschaft		Opel Manta Opel Manta The Opel Manta was a rear-wheel-drive sports coupé motor vehicle built by Opel, from 1970 to 1988.-1970–75: Opel Manta A:The Manta A was released in September 1970, two months ahead of the then new Opel Ascona on which it was based...  GTE
57	Karl-Josef Römer	24 Oct 1986	Nordschleife	Döttinger Höhe	VLN-Langstreckenmeisterschaft	1986 VLN – Langstreckenpokal	Porsche Carrera SC
58	Wolfgang Scholz	19 Sep 1998	Nordschleife/GP-Strecke	Breidscheid	VLN-Langstreckenmeisterschaft	1998 VLN – Langstreckenpokal	Volkswagen Golf GTI
59	Stefan Eickelmann	10 Oct 1998	Nordschleife	Karussell	VLN-Langstreckenmeisterschaft	1998 DMV-250-Meilen-Rennen	BMW M3 BMW M3 The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series, developed by BMW's in-house motorsport division, BMW M. M3 models have been derived from the E30, E36, E46 and E90/E92/E93 3-series, and sold with coupé, sedan and convertible body styles...  - E36
60	Oliver Perschke	25 July 1999	GP-Strecke	Castrol - S	1999 Deutsche Straßenmeisterschaft
61	Marc van de Brandeler	17 Sep 1999	Nordschleife		FIA Ferrari Porsche Challenge	1999 Ferrari Porsche Challenge	Porsche 993 Porsche 993 The Porsche 993 is the company's internal name for the version of the Porsche 911 model manufactured and sold between late 1993 and early 1998, replacing the 964...
62	Carola Biehler	12 Aug 2000	Nordschleife/GP-Strecke	Flugplatz/Schwedenkreuz	VLN-Langstreckenmeisterschaft	2000 6 Hour Ruhr-Pokal Rennen	Ford Escort RS2000
63	Christian Peruzzi	25 May 2001	Nordschleife/GP-Strecke	Schwedenkreuz/Aremberg		2001 24 Hour ADAC Rennen	Alfa Romeo 147 Alfa Romeo 147 The Alfa Romeo 147 is a small family car produced by Italian automaker Alfa Romeo from 2000 to 2010. The 147 was voted European Car of the Year for 2001, beating the Ford Mondeo and the Toyota Prius....
64	Ulli Richter	4 Aug 2001	Nordschleife/GP-Strecke	Döttinger Höhe	2001 6 Hour Ruhr-Pokal Rennen	Practice	Porsche 996 GT3
65	Karl-Heinz Deusch	7 July 2002	GP-Strecke	Ford Curve	2002 Motor Racing Legends	2002 Oldtimer Festival Oldtimer Festival The Oldtimer Festival is a motor-sport event held by the DAMC 05 since 1983 on the Nürburgring, Germany...	MG J12
66	Lutz Barthel	27 June 2004	GP-Strecke	Hatzenbachbogen	2004 Motor Racing Legends	2004 Oldtimer Festival Oldtimer Festival The Oldtimer Festival is a motor-sport event held by the DAMC 05 since 1983 on the Nürburgring, Germany...	BMW 328
67	Hans-Ruedi Portmann	27 Sep 2008	Nordschleife/GP-Strecke	Wehrseifen	2008 ADAC Classic Trophy	2008 ADAC Eifelrennen	Ford Mustang
68	Leo Löwenstein Leo Löwenstein Carl Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, better known by his racing alias Leonhard "Leo" Löwenstein was a German prince and endurance race driver participating in the VLN.-Career:...	24 April 2010	Nordschleife/GP-Strecke	Bergwerk	VLN-Langstreckenmeisterschaft	2010 ADAC ACAS H&R Cup	Aston Martin V8 Vantage Aston Martin V8 Vantage (2005) The Aston Martin V8 Vantage and the Aston Martin V12 Vantage are a series of hand built sports cars from the British manufacturer Aston Martin. Aston Martin has previously used the "Vantage" name on high performance variants of their existing GT models, notably on the Virage-based car of the 1990s....

List of fatal accidents involving race officials

No	Official	Date	Course	Place	Series	Race	Role
1	Guenther Schneider	6 Aug 1963	Nordschleife	Flugplatz	FIA Formula 1 World Championship	1963 Großer Preis von Deutschland/ 1963 German Grand Prix German Grand Prix The German Grand Prix is an annual automobile race.Because Germany was banned from taking part in international events after World War II, the German GP only became part of the Formula One World Championship in 1951...	Red Cross Volunteer
2	Berdt Hackenbert	23 April 1977	Nordschleife	Pflanzgarten	VLN-Langstreckenmeisterschaft	1979 ADAC 4 Hour Großer Preis der Tourenwagen	Marshal
3	Klaus Bierth	8 June 1979	Nordschleife	Pit-Lane Entrance	VLN-Langstreckenmeisterschaft	1977 Internationale ADAC Ahr Eifel 5 Hours	Marshal

List of fatal accidents during unofficial testing

No	Competitor	Date	Course	Place	Series	Event	Machine
1	Hermann Schmitz	8 Oct 1936	Nordschleife	Karussell	Daimler-Benz Racing School	Private Test	Mercedes-Benz 500K
2	Gustav Baumm	23 May 1955	Nordschleife	Wippermann		Private Test	Baumm - NSU 125cc
3	Erich Bode	20 June 1961	Nordschleife	Fuchsröhre	German Formula Junior Championship	Private Test	Mitter - DKW
4	Hans-Dieter Blatzheim	14 June 1985	GP-Strecke	Castrol Esses	Historic Sports Cars	Private Testing	Porsche 917/10
5	Marc Theis	6 May 2002	GP-Strecke	Audi Chicane	Formula König Championship	Private Test	Formula König