List of Brands Hatch Circuit fatal accidents
Fatal accidents to competitors at the Brands Hatch Circuit during national and international motor-sport events.
List of fatal accidents involving competitors
No | Competitor | Date | Place | Series | Race | Type |
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1 | Oct 1949 | |||||
2 | 20 Oct 1951 | Mechanic's Race | Cooper F3 | |||
3 | 10 Oct 1955 | Austin Healey | ||||
4 | 23 May 1956 | Cooper | ||||
5 | 7 April 1958 | Paddock Hill Bend | Formula 3 | Cooper – Norton | ||
6 | 22 April 1958 | Clearways Bend | Sporting Record Trophy | Cooper | ||
7 | 5 Oct 1958 | Formula 3 | Cooper – Norton | |||
8 | 2 July 1960 | Austin Healey Sprite | ||||
9 | 1 June 1961 | Paddock Hill Bend | Formula 1 Non-Championship | Silver City Trophy | Cooper T53-Climax S4 | |
10 | 13 May 1962 | National Road Racing Championship | Matchless | |||
11 | 19 Aug 1962 | |||||
12 | 17 Nov 1962 | |||||
13 | 12 May 1963 | Dingle Dell | Dunstall Norton ‘’Dominator’’ 650cc | |||
14 | 19 May 1963 | Bottom Bend | Molyslip Saloon Car Championship | Austin A40 | ||
15 | 22 Sep 1963 | |||||
16 | 11 Dec 1963 | Clearways | Terrier Mk6 | |||
17 | 10 Oct 1965[1] | Clearways | BMW | |||
18 | 27 Dec 1965 | Paddock Hill Bend | Formula 3 | Lombard Trophy | Cooper T76 – Ford | |
19 | 7 May 1966 | Paddock Hill Bend | 500 Miles of Brands Hatch | Shelby Cobra 289 | ||
20 | 3 July 1966 | Paddock Hill Bend | Morris Minor | |||
21 | 24 July 1966 | Paddock Hill Bend | ||||
22 | 18 Aug 1968 | Pilgrims Rise | Amasco Prod Sports Championship | Amasco Prod Sports | MG Midget | |
23 | 24 Oct 1968 | Clearways | ||||
24 | 1 Nov 1970 | Paddock Hill Bend | Clubman Race Series | Mini 1000 | ||
25 | 24 Oct 1971 | Pilgrims’s Drop | Formula 1 Non-Championship | Victory Race | BRM P160 | |
26 | 5 Aug 1972 | Paddock Hill Bend | Hutchinson 100 | |||
27 | 19 Sep 1973 | Brabham Straight | British 250cc Supercup Championship | |||
28 | March 1975 | |||||
29 | 20 Sep 1975 | Silver Trophy Road Race | Capon-Vincent 1000 | |||
30 | 12 June 1976 | Bottom Bend | Norton | |||
31 | 26 Dec 1976 | Graham Hill Bend | Formula Ford | Dulon LD4C – Ford | ||
32 | 29 Aug 1977 | Stirlings | Shellsport International Championship | Shellsport G8 Championship | McGuire BM1 – Ford | |
33 | 30 Oct 1977 | Clearways | Brands Racing Committee – Formula 750 | Yamaha TZ 750A | ||
34 | 16 March 1980 | Dingle Dell | World Championship of Makes | Brands Hatch 6 Hours | Chevron B36 – Ford Cosworth BDX | |
35 | 6 Oct 1985 | Paddock Hill Bend | FIA Formula 1 European Grand Prix | Historics Support Race | Connaught B – Alta | |
36 | 20 Oct 1985 | Paddock Hill Bend | ||||
37 | 17 Sep 1988 | Paddock Hill Bend | Championship of Brands Hatch | Yamaha | ||
38 | 22 Oct 1988 | Paddock Hill Bend | Yamaha TZR250 World Finals | Yamaha TZR 250cc | ||
39 | 15 Oct 1989 | Clearways | Yamaha 600cc | |||
40 | 1 Aug 1993 | |||||
41 | 1 Aug 1993 | |||||
42 | 8 Aug 1997 | Hawthorn's Bend | FIM World Superbike Championship | Grand Prix of Europe | Ducati 888 | |
43 | 8 June 2002 | Powerbike Southern Championship | Kawasaki ZX9R | |||
44 | 8 March 2003 | Paddock Hill Bend | British Motorcycle Racing Club | BMCRC Yamaha Past Masters | Yamaha TZR 250cc | |
45 | 20 June 2004 | Hawthorns Hill | MCRCB National Superstock Championship | MCRCB Superstock Championship Race | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | |
46 | 10 April 2005 | Paddock Hill Bend | British Superkart Championship | Clubmans Challenge | ||
47 | 3 Aug 2008 | Clark Curve | FIM World Supersport Championship | Honda CBR600RR | ||
48 | 28 Sep 2008 | Paddock Hill Bend | British Motorcycle Racing Club | Stocksport 600 | ||
49 | 19 July 2009 | Westfield Bend | FIA Formula 2 Championship | 2009 Brands Hatch Formula Two round | Williams JPH1 – Audi | |
50 | 17 August 2013 | Druids | British Motorcycle Racing Club | Lansdowne Classic Series | Matchless | |
51 | 7 October 2017 | Clearways | Classic Racing Motorcycle Club | |||
52 | 8 July 2018 | Paddock Hill | British Motorcycle Racing Club | MRO Powerbikes | BMW S1000RR | |
53 | 13 July 2019 | Pilgrim's Drop | British Motorcycle Racing Club | Rookie Minitwin | Suzuki SV650 |
List of fatal accidents involving race officials
No | Official | Date | Place | Series | Race | Role |
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1 | 5 March 1977 | Stirlings | Shellsport International Championship | Shellsport G8 Championship | Fire Marshall |
List of fatal accidents during unofficial testing
No | Competitor | Date | Place | Entrant | Event | Type |
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1 | 23 May 1959 | Paddock Hill Bend | Private Test | Berkeley SE328 |
Sources
- I Giorni del Coraggio – Storia dei Motomondiali 1949–1969 by Ezio Pirazzini, Edizioni Calderini, Bologna 1975, page 289 and 412
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