List of Autodromo Nazionale di Monza fatalities
Fatal accidents to competitors at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Italy during the Italian Grand Prix and other national and international motor-sport events.
List of fatal accidents involving competitors
[edit]| No | Competitor | Date | Place | Series | Race | Vehicle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gregor Kuhn
|
9 Sep 1922 | Non-championship | 1922 Italian Grand Prix | Austro-Daimler | |
| 2 |  Ugo Sivocci
|
8 Sep 1923 | Curva del Vialone | Non-championship | 1923 Italian Grand Prix | Alfa Romeo P1 |
| 3 |  Louis Zborowski
|
8 Oct 1924 | Curve di Lesmo | Non-championship | 1924 Italian Grand Prix | Mercedes M72/94 |
| 4 | Luigi Galli
|
11 Sep 1926 | Non-championship | 1926 Grand Prix of Nations | 250cc Garelli | |
| 5 | Potito Franciosa
|
26 June 1927 | Curve di Lesmo | Non-championship | 1927 Coppa Primi Passi | Lancia Lambda |
| 6 | Emilio Materassi
|
9 Sep 1928 | Rettifilo Tribune | Non-championship | 1928 Italian Grand Prix | Lancia Lambda |
| 7 | Luigi Arcangeli
|
23 May 1931 | Curva del Vialone | 1931 AIACR European Championship | 1931 Italian Grand Prix | Alfa Romeo 12C |
| 8 | Baconin Borzacchini
|
10 Sep 1933 | South Curve | Non-championship | 1933 Monza Grand Prix | Maserati 8C |
| 9 | Giuseppe Campari
|
10 Sep 1933 | South Curve | Non-championship | 1933 Monza Grand Prix | Alfa Romeo P3 |
| 10 |  Stanisław Czaykowski
|
10 Sep 1933 | South Curve | Non-championship | 1933 Monza Grand Prix | Bugatti T54 |
| 11 | Aldo Marazza
|
11 Sep 1938 | Curve di Lesmo | Non-championship | Gran Premio di Milano | Maserati 6CM |
| 12 | Ignazio Radice Fossati
|
4 Oct 1936 | Record Attempt | Maserati Tipo 4 CS | ||
| 13 |  Giovanni Moretti
|
24 Oct 1948 | Curve di Lesmo | Italian 1st Class Motorcycle Championship[1] | 1948 Gran Premio d'Autunno | Moto Guzzi 500cc |
| 14 |  Rupert Hollaus
|
11 Sep 1954 | Curve di Lesmo | 1954 FIM World Motor-Cycle Championship | 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 of Nations | 500cc Norton |
| 19 | Glicerio Barbolini
|
7 May 1961 | Rettifilo Tribune | Non-championship | 1961 Coppa Ascari | Lancia Appia Zagato |
| 20 | Franco Tirri
|
3 Sep 1961 | Curve di Lesmo | 1961 FIM World Motor-Cycle Championship | 1961 Grand Prix of Nations | 125cc Ducati |
| 21 | Wolfgang von Trips
|
10 Sep 1961[2] | Curva Parabolica | 1961 FIA Formula 1 World Championship | 1961 Italian Grand Prix | 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 | Non-championship | 1965 Coppa Leopoldo Carri | FIAT Abarth 695 |
| 26 | Attilio Zuppini
|
13 March 1965 | Curve di Lesmo | Non-championship | 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
|
5 Sep 1970[3] | Curva Parabolica | 1970 FIA Formula 1 World Championship | 1970 Italian Grand Prix | Lotus-Ford 72 |
| 29 | Achille Rossi
|
12 June 1971 | Curva Parabolica | Non-championship | 1971 Trofeo Bepi Koelliker | 500cc Kawasaki |
| 30 | David Bartropp
|
16 Feb 1973 | Curva Parabolica | 1973 The 240 Hours of Monza | Record Attempt | Ford Escort 1100 |
| 31 | Renzo Pasolini
|
20 May 1973 | Curve Grande | 1973 FIM World Motor-Cycle Championship | 1973 Grand Prix of Nations | 250cc Harley Davidson |
| 32 |  Jarno Saarinen
|
20 May 1973 | Curve Grande | 1973 FIM World Motor-Cycle Championship | 1973 Grand Prix of Nations | 250cc Yamaha |
| 33 | Renzo Colombini
|
8 July 1973 | Curva Grande | 1973 Campionato Italiano Juniores | 1973 500 km di Monza | 500cc Suzuki |
| 34 | Renato Galtrucco
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8 July 1973 | Curva Grande | 1973 Campionato Italiano Juniores | 1973 500 km di Monza | 500cc Suzuki SAIAD |
| 35 | Carlo Chionio
|
8 July 1973 | Curva Grande | 1973 Campionato Italiano Juniores | 1973 500 km di Monza | 500cc Honda |
| 36 | Silvio Moser
|
25 April 1974 | Curva Ascari | 1974 World Championship of Makes | 1974 1000 km di Monza | Lola T294 |
| 37 |  Ronnie Peterson
|
10 Sep 1978[4] | Rettifilo Tribune | 1978 FIA Formula 1 World Championship | 1978 Italian Grand Prix | 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 | 750cc 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
[edit]| No | Competitor | Date | Place | Entrant | Event | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg){kind=small} Enrico Giaccone
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26 Aug 1923 | FIAT S.A. | Private Test | FIAT 805 | |
| 2 |  Rudolf Heydel
|
4 Feb 1936 | Auto Union AG | Private Test | Auto Union Type C | |
| 3 | Emilio Villoresi
|
20 June 1939 | Scuderia Ferrari | Private Test | Alfa Romeo 158 Alfetta | |
| 4 | Renzo Cantoni
|
5 March 1939 | Private Test | Maserati 1100 | ||
| 5 | Luigi Alberti
|
28 June 1959 | Curva Grande | Moto Guzzi SpA | Private Test | 500cc Moto Guzzi Dondolino |
| 6 | Alberto Ascari
|
26 May 1955[5] | Curva del Vialone | Scuderia Ferrari | 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 | Private Test | Ferrari 330P3 |
| 10 | Davide Gallieri
|
12 May 1998 | Rettifilo | Private Test | 600cc Bimota YB9 SR |
List of fatal accidents involving race officials
[edit]| No | Official | Date | Place | Series | Race | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paolo Gislimberti
|
10 Sep 2000 | Variante della Roggia | 2000 FIA Formula 1 World Championship | 2000 Italian Grand Prix | Fire Marshal |
List of fatal accidents involving spectators
[edit]| Fatalities | Driver | Date | Place | Series | Race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Emilio Materassi
|
9 Sep 1928[6] | Rettifilo Tribune | 1928 Italian Grand Prix | |
| 15 | Wolfgang von Trips
|
10 Sep 1961[7] | Curva Parabolica | 1961 FIA Formula 1 World Championship | 1961 Italian Grand Prix |
Sources
[edit]- ^ http://www.primomoretti.it/assets/10_11omino.jpg [bare URL image file]
- ^ Autosport p103 dated 13 July 2000 Haymarket Specialist Publications ISSN 0269-946X
- ^ Autosport p126 dated 13 July 2000 Haymarket Specialist Publications ISSN 0269-946X
- ^ Autosport p155 dated 13 July 2000 Haymarket Specialist Publications ISSN 0269-946X
- ^ Autosport p86 dated 13 July 2000 Haymarket Specialist Publications ISSN 0269-946X
- ^ The Chequered Flag - 100 Years of Motor Racing p123 by Ivan Rendall (1995) Media Eye Ltd Weidenfeld & Nicolson ISBN 0-297-83220-4
- ^ The Chequered Flag - 100 Years of Motor Racing p225 by Ivan Rendall (1995) Media Eye Ltd Weidenfeld & Nicolson ISBN 0-297-83220-4
