List of fatal accidents involving competitors
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No
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Competitor
|
Date
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Place
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Series
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Race
|
Type
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1
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Peter Engelbrecht
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1963
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The Esses
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|
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Porsche 550
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2
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Zunia Leibavicius
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13 Sep 1965
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The Kink
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|
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Lotus Cortina
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3
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Paul Richards
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1966
|
|
|
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Porsche RS Spyder
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4
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Brian Ferreira
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3 Sep 1972
|
|
Springbok Series
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1972 9 Hours of Kyalami
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Mini Cooper S
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5
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Tom Pryce
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5 March 1977[1]
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Pit-Straight/Crowthorne Bend
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1977 FIA Formula 1 World Championship
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1977 South African Grand Prix
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Shadow DN8 - Cosworth
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6
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Johan Boshoff
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11 June 1977
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Jukskei Sweep
|
1977 Republic Trophy Races
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Practice
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Yamaha OW31
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7
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Keith Petersen
|
10 Oct 1982
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Leeukop
|
|
Superbike Race
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Ducati Pantah
|
8
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George Jeroudis
|
29 Aug 1992
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Turn 1 (end of pit straight)
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1992 Kyalami Spring Meeting
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Superbike Race
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Kawasaki
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9
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Brett MacLeod
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28 March 1999
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Gestetner Corner
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1999 FIM World Supersport Championship
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Supersport Race
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600cc Suzuki
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List of fatal accidents during unofficial testing
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No
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Competitor
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Date
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Place
|
Series
|
Event
|
Machine
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1
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Peter Revson
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22 March 1974[2]
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Barbecue Bend
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1974 FIA Formula 1 World Championship
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Formula 1 Testing Session
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Shadow DN3 - Cosworth
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List of fatal accidents involving race officials
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No
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Official
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Date
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Place
|
Series
|
Race
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Role
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1
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Frederick Jansen van Vuuren
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5 March 1977[3]
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Pit-Straight
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1977 FIA Formula 1 World Championship
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1977 South African Grand Prix
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Marshal
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- ^ The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who p305 by Steve Small (1994) Guinness Publishing Ltd ISBN 0-85112-702-9
- ^ The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who p316-317 by Steve Small (1994) Guinness Publishing Ltd ISBN 0-85112-702-9
- ^ The Chequered Flag - 100 Years of Motor Racing p293-296 by Ivan Rendall (1995) Media Eye Ltd Weidenfeld & Nicolson ISBN 0-297-83220-4