REMEMBERING ALL OF THEM, WHO'S GAVE HIS LIFE ON THE FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
"Racing drivers never die. Their spirits are too strong and they never go away!" - Jackie Stewart
July 31, 1954: Onofre Marimon ran into a ditch and on into a tree at the old Nurburgring during practice for the German Grand Prix.
July 6, 1958: Luigi Musso also crashed into a ditch at Reims during the French Grand Prix.
August 3, 1958: Peter Collins died in a hospital near the Nurburgring after a crash in his Ferrari saw him strike a tree after being thrown clear of the car.
October 25, 1958: Stuart Lewis-Evans succumbed to burns sustained in a crash during the Moroccan Grand Prix six days previously.
June 19, 1960: Chris Bristow crashed into a bank at the infamous Burnenville kink at Spa-Francorchamps, scene of the Belgian Grand Prix, flinging him into a barbed wire fence where he was decapitated.
June 19, 1960: Just a few minutes later in the same race, and at the same spot, Alan Stacey flew off the track after being struck in the face by a bird.
September 10, 1961: Wolfgang von Trips collided with Jim Clark during the Italian Grand Prix, sending the German airborne and into a side barrier. 15 spectators were also killed.
August 2, 1964: Carel de Beaufort died three days after an accident in practice for the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring in which he sustained injuries to his head, chest and legs.
September 8, 1966: John Taylor succumbed to burns sustained four weeks after colliding with Jacky Ickx on the first lap of the German Grand Prix.
May 10, 1967: Lorenzo Bandini also succumbed to burns and injuries sustained in a crash at the Monaco Grand Prix.
July 7, 1968: Jo Schlesser was killed instantly in a fireball when he crashed his Honda in the French Grand Prix at Rouen-Les-Essarts.
August 1, 1969: A suspension failure on his BMW led to Gerhard Mitter being killed during practice for the German GP at the Nurburgring.
June 21, 1970: A broken suspension led to Piers Courage flying up a bank at Zandvoort in the Dutch Grand Prix, his car disintegrating on impact and bursting into flames. It is believed a front wheel broke off and hit Courage on the head, killing him instantly.
September 5, 1970: Jochen Rindt, F1's only post-humous world champion, died from throat injuries caused by the seat-belt buckle after crashing into a barrier in practice for the Italian GP at Monza.
July 29, 1973: Roger Williamson died from asphyxiation after being trapped under his burning car that crashed in the Dutch GP at Zandvoort.
October 6, 1973: Francois Cevert sustained fatal injuries from a crash in qualifying for the United States GP at Watkins Glen.
October 6, 1974: Exactly a year later at the same track, Helmuth Koinigg was decapitated after crashing into a barrier.
August 19, 1975: After a crash into catch fencing during warm up for the Austrian GP, Mark Donohue died the day after from a cerebral haemorrhage after complaining of a headache which saw him lapse into a coma.
March 5, 1977: Tom Pryce ran into a marshal running to attend a stricken car at the South African GP. The marshal died instantly, with his fire extinguisher hitting Pryce in the face, killing him outright.
September 11, 1978: Ronnie Peterson died from severe blood clots caused by numerous breaks in both legs sustained the day before in a crash at the start of the Italian GP at Monza.
May 8, 1982: Gilles Villeneuve suffered a broken neck after being hurled into catchfencing following a crash into another car in qualifying for the Belgian GP at Zolder.
June 13, 1982: Riccardo Paletti died from injuries sustained in a start-line crash into another car for the Canadian GP, with rescue efforts hampered when his car burst into flames.
April 30, 1994: Roland Ratzenberger sustained a skull fracture after smashing into a wall at Imola during qualifying for the San Marino GP.
May 1, 1994: F1's worst weekend continued with the death of Ayrton Senna during the race, the three-times champion sustaining skull fractures and brain injuries from a crash at Tamburello.
July 17, 2015: After crashing into a recovery vehicle during the Japanese Grand Prix on October 5, 2014, Jules Bianchi died nine months later from brain injuries.
