Driver deaths in British motorsport series

Motorsport of any type, or at any level, is dangerous by its very nature. However the nature of the media often means that only deaths in high-profile series, with mainstream TV coverage, are reported in the press. For example, the deaths of Dan Wheldon^[1] and Marco Simoncelli^[2] within a week of each other in 2011, received significant press attention while other recent deaths did not. This can give a misleading impression to the general public as to the number of deaths that occur in the sport as a whole. The list below shows drivers that have died racing in British national or club car racing series since 1970. The list only includes drivers to have died during a race and only those competing in British domestic series. The deaths are spread across the major existing circuits in the country, with only Knockhill and Rockingham Motor Speedway (opened 2001) not having any recorded driver deaths.

Year	Driver	Series	Circuit	Ref
1933	Colin Gordan	Derby and District Motor Club	Donington Park	[3]
1937	Fred Brady	BRSCC Meeting		[3]
1937	Maurice Bilney	12 Hours of Donington	Donington Park	[3]
1939	Sir John Bowen	VSCC Meeting	Donington Park	[3]
1951	Ronald Dryden	Non-Championship F3 Race	Castle Combe	[3]
1951	Harry Parker	Mechanics Race	Brands Hatch	[3]
1953	Bobby Baird	Unknown	Snetterton	[3]
1954	J.W Whewell	Unknown	Snetterton	[3]
1954	Arthur Baker	750MC 6 Hour Relay Race	Silverstone	[3]
1955	Max Klein	Unknown	Brands Hatch	[3]
1955	Neal Denson	Bentley Drivers Club Meeting	Oulton Park	[3]
1956	Arthur Bryant	British Sportscar Championship	Oulton Park	[3]
1956	Ian Dudley	Unknown	Brands Hatch	[3]
1957	Stanley Marks	Sporting Record Trophy	Brands Hatch	[3]
1957	William Atwood	Daily Express Trophy Race	Silverstone	[3]
1958	G.E Holland-Martin	Cheshire/Lancashire Motor Club Meeting	Oulton Park	[3]
1958	David Dunnage	Club F3 Race	Brands Hatch	[3]
1958	Peter Mitchell	Club F3 Race	Brands Hatch	[3]
1959	Peter J Mutton	BARC F3 Race	Mallory Park	[3]
1960	Norman Glanville Parker	Unknown	Brands Hatch	[3]
1961	Rudi de Waldkrich	BARC Clubmans Championship	Oulton Park	[3]
1962	Nicholas Russell Fletcher	Unknown	Brands Hatch	[3]
1962	Raymond Entwhistle	Cheshire Motor Club Meeting	Oulton Park	[3]
1963	Chris Airey	Molyship Saloon Championships	Brands Hatch	[3]
1963	Doug Brailey	Unknown	Brands Hatch	[3]
1963	Mark Fielden	Sports and GT Martini Trophy	Silverstone	[3]
1963	John Dunn	Formula Junior	Silverstone	[3]
1964	Peter Rose	Unknown	Silverstone	[3]
1964	Ray Moore	BARC F3/Formula Libre Race	Oulton Park	[3]
1964	Bob Beck	Monoposto Race	Castle Combe	[3]
1964	Peter Simpson	Mid-Cheshire Motor Club	Oulton Park	[3]
1966	Tony Flory	500 Miles of Brands Race	Brands Hatch	[3]
1966	George Crossman	Formula 3 Trophy Race	Brands Hatch	[3]
1966	Stuart Duncan	Unknown	Brands Hatch	[3]
1968	Ron Riley	Formula Ford Trophy Race	Silverstone	[3]
1968	Robin Smith	BARC Meeting	Silverstone	[3]
1968	Stuart Waterhouse	Unknown	Oulton Park	[3]
1968	David Lawrence	Unknown	Brands Hatch	[3]
1968	John Bending	Production Sportscar Championship	Brands Hatch	[3]
1968	John Waterhouse	Cheshire/Lancashire Motor Club Meeting	Oulton Park	[3]
1968	Dickie Stoop	Unknown	Croft Circuit	[3]
1968	Jimmy Goddard	Northern Goldsmith Trophy	Croft Circuit	[3]
1969	Michael Chipperfield	VSCC Meeting	Oulton Park	[3]
1969	Paul Hawkins	British Sportscar Championship	Oulton Park	[3]
1970	Dale Prochazka	Junior Formula Ford	Mallory Park	[3]
1970	Martin Brain	Clubman Series	Silverstone	[3]
1970	Chris Summers	Formula 5000	Snetterton	[3]
1970	Jim Merricks	Clubman Series	Brands Hatch	[3]
1971	Leigh Gaydos	British Formula Ford	Mallory Park	[3]
1971	Peter Hawtin	Formula 5000 Championship	Oulton Park	[3]
1971	Brian Tarrant	Jaguar Club Series	Thruxton	[3]
1972	Jack Smith	Unknown Single Seater Series	Snetterton	[3]
1973	Brian Hough	BARC Modified Sportscars	Thruxton	[3]
1974	Jon Thorne	Formula Ford	Snetterton	[3]
1974	Geoff Coles	Unknown Sportscar Series	Snetterton	[3]
1976	John Wingfield	Formula 5000 Championship	Thruxton	[3]
1976	Bob Toleman	Formula Ford	Snetterton	[3]
1976	Michael Giddings	Formula Ford	Brands Hatch	[3]
1978	Albert Corrieri	250cc International Kart GP	Silverstone	[3]
1980	Martin Raymond	Sportscar Championship	Brands Hatch	[3]
1980	Wendy Wathen	Club Mini Championship	Castle Combe	[3]
1982	Tony Williams	BARC MG Midget Championship	Thruxton	[3]
1983	Roger Joice	JDC Historic Championship	Silverstone	[3]
1984	Chris Poore	Superkart	Mallory Park	[3]
1985	Stephen Langton	Historic Race (F1 Meeting)	Brands Hatch	[3]
1987	Peter Rogers	British Formula Ford	Donington Park	[3]
1987	Aray Xavier	Snetterton Formula Ford Championship	Snetterton	[3]
1991	Paul Warwick	British Formula 3000 Championship	Oulton Park	[3]
1992	Gary Loebell	Oulton Formula Ford Series	Oulton Park	[3]
1992	Ian McArdell	British Formula Ford	Castle Combe	[3]
1992	Marcel Albers	British Formula 3 Championship	Thruxton	[3]
1993	Gordon Ellinor	Superkart +	Brands Hatch	[3]
1993	Kenton Owen	Superkart +	Brands Hatch	[3]
1997	Peter Ruddler	JCC Jaguar Challenge	Oulton Park	[3]
1999	Neil Shanahan	British Formula Ford Championship	Oulton Park	[3]
2000	Tim Miller	Clubman Series	Oulton Park	[3]
2001	Nic Fairman	750mc Caterham 7 Championship	Mallory Park	[3]
2001	Steve Bell	BARC Mini Miglia Championship	Silverstone	[3]
2002	Kevin Griffiths	BRSCC Alfa Romeo Championship	Mallory Park	[3]
2002	Mark Williams	BARC BMW Challenge	Thruxton	[3]
2002	Stefan Gilboy	Sports and GT +	Cadwell Park	[3]
2002	Tony Clinkard	Sports and GT +	Cadwell Park	[3]
2003	David Heynes	BRDC Historic Sportscar (F1 Meeting)	Silverstone	[3]
2004	Darren Needham	John Cooper Challenge	Silverstone	[3]
2004	Kevin Lloyd	Renault Clio Cup	Thruxton	[3]
2004	Len Thompson	Lagonda Rapier Vintage Championship	Cadwell Park	[3]
2005	Peter Deardon	British Superkart Championship	Brands Hatch	[3]
2006	Richard Weavers	British Superkart Championship	Silverstone	[3]
2008	Barry Westmoreland	Historic Sports	Cadwell Park	[3]
2010	Jeff Leadley	MSVR GT Cup Championship	Thruxton	[3]
2013	Christian Devereux	Historic Touring Cars	Donington Park	[3]
2013	Stephen Jewell	VSCC Meeting	Snetterton
2014	Garry Whyte	VSCC Spring Start	Silverstone
2014	Dennis Welch	Pre-1966 Grand Prix	Silverstone	[4]
2021	Angela Lucas	C1 Racing Series	Snetterton	[5]

+ = Multiple drivers to have died in the same incident (see previous/following entry)

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Motorsport Memorial Homepage, searchable database on Motorsport deaths