Fatal accidents on the Nürburgringmotorsportrace track in Nürburg, Germany during national and international motor-sport events on the 28.265 kilometres (17.563 mi) Gesamtstrecke ("Whole Course"), the 22.810 km (14.173 mi) Nordschleife ("Northern Loop"), the 7.747 km (4.814 mi) Südschleife ("Southern Loop") and the 2.281 km (1.417 mi) warm-up loop Zielschleife ("Finish Loop") or Betonschleife. From 1984, the new GP-Strecke or Eifelring which was built on the site of the Nürburgring pits complex and part of the Südschleife. This list does not cover fatalities from public sessions.
^The Chequered Flag - 100 Years of Motor Racing p122 by Ivan Rendall (1995) Media Eye Ltd Weidenfeld & Nicolson ISBN0-297-83220-4
^P-47 Thunderbolt vs Bf 109G/K Europe 1943-45 by Martin Bowman p49 (2008) Osprey Publishing ISBN1-84603-315-2
^The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who p245 by Steve Small (1994) Guinness Publishing Ltd ISBN0-85112-702-9
^The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who p111 by Steve Small (1994) Guinness Publishing Ltd ISBN0-85112-702-9
^German Racing Motorcycles by Mick Walker p77 RedLine Books ISBN0-9531311-2-2
^The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who p48 by Steve Small (1994) Guinness Publishing Ltd ISBN0-85112-702-9
^The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who p378 by Steve Small (1994) Guinness Publishing Ltd ISBN0-85112-702-9
^The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who p256 by Steve Small (1994) Guinness Publishing Ltd ISBN0-85112-702-9
^Bell, Sebastien (August 10, 2023). "Two Killed In High-Speed Crash During Industry Testing At Nurburgring". Carscoops. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
January 01, 1970
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Fatal accidents on the Nurburgring motorsport race track in Nurburg Germany during national and international motor sport events on the 28 265 kilometres 17 563 mi Gesamtstrecke Whole Course the 22 810 km 14 173 mi Nordschleife Northern Loop the 7 747 km 4 814 mi Sudschleife Southern Loop and the 2 281 km 1 417 mi warm up loop Zielschleife Finish Loop or Betonschleife From 1984 the new GP Strecke or Eifelring which was built on the site of the Nurburgring pits complex and part of the Sudschleife This list does not cover fatalities from public sessions Contents 1 List of fatal accidents involving competitors 2 List of fatal accidents involving spectators 3 List of fatal accidents involving race officials 4 List of fatal accidents during unofficial testing 5 SourcesList of fatal accidents involving competitors editNo Competitor Date Course Section Race Event Machine 1 nbsp Cenek Junek 15 July 1928 1 Nordschleife Breidscheid ex Muhle 1928 Grosser Preis der Sportwagen Bugatti Type 35B 2 nbsp Ernst von Halle 16 July 1928 Nordschleife Kesselchen 1928 Grosser Preis der Sportwagen Amilcar 3 nbsp Wilhelm Heine driver 28 Sep 1929 Nordschleife Steilstrecke 1929 ADAC Langstreckenfahrt 1929 8 Hour Touring Car Race BMW 4 nbsp Heinrich Joachim von Morgen 27 May 1932 Nordschleife Hatzenbach 1932 Eifelrennen Practice Bugatti T51 5 nbsp Paul Grundel 3 July 1932 Zielschleife Sudkehre 1932 Westdeutsche Kraftradmeisterschaft Practice 350cc Imperia 6 nbsp Emil Frankl 3 June 1934 Nordschleife 1934 Internationales Eifelrennen Bugatti 7 nbsp Toni Babl 15 June 1936 Nordschleife 1936 Internationales Eifelrennen Practice 600cc Douglas Sidecar 8 nbsp Ernst von Delius 26 June 1937 Nordschleife Antoniusbuche Dottinger Hohe 1937 AIACR European Championship 1937 German Grand Prix Auto Union Type C 9 nbsp Alfred Morali 7 Aug 1949 Nordschleife Aremberg 1949 Grosser Preis vom Nurburgring Practice Norton 500cc 10 nbsp Theodor Weissenberger 11 June 1950 2 Nordschleife Metzgesfeld 1950 Eifelrennen BMW Veritas 11 nbsp Gunther Schluter 20 Aug 1950 Nordschleife Pflanzgarten 1950 German F3 Championship 1950 German Grand Prix Scampolo 501 DKW F3 12 nbsp Josef Hackenberg 25 May 1952 Nordschleife 1952 German Sportscar Championship 1952 Eifelrennen BMW Veritas RS 13 nbsp Paul Kresser 28 June 1953 Sudschleife Zielschleife German Sidecar Championship 1953 Rund um das Bayerkreuz BMW 500cc Sidecar 14 nbsp Onofre Marimon 31 July 1954 3 Nordschleife Adenau Bridge 1954 German Grand Prix Practice Maserati 250F 15 nbsp Ricardo Galvagni 25 June 1955 Nordschleife Fuchsrohre 1955 German motorcycle Grand Prix Practice 500cc Norton 16 nbsp Rudi Godin 3 July 1955 Nordschleife Pflanzgarten 1955 Rheinlandfahrt fur Motorrader 250cc Puch 17 nbsp Viktor Spingler 28 Aug 1955 Nordschleife Brunnchen 1955 German Sportscar GT Championship 1955 Internationales Rennen Porsche 356 18 nbsp Bernhard Thiel 19 April 1958 Nordschleife Pflanzgarten 1958 German Rally Championship 1958 Rallye Hanseat Borgward Isabella 19 nbsp Erwin Bauer 3 June 1958 Nordschleife 1958 FIA World Sport Car Championship 1958 ADAC 1000 km Nurburgring Ferrari 250 TR 20 nbsp Peter Collins 3 Aug 1958 4 Nordschleife Pflanzgarten 1958 FIA Formula 1 World Championship 1958 German Grand Prix Ferrari Dino 246 21 nbsp Fausto Meyrat 9 June 1959 Nordschleife Kesselchen 1959 FIA World Sports Car Championship 1959 ADAC 1000 km Nurburgring DKW Auto Union RS 1080 22 nbsp Alfred Wohlgemuth 30 April 1961 5 Sudschleife Zielschleife 1961 Internationales Eifelrennen BMW 500cc Sidecar 23 nbsp Dickie Dale 30 April 1961 Bocksberg 500cc Norton 24 nbsp Gunter Strasburger 30 Sep 1962 Sudschleife Zielschleife 1962 ADAC Eifel Pokal Rennen BMW 500cc Sidecar 25 nbsp Michael Rader 14 July 1963 Nordschleife Schwedenkreuz 1963 Internationales Rennen Alfa Romeo 26 nbsp Dieter Schmicking 28 Sep 1963 Sudschleife Zielschleife 1963 Junioren Pokal Practice 27 nbsp Axel Klaska 28 Sep 1963 Practice 28 nbsp Brian Hetreed 29 May 1964 Nordschleife Bergwerk 1964 ADAC 1000 km Nurburgring Practice Aston Martin DP214 29 nbsp Rudolf Moser 30 May 1964 Nordschleife Antoniusbuche 1964 ADAC 1000 km Nurburgring Practice Porsche 904 GTS 30 nbsp Carel Godin de Beaufort 1 Aug 1964 6 Nordschleife Bergwerk 1964 FIA Formula 1 World Championship 1964 German Grand Prix Porsche 718 31 nbsp Herbert Mandel 25 Sep 1964 Sudschleife Mullenbach 1964 German Sidecar Championship 1964 ADAC Eifelpokal Rennen BMW Sidecar 500cc 32 nbsp Honore Wagner 23 May 1965 Nordschleife Kallenhardt International Championship for Makes 1964 ADAC 1000 km Nurburgring Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ1 33 nbsp Manfred Konig 24 Sep 1965 Sudschleife Mullenbach 1965 ADAC Eifelpokal Rennen 1965 Junioren Pokal BMW 500cc 34 nbsp John Taylor 7 Aug 1966 7 Nordschleife Flugplatz 1966 FIA Formula 1 World Championship 1966 German Grand Prix Brabham BT11 35 nbsp Ranier Dangel 16 May 1967 Nordschleife Regularity Trial Opel Kadett 36 nbsp Georges Berger 23 Aug 1967 Nordschleife Pflanzgarten 1967 Marathon de la Route Porsche 911 37 nbsp Albertus Goedemans 30 Aug 1968 Nordschleife Antoniusbuche ADAC 500 km Rennen Practice Abarth SP 1000 38 nbsp Gerhard Mitter 1 Aug 1969 8 Nordschleife Flugplatz Schwedenkreuz 1969 FIA Formula 2 Practice BMW 269 F2 39 nbsp Hans Dieter Frohle 17 April 1970 Nordschleife Schwedenkreuz ADAC 300 km Rennen Formula Vee ONS Cup Volkswagen 40 nbsp Klein 18 April 1970 Nordschleife Schwedenkreuz ADAC 300 km Rennen Practice Porsche GT 41 nbsp Robin Fitton 2 May 1970 Nordschleife Wippermann 1970 World Motor Cycle Championship 1970 German motorcycle Grand Prix 350cc Norton 42 nbsp Hans Laine 30 May 1970 Nordschleife Dottinger Hohe International Championship for Makes 1970 ADAC 1000 km of Nurburgring Porsche 908 43 nbsp Herbert Schultze 12 July 1970 Nordschleife Hatzenbach FIA European Touring Car Championship 1970 Nurburgring 6 Hour Alfa Romeo GTA 44 nbsp Ulrich Ritkowski 6 Sep 1970 Nordschleife 1970 Junioren Pokal 1970 Eifelpokalrennen BMW 500cc 45 nbsp Herbert Mann 16 Oct 1971 Sudschleife Mayener Rundstreckenrennen Practice 46 nbsp Erich Bertholdt 17 Oct 1971 Sudschleife Mullenbachkurve Deutsche Strassenmeisterschaft Mayener Rundstreckenrennen 500cc Kawasaki 47 nbsp Rudiger Schwietring 6 Oct 1973 Sudschleife Bocksberg Meisterschaftslauf fur Serien Motorrader Sprintrunde Honda 750cc 48 nbsp Walter Czadek 31 Aug 1975 Nordschleife Dottinger Hohe 1975 FIA Worldchampionship GT Cars 1975 Internationales Rennen BMW 2002 TI 49 nbsp Alex Wittwer 2 April 1976 Nordschleife Fuchsrohre 1976 FIA European Formula 3 Championship Practice March 743 Toyota F3 50 nbsp Heinz Behrentin 3 July 1976 Nordschleife 1976 German Reliability Championship 51 nbsp Ernst Raetz 9 July 1976 Nordschleife Flugplatz 1976 Grosser Preis der Tourenwagen 1976 Formula Super Vee Volkswagen 52 nbsp Corrado Antonello 16 June 1979 Nordschleife Sudkurve 1979 8 Hours of Nurburgring 1979 Laverda Match Race Laverda 53 nbsp Herbert Muller 24 May 1981 Nordschleife Kesselchen 1981 FIA World Endurance Championship 1981 ADAC 1000 km Nurburgring Porsche 908 turbo 54 nbsp Jorma Nevala 23 Aug 1981 Zielschleife Pits Straight 1981 Deutsche Motorradmeisterschaft 1981 Deutsche Tourist Trophy 55 nbsp Hans Michael Kolb 10 May 1986 GP Strecke Deutsche Motorradmeisterschaft 56 nbsp Wolfgang Offermann 26 July 1986 Nordschleife Schwalbenschwanz VLN Langstreckenmeisterschaft Opel Manta GTE 57 nbsp Karl Josef Romer 24 Oct 1986 Nordschleife Dottinger Hohe VLN Langstreckenmeisterschaft 1986 VLN Langstreckenpokal Porsche Carrera SC 58 nbsp Wolfgang Scholz 19 Sep 1998 Nordscheli Breidscheid VLN Langstreckenmeisterschaft 1998 VLN Langstreckenpokal Volkswagen Golf GTI 59 nbsp Stefan Eickelmann 10 Oct 1998 Nordschleife Karussell VLN Langstreckenmeisterschaft 1998 DMV 250 Meilen Rennen BMW M3 E36 60 nbsp Oliver Perschke 25 July 1999 GP Strecke Castrol S 1999 Deutsche Strassenmeisterschaft 61 nbsp Marc van de Brandeler 5 Sep 1999 Nordschleife FIA Ferrari Porsche Challenge 1999 Ferrari Porsche Challenge Porsche 993 62 nbsp Carola Biehler 12 Aug 2000 Nordschleife GP Strecke Flugplatz Schwedenkreuz VLN Langstreckenmeisterschaft 2000 6 Hour Ruhr Pokal Rennen Ford Escort RS2000 63 nbsp Christian Peruzzi 25 May 2001 Nordschleife GP Strecke Schwedenkreuz Aremberg 2001 ADAC 24 Hours Nurburgring Alfa Romeo 147 64 nbsp Ulli Richter 4 Aug 2001 Nordschleife GP Strecke Dottinger Hohe 2001 VLN 6 Hour Ruhr Pokal Rennen race lap 9 Porsche 996 GT3 65 nbsp Karl Heinz Deusch 7 July 2002 GP Strecke Ford Curve 2002 Motor Racing Legends 2002 Oldtimer Festival MG J12 66 nbsp Lutz Barthel 27 June 2004 GP Strecke Hatzenbachbogen 2004 Motor Racing Legends 2004 Oldtimer Festival BMW 328 67 nbsp Hansruedi Portmann 27 Sep 2008 Nordschleife GP Strecke Wehrseifen 2008 ADAC Classic Trophy 2008 ADAC Eifelrennen Ford Mustang 68 nbsp Leo Lowenstein 24 April 2010 Nordschleife GP Strecke Bergwerk VLN Langstreckenmeisterschaft 2010 ADAC ACAS H amp R Cup Aston Martin V8 Vantage 69 nbsp Wolf Silvester 22 June 2013 Nordschleife GP Strecke Schwalbenschwanz VLN Langstreckenmeisterschaft 44th Adenauer ADAC Simfy Trophy Opel Astra OPCList of fatal accidents involving spectators editNo Name Date Course Section Race Event Role 1 nbsp Andy Gehrmann 28 March 2015 Nordschleife GP Strecke Flugplatz VLN Endurance Championship 61 ADAC Westfalenfahrt SpectatorList of fatal accidents involving race officials editNo Official Date Course Place Series Race Role 1 nbsp Guenther Schneider 6 Aug 1963 Nordschleife Flugplatz FIA Formula 1 World Championship 1963 Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1963 German Grand Prix Red Cross Volunteer 2 nbsp Berdt Hackenbert 23 April 1977 Nordschleife Pflanzgarten VLN Langstreckenmeisterschaft 1977 Internationale ADAC Ahr Eifel 5 Hours Marshal 3 nbsp Klaus Bierth 8 June 1979 Nordschleife Pit Lane Entrance VLN Langstreckenmeisterschaft 1979 ADAC 4 Hour Grosser Preis der Tourenwagen MarshalList of fatal accidents during unofficial testing editNo Competitor Date Course Place Series Event Machine 1 nbsp Hermann Schmitz 8 Oct 1936 Nordschleife Karussell Daimler Benz Racing School Private Test Mercedes Benz 500K 2 nbsp Gustav Baumm 23 May 1955 Nordschleife Wippermann Private Test Baumm NSU 125cc 3 nbsp Erich Bode 20 June 1961 Nordschleife Fuchsrohre German Formula Junior Championship Private Test Mitter DKW 4 nbsp Hans Dieter Blatzheim 14 June 1985 GP Strecke Castrol Esses Historic Sports Cars Private Test Porsche 917 5 nbsp Marc Theis 6 May 2002 GP Strecke Audi Chicane Formula Konig Championship Private Test Formula Konig 6 nbsp Christian Franck 9 August 2023 Nordschleife Tiergarten GoodYear Tire private test Private Test Porsche 911 Carrera S 9 7 UnidentifiedSources edit The Chequered Flag 100 Years of Motor Racing p122 by Ivan Rendall 1995 Media Eye Ltd Weidenfeld amp Nicolson ISBN 0 297 83220 4 P 47 Thunderbolt vs Bf 109G K Europe 1943 45 by Martin Bowman p49 2008 Osprey Publishing ISBN 1 84603 315 2 The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who s Who p245 by Steve Small 1994 Guinness Publishing Ltd ISBN 0 85112 702 9 The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who s Who p111 by Steve Small 1994 Guinness Publishing Ltd ISBN 0 85112 702 9 German Racing Motorcycles by Mick Walker p77 RedLine Books ISBN 0 9531311 2 2 The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who s Who p48 by Steve Small 1994 Guinness Publishing Ltd ISBN 0 85112 702 9 The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who s Who p378 by Steve Small 1994 Guinness Publishing Ltd ISBN 0 85112 702 9 The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who s Who p256 by Steve Small 1994 Guinness Publishing Ltd ISBN 0 85112 702 9 Bell Sebastien August 10 2023 Two Killed In High Speed Crash During Industry Testing At Nurburgring Carscoops Retrieved February 11 2024 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Nurburgring fatalities amp oldid 1223722897, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
