Famous formula one drivers who died

69 rows · The most famous driver that died is by far Ayrton Senna. The Brazilian driver died at the.  · Regarded as one of the greatest drivers in motor sports, Brazilian Senna won three Formula One drivers’ championships. He died in a crash while leading the San Marino Grand www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 6 mins. The death of Jules Bianchi was the first driver fatality of Formula One since that of Ayrton.

Here are the 15 Most Tragic Deaths of Formula One Drivers; Cameron Earl () The first ever fatality to be recorded in a Formula One car was of Cameron Earl. The accident occurred when Earl was working as a technical team consultant for the English racing automobiles. Three drivers died in the intervening years while driving former Formula One cars (two from. John Dawson-Damer was a British Formula 1 driver who died on 24 June while contesting in.

The official number of deaths are 78, including 69 drivers during Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps – One of the most dangerous Formula One race track. Two Formula One Champions have died while racing or practising in Formula One, Jochen Rindt in , and Senna in Rindt is the only driver to have won the. Former Formula One driver Johnny Dumfries has died at the age of 62, after a short battle with cancer.