List of Brands Hatch Circuit fatal accidents
Appearance
Fatal accidents to competitors at the Brands Hatch Circuit during national and international motor-sport events.
List of fatal accidents involving competitors
[edit]No | Competitor | Date | Place | Series | Race | Type |
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Oct 1949 | ||||
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20 Oct 1951 | Mechanic's Race | Cooper F3 | ||
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10 Oct 1955 | Austin Healey | |||
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23 May 1956 | Cooper | |||
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7 April 1958 | Paddock Hill Bend | Formula 3 | Cooper – Norton | |
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22 April 1958 | Clearways Bend | Sporting Record Trophy | Cooper | |
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5 Oct 1958 | Formula 3 | Cooper – Norton | ||
8 | ![]() |
2 July 1960 | Austin Healey Sprite | |||
9 | ![]() |
1 June 1961 | Paddock Hill Bend | Formula 1 Non-Championship | Silver City Trophy | Cooper T53-Climax S4 |
10 | ![]() |
13 May 1962 | National Road Racing Championship | Matchless | ||
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19 Aug 1962 | ||||
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17 Nov 1962 | ||||
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12 May 1963 | Dingle Dell | Dunstall Norton ‘’Dominator’’ 650cc | ||
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19 May 1963 | Bottom Bend | Molyslip Saloon Car Championship | Austin A40 | |
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22 Sep 1963 | ||||
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11 Dec 1963 | Clearways | Terrier Mk6 | ||
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10 Oct 1965[1] | Clearways | BMW | ||
18 | ![]() |
27 Dec 1965 | Paddock Hill Bend | Formula 3 | Lombard Trophy | Cooper T76 – Ford |
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7 May 1966 | Paddock Hill Bend | 500 Miles of Brands Hatch | Shelby Cobra 289 | |
20 | ![]() |
3 July 1966 | Paddock Hill Bend | Morris Minor | ||
21 | ![]() |
24 July 1966 | Paddock Hill Bend | |||
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18 Aug 1968 | Pilgrims Rise | Amasco Prod Sports Championship | Amasco Prod Sports | MG Midget |
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24 Oct 1968 | Clearways | |||
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1 Nov 1970 | Paddock Hill Bend | Clubman Race Series | Mini 1000 | |
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24 Oct 1971 | Pilgrims’s Drop | Formula 1 Non-Championship | Victory Race | BRM P160 |
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5 Aug 1972 | Paddock Hill Bend | Hutchinson 100 | ||
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19 Sep 1973 | Brabham Straight | British 250cc Supercup Championship | ||
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March 1975 | ||||
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20 Sep 1975 | Silver Trophy Road Race | Capon-Vincent 1000 | ||
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12 June 1976 | Bottom Bend | Norton | ||
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26 Dec 1976 | Graham Hill Bend | Formula Ford | Dulon LD4C – Ford | |
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29 Aug 1977 | Stirlings | Shellsport International Championship | Shellsport G8 Championship | McGuire BM1 – Ford |
33 | ![]() |
30 Oct 1977 | Clearways | Brands Racing Committee – Formula 750 | Yamaha TZ 750A | |
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16 March 1980 | Dingle Dell | World Championship of Makes | Brands Hatch 6 Hours | Chevron B36 – Ford Cosworth BDX |
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6 Oct 1985 | Paddock Hill Bend | FIA Formula 1 European Grand Prix | Historics Support Race | Connaught B – Alta |
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20 Oct 1985 | Paddock Hill Bend | |||
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17 Sep 1988 | Paddock Hill Bend | Championship of Brands Hatch | Yamaha | |
38 | ![]() |
22 Oct 1988 | Paddock Hill Bend | Yamaha TZR250 World Finals | Yamaha TZR 250cc | |
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15 Oct 1989 | Clearways | Yamaha 600cc | ||
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1 Aug 1993 | ||||
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1 Aug 1993 | ||||
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8 Aug 1997 | Hawthorn's Bend | FIM World Superbike Championship | Grand Prix of Europe | Ducati 888 |
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8 June 2002 | Powerbike Southern Championship | Kawasaki ZX9R | ||
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8 March 2003 | Paddock Hill Bend | British Motorcycle Racing Club | BMCRC Yamaha Past Masters | Yamaha TZR 250cc |
45 | ![]() |
20 June 2004 | Hawthorns Hill | MCRCB National Superstock Championship | MCRCB Superstock Championship Race | Suzuki GSX-R1000 |
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10 April 2005 | Paddock Hill Bend | British Superkart Championship | Clubmans Challenge | |
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3 Aug 2008 | Clark Curve | FIM World Supersport Championship | Honda CBR600RR | |
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28 Sep 2008 | Paddock Hill Bend | British Motorcycle Racing Club | Stocksport 600 | |
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19 July 2009 | Westfield Bend | FIA Formula 2 Championship | 2009 Brands Hatch Formula Two round | Williams JPH1 – Audi |
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17 August 2013 | Druids | British Motorcycle Racing Club | Lansdowne Classic Series | Matchless |
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7 October 2017 | Clearways | Classic Racing Motorcycle Club | ||
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8 July 2018 | Paddock Hill | British Motorcycle Racing Club | MRO Powerbikes | BMW S1000RR |
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13 July 2019 | Pilgrim's Drop | British Motorcycle Racing Club | Rookie Minitwin | Suzuki SV650 |
List of fatal accidents involving race officials
[edit]List of fatal accidents during unofficial testing
[edit]No | Competitor | Date | Place | Entrant | Event | Type |
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1 | ![]() |
23 May 1959 | Paddock Hill Bend | Private Test | Berkeley SE328 |
Sources
[edit]- ^ I Giorni del Coraggio – Storia dei Motomondiali 1949–1969 by Ezio Pirazzini, Edizioni Calderini, Bologna 1975, page 289 and 412