Patrick Depailler’s Alfa Romeo 179,
Hockenheim, 1980. He survived the crash, but not for very long, dying from severe injuries moments later.
1967 Monaco Grand Prix
Absolute carnage in the streets of Monaco, when Bandini had his fatal crash. I believe this is Chris Amon in the Ferrari 312 witnessing the flames.
Accident and rescue of Niki Lauda, at the Nurburgring in 1976.
”Formula 3, Blandford, August 1949: Major Peter Braid was the man in command in this famous accident when competing in his F3 Cooper. You’d have thought that his military intelligence would have helped him know where he was going, especially as the circuit was laid out around an army camp.
As it was, he got it wrong, very wrong running over the crest at Engineers bend, the fastest corner on the circuit, ending up with his Cooper perched atop the roof of the guardroom, having hit a bus stop and a small tree between leaving the track and reaching his unintended destination.”
— via asaucerfulofwheels
“The Hobbs/Hailwood Porsche 917 is unceremoniously removed from the track following a fender-bender at Le Mans in 1970. Very undignified. Also, notice the number on the crane arm to the left.”
(image via Classic Driver words by fourleanhounds)
The first indication you are no longer in the race, when your rear wheel parts company with your race car and passes you in the turn
(via chromjuwelen)
Jochen Rindt fatal accident in 1970 (Monza GP)
Lotus wasn’t having a great year. Their cars weren’t reaching the top speeds their competitors were. So Colin Chapman decided to remove the wings from the Lotus 72 racing cars, therefore making them faster, but very unstable in the corners.
During the practice runs, Fittipaldi was sent flying in one of the corners at Monza. In fact, very near the place where Rindt would crash and die a few days later.
A few minutes after the accident, Jackie Stewart himself gave Nina (Rindt’s wife) the news that her husband died in the crash. Chapman recalled all Lotus cars to the pits.
James Dean’s accident in 1955, crashing his Porsche 550 and dying instantly.
