The smiling dane, as he was known to the racing fraternity, was a top mechanic who won his debut race in a volvo and the scandinavian touring car title in 1969, in a ford escort. The classic sports car club are back at donington park this weekend for the final time in 2018 for an early autumn race meeting on the gp circuit. The second configuration of at donington park omits the section containing melbourne hairpin, instead connecting starkeys straight directly to wheatcroft straight via a differnt s section. The racing line at donington park racing circuit b. Christian devereux was killed after his 1965 car collided with a. Championship date race driver chassis circuit time. Daniel john sullivan iii born march 9, 1950, better known as danny sullivan, is an american former racing driver. But the austrian made a miracle recovery and went on to win two of his three world championship titles. Since 1930, more than a dozen of books have been dedicated to tazio nuvolari, the legendary driver considered the greatest of all times. Donington park provides two popular configurations, differing in their inclusion of a section that looks a bit like the mouth of a whale, comprised of two short straights and the melbourne hairpin. His williams fw16 formula one car was travelling at a speed of 192 mph 309 kmh when it ran wide at a curve and crashed into a concrete wall. A racing driver was killed as he took part in a vintage touring car race in leicestershire.
Aiden moffat laser tools racing mercedes aclass 16 laps. Following an incident in race three of the formula four british championship at donington park this. Racing school founder and successful single seater racer jim russell has died, aged 98. Driver deaths in british motorsport series wikipedia. Remembering chevrolet racer fatalities from past septembers part 2. Family of racing driver billy monger describe smash as our worst nightmare the teenager, from charlwood, surrey, was airlifted. He earned 17 wins in the cart indy car world series, including the 1985 indianapolis 500. British f4 racing driver billy monger has been involved in an horrific crash in a race at donington park. Originally part of the donington hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the prewar period when the german silver arrows were battling for the european championship. British sportscar weekend donington park race report. The victim was named by race officials as christian devereux, of chiswick, west london.
Ayrton sennas trademark yellow lid probably the most famous formula one racingdriver helmet design ever served notice of his presence to any competitor who saw it reflected in their mirrors. Tributes have flowed in for mick whalley, who was tragically killed in a superbikes support race in donington. British f4 racing driver billy monger, horrific crash in a. The peter best insurance mg cup combined grids with the drayton manor park mg metro cup, the races cosponsored by minehead motor factors. Donington park motor racing circuit was the first permanent park circuit in england, which also ended the race circuit monopoly that brooklands had held since 1907. A teenage f4 racing driver has suffered leg injuries after a horrific crash at donington park today, officials say. The inaugural british sportscar weekend on july 1415 at donington park hosted the latest diverting weekend of racing, in bright sunshine and sapping temperatures. Currently the development driver for formula m, and 2016 rsf young driver of the year finalist. However advances in safety technology, and specifications designed. A 59yearold driver has died after being taken ill while competing in the michelin imsa sportscar encore at sebring international raceway. The list only includes drivers to have died during a race and only those competing in british. A driver has died while taking part in a classic car race at donington park in leicestershire.
After serving in the raf and then creating a garage business with his brother peter, russell came to motor. Footage of the crash broadcast on television shows the. F1 drivers deceased behind racing car steering wheel. French driver anthoine hubert, 22, has been killed in an accident during the formula 2 feature race at spafrancorchamps, which led to the cancellation of the race. It includes drivers who were killed immediately, as well as those who were not killed immediately but succumbed to their injuries some time later. Teenage british f4 racing driver billy monger involved in. Teenage british f4 racing driver billy monger suffers. British f4 racing driver billy monger, horrific crash in a race at donington park british f4 racing driver billy monger has been involved in an horrific crash in a race at donington park. He was more famous in sportscar racing, and actually codrove the winning jaguar in the 1955 le mans 24 hours the race marred by the horrific crash when a car flew into the crowd, killing the driver pierre levegh and more than 80 spectators.
The brazilian racing driver ayrton senna has been killed in a crash at the san marino grand prix at imola, near bologna in italy. Truck crash accident at donington park old hairpin for the british truck racing championship july 2016. Deaths among racers and spectators were numerous in the early years of racing. The list only includes drivers to have died during a race and only those competing in british domestic series. Nascar modified lancaster speedway 30lap nascar modified race race crash jumped wheels with another car hit wall drivers side first. The palm beach county sheriffs office says 52yearold christopher gould was pronounced dead at moroso motorsports park where he was racing. F2 driver hubert killed in crash at spafrancorchamps circuit.
A racing driver died almost instantly when his mini cooper crashed headon in a vintage touring car race, an inquest has heard. Richie ginther, a retired race car driver, died wednesday in france, apparently of a heart attack. A racing driver from chiswick has died after a crash during a race at the donington park circuit in leicestershire. 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. The former racing driver narrowly escaped death in 1976 when he was trapped in a fireball inferno after crashing at the 1976 german grand prix. Full race results of round four of the 2017 british touring car championship from donington park. Christian devereux was driving a mini cooper at a festival for historic cars when it collided with a ford mustang. A tire failure caused the car to crash into the wall and vault over the fence. Legendary formula 1 driver niki lauda has died aged 70. The accident, involving a 1965 mini cooper s, happened at donington park. Christian devereuxs 1965 mini cooper s spun off course crashed into another vehicle.
Sullivan won the 1988 cart championship, and placed third in. This is a category for racing drivers who were killed while driving a racing car, either in competition or during testing. Due to the inherently dangerous nature of auto racing, many individuals, including drivers, crew members, officials and spectators, have been killed in crashes related to the sport, in races, in qualifying, in practice or in private testing sessions. He persuades his parents to buy him a 2litre bugatti. Brazilian racing driver christiano tuka rocha has died as a result of injuries sustained in a plane crash in brazil on thursday. Terrifying moment teen f4 driver ploughs into back of. During the largest film festival in the country, park city live is.
The british driver, who was 37, had been in a coma since sustaining a head injury when he was hit by a large piece of debris that broke off a car in a crashfilled race at pocono raceway on sunday. Welcome to the driver 61 circuit guide to donington park an indepth analysis of racing lines, braking points, apexes and some local knowledge for this fantastic circuit in leicestershire, uk. Msv tickets cscc classic car championships donington park. In the last years of his career he competed in the jegs promod challenge and had won his first event in this category at bristol the same year of his death. The accident, involving a 1965 mini cooper s, happened at donington park at about 16. He had 21 years of experience as a drag racing driver. Member of the cambridge university automobile club cuac parents present him with an mg magna.