List of Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps fatalities

Fatal accidents to competitors on the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium during national and international motor-sport events on the 15 km (9.3 mi) circuit (1924–1978) and the shortened 7 km (4.3 mi) Grand Prix circuit from 1979 onwards.

List of fatal accidents involving competitors

No	Competitor	Date	Place	Series	Race	Type
1	Bill Hollowell	9 Aug 1925	Cheneux Bridge		1925 Belgian Grand Prix	350cc AJS
2	Frédéric-Charles Charlier	6 July 1929	Masta Straight	Grand Prix de RAC de Belgique	1929 Spa 24 Hours	Bugatti T43
3	Robert Jecker	15 July 1932		1932 Belgian Grand Prix	Practice	1000cc Harley Davidson
4	Bruno Quaglieni	15 July 1932		1932 Belgian Grand Prix	Practice
5	Miesse	15 July 1932	Hollowell Bend	Belgium Championship Races	Practice
6	Robert Grégoire	21 July 1933	La Source	1933 Belgian Grand Prix	Practice	500cc Saroléa
7	Arie van der Pluym	15 July 1934	Côte de Burnenville	1934 European Motorcycle Championship	1934 Belgian Grand Prix	500cc Husqvarna
8	Richard Seaman	25 June 1939	Club House Corner	1939 European Championship	1939 Belgian Grand Prix	Mercedes-Benz W154
9	Dick Stallebrass	11 July 1948	Malmédy		1948 Spa 24 Hours	Aston Martin
10	Edouart Bruylant	17 July 1949	Blanchimont	1949 FIM World Sidecar Championship	1949 Belgian Grand Prix	500cc Norton Sidecar
12	Hurst	17 July 1949	Blanchimont	1949 FIM World Sidecar Championship	1949 Belgian Grand Prix	500cc Norton Sidecar
13	David Whitworth	2 July 1950		1950 FIM World Motorcycle Championship	1950 Belgian Grand Prix
14	Ernie Ring	5 July 1953	Côte de Burnenville	1953 FIM World Motorcycle Championship	1953 Belgian Grand Prix	500cc AJS
15	Gordon Laing	4 July 1954	Carrière	1954 FIM World Motorcycle Championship	1954 Belgian Grand Prix	350cc Norton
16	Van der Haegen	11 May 1957		1957 Grand Prix de Spa	Practice	Fiat Abarth GT
17	Roberto Colombo	6 July 1957	Stavelot	1957 Belgian Grand Prix	Practice	350cc MV Agusta
18	Archie Scott Brown	18 May 1958[1]	Club House corner		1958 Grand Prix de Francorchamps	Lister - Jaguar
19	Chris Bristow	19 June 1960[2]	Burnenville	1960 FIA Formula 1 World Championship	1960 Belgian Grand Prix	Cooper - Climax T51
20	Alan Stacey	19 June 1960[2]	Masta	1960 FIA Formula 1 World Championship	1960 Belgian Grand Prix	Lotus 18
21	Piero Frescobaldi	25 July 1964	Malmédy	1964 European Touring Car Championship	1964 Spa 24 Hours	Lancia Flavia Sport Zagato
22	Tony Hegbourne	16 May 1965	Malmédy		1965 500 km de Spa-Francorchamps	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ
23	Karl-Heinz Thiemann	17 June 1967	Masta	1967 Formula Super Vee	Practice	Apal
24	Wim Loos	23 July 1967	Hollowell Bend	1967 European Touring Car Championship	1967 Spa 24 Hours	Alfa Romeo GTV
25	Eric De Keyn	23 July 1967	Hollowell Bend	1967 European Touring Car Championship	1967 Spa 24 Hours	Alfa Romeo GTA
26	Johann Attenberger	7 July 1968	Masta Straight	1968 FIM World Sidecar Championship	1968 Belgian Grand Prix	500cc BMW Sidecar
27	Josef Schillinger	7 July 1968	Masta Straight	1968 FIM World Sidecar Championship	1968 Belgian Grand Prix	500cc BMW Sidecar
28	Léon Dernier	26 July 1969	Masta Kink	1969 European Touring Car Championship	1969 Spa 24 Hours	Mazda Coupé
29	Christian Ravel	4 July 1971	Blanchimont	1971 FIM World Motorcycle Championship	1971 Belgian Grand Prix	Kawasaki
30	Raymond Mathay	25 July 1971	Les Combes	1971 European Touring Car Championship	1971 Spa 24 Hours	BMW 2800 CS
31	Hans-Peter Joisten	21 July 1973	Malmédy	1973 European Touring Car Championship	1973 Spa 24 Hours	BMW 3.0 CSL
32	Roger Dubos	21 July 1973	Malmédy	1973 European Touring Car Championship	1973 Spa 24 Hours	Alfa Romeo GT
33	Massimo Larini	21 July 1973	Les Combes	1973 European Touring Car Championship	1973 Spa 24 Hours	Alfa Romeo GTV
34	Wim Boshuis	26 July 1975	La Carrière	1975 Coupe de L'Avenir	1975 Spa 24 Hours	Opel Commodore GS/E
35	Henri Hanssen	3 June 1978	Eau Rouge	1978 24 Heures de Liège	Trophée Europa	Kawasaki
36	Kevin Wrettom	7 July 1984	Blanchimont	1984 FIM World Sidecar Championship	1984 Belgian Grand Prix	500cc Suzuki
37	Harald Layher	18 July 1985	Blanchimont	1985 24 Heures de Liège	Practice	750cc Suzuki GSX-R
38	Jean-Pierre Haemisch	18 July 1985	Blanchimont	1985 World Endurance Motorcycle Championship	1985 24 Heures de Liège
39	Stefan Bellof	1 Sep 1985[3]	Eau Rouge	1985 World Endurance Championship	1985 1000 km of Spa Francorchamps	Porsche 956
40	Guy Renard	22 July 1990	Raidillon	1990 European Touring Car Championship	1990 Spa 24 Hours	Toyota Corolla GT
41	Ian Taylor	7 June 1992	Kemmel Straight	British Rover Cup	1992 Coupe de Spa	Rover 216 GTI
42	Bruno Bonini	4 July 1994		1994 Spa-Francorchamps 6 Hours	Practice	Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA
43	Jan ter Maat	23 Sep 1995	Eau Rouge	Battle of the Twins	Practice
44	Lee Pullen	14 July 1996	Blanchimont	1996 World Endurance Motorcycle Championship	1996 Spa 24 Hours	749cc Kawasaki
45	Luc Van Haver	8 July 1999		1999 24 Heures de Liège	Practice	Aprilia Rsv Mille
46	Ferruccio Leone	9 May 2004	Pouhon	2004 Historic F3 Championship	2004 Spa RMU Classic Formula 3	Arno AR1- Alfa Romeo
47	Adrien Nicolas	16 Aug 2008	Raidillon	Biker's Cup	2008 8 Heures de Spa	Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R
48	Sébastien Clouzeau	16 June 2013	After Raidillon	Classic F3 Race	2013 Spa Summer Classic	Martini MK42 F3

List of fatal accidents involving race officials

No	Official	Date	Place	Series	Race	Role
1	Léon Grisard	23 July 1972	Masta Straight	1972 European Touring Car Championship	1972 Spa 24 Hours	Marshall
2	Michel Wilmet	26 July 1975	Blanchimont	1975 Coupe de L'Avenir	1975 Spa 24 Hours	Marshall
3	Jacky Bouillon	12 Sep 1987	Blanchimont	1987 1000 km of Spa Francorchamps	Practice	Marshall
4	Charles Albert	14 July 1996	Blanchimont	1996 World Endurance Motorcycle Championship	1996 Spa 24 Hours	Marshall

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