Driver and co-driver deaths in rallying events explained

Deaths in FIA World Rally Championship

See main article: List of fatal World Rally Championship accidents.

Deaths in Dakar Rally

See main article: List of Dakar Rally fatal accidents.

Deaths in SCCA ProRally, Rally America and ARA Rally

NameRoleDate of accidentEventCarDuring
John WoolfDriver2 May 1982Chisum Trail RallyMazda RX-3Rally
Grant WhittakerCo-driver
Larry NewlandDriver5 November 1982[1] Press-on-Regardless RallyJeepRally
Jonel BroscancDriver6 June 1992Susquehannock Trail Performance RallyAudi QuattroRally
Rosemary TindallCo-driver22 March 19941994 Doo Wop III & IV Pro RallyMazda RX-3Rally
Carl MerrillDriver2 October 1998Prescott Forest Rally XIFord Escort CosworthRally
Sandor "Sean" Kovacs JrCo-driver6 May 2000[2] Ski Sawmill ClubRallyToyota Celica All-TracRally
Mark LovellDriver12 July 2003Oregon Trail RallySubaru Impreza WRXRally
Roger FreemanCo-driver
Matthew MarkerDriver30 April 2011[3] Olympus RallySubaru ImprezaRally
Erin KellyCo-driver14 July 2023[4] New England Forest RallySubaru ImprezaRally
Kubo KordischDriver4 November 2023[5] Show Me RallyFord Fiesta STRally
Neil CarlinschauerDriver2 December 2023[6] Nemandji Forest RallyFord Mustang SVORally

Deaths in European Rally Championship

NameRoleDate of accidentEventCarDuring
Michel WyderCo-driver31 May 1986ADAC Rallye Hessen 1986Ford RS200Rally
Marián HatárDriver6 November 1986Int. Semperit Rallye 1986Škoda 130 LRRally
Sven BehlingCo-driver4 July 199716th ADAC-Deutschland RallyeSubaru ImprezaRally
Olaf SüßCo-driver1 May 1998Int. Pirelli Pyhrn-Eisenwurzen Rallye 1998Fiat Cinquecento AbarthRally
Rüdiger SüßDriver8 May 1998[7]
Jean-Luc RinaldiDriver29 October 2000Rallye d'Antibes - Rallye d'Azur 2000Peugeot 106Rally
Loris RoggiaCo-driver20 June 2003Rally del Salento 2003Peugeot 206 S1600Rally
Mirko MartinovicDriver21 September 2003YU RallyRenault Clio WilliamsRally
Dimitris KolopianosDriver26 September 2003Achaia ELPA Rally 2003Toyota YarisRally
Luděk KocmanCo-driver24 August 2007Barum Rally Zlín 2007Opel Astra GSi 16VRally
Guglielmini FlavioCo-driver19 July 2009Rally Bulgaria 2009Peugeot 207 S2000Rally

Deaths in European National Series and National Rallies

NameRoleDate of accidentEventCountryCarDuring
Jhr. Loten van Doelen GrotheCo-driver19 January 193211ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-CarloFranceFordRally
Hans ChristensenDriverJanuary 193211ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-CarloFranceGraham-PaigeDisplacement stage
Francisco ArderiuCo-driver17 December 19542º Rallye del R.A.C.E.SpainJaguar XK120Rally
Jean Roger AnneDriver26 September 1959Tour de LuxembourgLuxembourgTriumphRally
Marguerite AccarieDriver2 May 197028ème Rallye Paris - Saint-Raphaël FémininFranceRally
Arcadio ArandaDriver18 July 1982II Rallye Costa de la LuzSpainRenault 5 TurboRally
Dave AdamsCo-driver28 February 1988Longleat Stages RallyUnited KingdomMG Metro 6R4Rally
Sándor AjtaiCo-driver23 June 1991Express Rally - Hungarian National Rally ChampionshipHungaryLancia Delta IntegraleRally
Grzegorz KłosińskiCo-driver6 July 1991Rajd Festiwalowy - Polish Rally ChampionshipPolandSuzuki Swift GTi 1300 N-1Rally
Anders LarssonDriverSeptember 1992DalslandsrallytSwedenOpel AsconaRally
Tomás VieraCo-driver31 October 1992XIV Rallye Isla de LanzaroteSpainRally
Thierry RenaudCo-driver1 April 1995Rally Grasse-Alpin- French Rallye ChampionshipFrenchRenault Clio MaxiRally
Martin HoltkampDriver22 September 1995Rallye Lipperland-KaledonienGermanyFord EscortRally
Mats ÅkessonCo-driver5 January 2003BergslagsrallytSwedenVolvo 240Rally
Susan CameronCo-driver11 October 2003Tour of Mull Rally - Scottish Tarmack Rally ChampionshipUnited KingdomPeugeot 205Rally
Dmitry ChicherinDriver21 May 2006Rally Sestroreck - Russian Rally CupRussiaHonda CivicRally
Andriy AleksandrovDriver2 September 200728th Rally Sliven - European Rally Cup EastSubaru ImprezaRally
Vaclav GrokhovskiyDriver20 June 2013Rally Belye Nochi - Russian Rally CupRussiaMitsubishi LancerReconnaissance
Sergiy KorobeinkovDriver9 September 2017Rally Bukovina - Ukrainian Rally ChampionshipUkraineGAZ-24Rally
Anthony MoraDriver8 October 2017Rallye de Sarlat - French Rally CupFrancePeugeot 208 T16 R5Rally

Deaths in African Rally Championship and African Rallies

NameRoleDate of accidentEventCarDuring
Somak RajDriverApril 19575th Coronation Safari RallySimca ArondeRally
Charlie SofiCo-driver
Âli SipahiDriver1 June 1980Uluslararası Günaydın'ın Türkiye Rallisi - Turkish Rally ChampionshipTofaş Murat 131Rally
Tanveer AlamDriverMay 1996Mombasa RallySubaru LegacyPrivate Test
Khalid Bakhressa, Jr.Driver16 December 2007Zanzibar Rally - Tanzania Rally ChampionshipSubaru Impreza N12Rally[8]
Paul PfeifferDriver4 October 2008Blue Crane Rally - Western Cape Rally ChampionshipMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIRally
Riyaz KurjiDriver2 May 2009Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally - African Rally ChampionshipSubaru Impreza N8Rally

Deaths in Oceanian National Series and National Rallies

NameRoleDate of accidentEventCountryCarDuring
Marc DinhDriver1974New Caledonian SafariNew CaledoniaToyota CelicaReconnaissance
David BattyDriver30 May 1981Rally of Southland - New Zealand Rally ChampionshipNew ZealandRally
Lincoln HardingCo-driver21 April 1990Rally of Clare - South Australia Rally ChampionshipAustraliaRally
Steve TurnerDriver199411th Robertstown Rally - South Australia Rally ChampionshipAustraliaFord TX3 LazerRally
Ian JohnstonCo-driver20 April 1996Targa Tasmania - Australian Targa ChampionshipAustraliaRally
Vaun GuthrieDriver20 February 1999Rally Tasmania - Tasmanian Rally ChampionshipAustraliaSubaru Impreza WRX STiRally
Vic HuddlestoneCo-driver
Steve PooreDriver20 February 1999Rally AkademosAustraliaSubaru Legacy RS TurboRally
Paul BazzicaCo-driver25 October 2003Stirling Stages Rally - West Australia Rally ChampionshipAustraliaDaytona SportscarRally
Douglas BrieseDriver29 October 2004East Coast TargaAustraliaPorsche 911Rally
Peter KnightsDriver18 June 2006Eden Valley Rally - South Australia Rally ChampionshipAustraliaReconnaissance
Peter BrockDriver8 September 2006Targa WestAustraliaDaytona CoupeRally
Adam PlateDriver24 August 2012II Targa Adelaide - Australian Targa ChampionshipAustraliaMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIIRally
John MansellDriver17 April 201322nd Targa Tasmania - Australian Targa ChampionshipAustraliaPorsche CaymanRally
James McIntoshCo-driver14 July 2013Rally of Queensland - Queensland Rally ChampionshipAustraliaSubaru Impreza StiRally

Deaths in other rally races

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Press on Regardless PRO Rally, 1982 SCCA PRO Rally Championship, Rally Racing News .
  2. https://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50105
  3. http://rally-america.com/news/entry/ra_934 Rally-America
  4. Web site: Co-driver passes away in New England Forest Rally accident . 15 July 2023 .
  5. Web site: ARA competitor loses life on Show Me Rally . 5 November 2023 .
  6. Web site: ARA competitor loses life on Nemandji Forest Rally . 3 December 2023 .
  7. Rüdiger Süß died 7days after his accident.
  8. http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=7196 Motorsport Memorial