This article lists motorcycle riders who have died competing at motorcycle racing events. This article lists rider deaths in all series, at any level.
There have been over 275 recorded competitor deaths in the Isle of Man since 1910. Some Isle of Man deaths are included directly below, as the races carried World Championship status until a British Grand Prix was established on short-circuits from 1977.
See main article: List of Isle of Man TT Mountain Course fatalities.
Listed are fatalities of riders in the World Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing Championship races since its foundation in 1949. In total, 104 riders have died from incidents that occurred at Grand Prix motorcycle racing events, with Ben Drinkwater being the first in 1949. Three riders died in the 1940s; twenty-nine in the 1950s; twenty-seven in the 1960s; twenty-four in the 1970s; fourteen in the 1980s; two in the 1990s; one in the 2000s; three in the 2010s; and one in the 2020s. Twenty-six of the fatalities occurred on permanent circuits; seventy-eight fatalities took place on street circuits, with 36 fatalities at the Isle of Man TT, which was removed from the championship after 1976. The most recent fatal accident occurred in May 2021 when Jason Dupasquier was killed after a crash during qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix, while the most recent fatal accident to occur in the 500 cc/MotoGP class happened in October 2011, when Marco Simoncelli was killed after he was struck by Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards during the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Eight Grand Prix motorcycle racing champions have died while racing or practicing in Grand Prix motorcycle racing: Dario Ambrosini in 1951, Leslie Graham in 1953, Rupert Hollaus in 1954, Tom Phillis in 1962, Bill Ivy in 1969, Jarno Saarinen in 1973, Daijiro Kato in 2003, and Marco Simoncelli in 2011. Hollaus is often credited as the only rider to win the championship posthumously, he had mathematically clinched the 1954 125 cc world championship title, as he had achieved the maximum number of points possible at the time of his death.
| Circuit | Total | First | Last | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Man TT Mountain Course | 36 | 1949 | 1976 | |
 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 10 | 1949 | 1984 | |
| TT Circuit Assen | 6 | 1957 | 1975 | |
 Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 4 | 1954 | 1973 | |
| Silverstone Circuit | 4 | 1980 | 1983 | |
| Clady Circuit | 3 | 1951 | 1952 | |
| Solitudering | 3 | 1954 | 1964 | |
| Dundrod Circuit | 3 | 1955 | 1961 | |
 Brno Circuit | 3 | 1969 | 1981 | |
| Hockenheimring | 3 | 1968 | 1994 | |
| Sachsenring | 3 | 1967 | 1971 | |
| Opatija Circuit | 3 | 1974 | 1977 | |
| Mugello Circuit | 3 | 1976 | 2021 | |
 Circuit Bremgarten | 2 | 1952 | 1952 | |
| Nürburgring | 2 | 1955 | 1970 | |
 Imatra Circuit | 2 | 1964 | 1982 | |
| Automotodrom Grobnik | 2 | 1981 | 1983 | |
| 2 | 1983 | 1983 | ||
| 1 | 1951 | 1951 | ||
| 1 | 1963 | 1963 | ||
| 1 | 1977 | 1977 | ||
| 1 | 1981 | 1981 | ||
| 1 | 1988 | 1988 | ||
| 1 | 1993 | 1993 | ||
| 1 | 2003 | 2003 | ||
| 1 | 2010 | 2010 | ||
| 1 | 2011 | 2011 | ||
| 1 | 2016 | 2016 |
| 1940s | 3 | |
| 1950s | 29 | |
| 1960s | 27 | |
| 1970s | 24 | |
| 1980s | 14 | |
| 1990s | 2 | |
| 2000s | 1 | |
| 2010s | 3 | |
| 2020s | 1 | |
| Total | 104 |
| Year | Rider | Circuit | Race | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 |  René Bourra | Bol d'Or | [89] | |
| 1959 |  Conrado Cadirat | Montjuïc | 24 Horas de Montjuïc | [90] |
| 1966 | Pedro Bernaus | Montjuïc | 24 Horas de Montjuïc | [91] |
| 1970 |  Franz Huber | Circuit Maashaven | 24 Hours of Oss | [92] |
| 1970 | Gerald Bunting | Montjuïc | 24 Horas de Montjuïc | [93] |
| 1970 | Peter Strauss | Montjuïc | 24 Horas de Montjuïc | [94] |
| 1970 |  Satoru Takashima | Suzuka | [95] | |
| 1971 | Herman Hertsens | Circuit Maashaven | 24 Hours of Oss | [96] |
| 1971 | Lambert Schuurmans | Circuit Maashaven | 24 Hours of Oss | [97] |
| 1972 | Claude Romain | Zolder | 24 Hours of Liège | [98] |
| 1973 | Francisco Cufí | Montjuïc | 24 Horas de Montjuïc | [99] |
| 1975 | Hans Hutten | Circuit Maashaven | 24 Hours of Oss | [100] |
| 1976 |  Francisco Teixeira | Interlagos | 24 Horas de Interlagos | [101] |
| 1976 | Gilbert Lavelle | Bugatti | Bol d'Or | [102] |
| 1983 | Kunio Katsumata | Suzuka | Suzuka 8 Hours | [103] |
| 1985 | Dominique Litaudon | Bugatti | 24 Hours of Le Mans | [104] |
| 1985 | Nickolaus Ruck | Montjuïc | 24 Horas de Montjuïc | [105] |
| 1985 | Jean-Pierre Haemisch | Spa-Francorchamps | 24 Hours of Liège | [106] |
| 1985 |  Harald Layher | Spa-Francorchamps | 24 Hours of Liège | [107] |
| 1986 | Erwin Loichinger | Hockenheim | 1000 km Hockenheim | [108] |
| 1986 | Domingo Parés | Montjuïc | 24 Horas de Montjuïc | [109] |
| 1990 | Jean-Michel Besozzi | Paul Ricard | Bol d'Or | [110] |
| 1990 | Horst Lotz | Paul Ricard | Bol d'Or | [111] |
| 1991 |  Steve Caya | Road Atlanta | WERA 6 Hours | [112] |
| 1996 | Lee Pullan | Spa-Francorchamps | 24 Hours of Liège | [113] |
| 1999 | Luc Van Haver | Spa-Francorchamps | 24 Hours of Liège | [114] |
| 1999 | Tadashi Oshima | Motegi | Motegi 7 Hours | [115] |
| 2000 | Salvador Ferrando | Catalunya | 24 Horas de Catalunya | [116] |
| 2000 | Mamoru Yamakawa | Suzuka | Suzuka 8 Hours | [117] |
| 2001 | Herbert Graf | Magny-Cours | Bol d'Or | [118] |
| 2005 | Xavier Fabra | Catalunya | 24 Horas de Catalunya | [119] |
| 2007 | Holger Turni | Hockenheim | ADAC 1000 km Hockenheim | [120] |
| 2007 | Carlos Vargas | Catalunya | 24 Horas de Catalunya | [121] |
| 2008 | Adrien Nicolas | Spa-Francorchamps | Spa 8 Hours | [122] |
| 2017 | Anthony Delhalle | Nogaro | Tests | [123] |
| 2017 | Enric Sauri | Catalunya | 24 Horas de Catalunya | [124] |
| 2018 | Hockenheim | 1000 km Hockenheim | [125] | |
The following riders have been killed in the Superbike World Championship
| Year | Rider | Circuit | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Yasutomo Nagai | Assen | [126] | |
| 1997 | Graeme Ritchie | Brands Hatch | [127] |
| Year | Rider | Circuit | Series | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Bill Hollowell | Non-Championship GP | [128] | ||
| 1926 | Gino Galli | Monza | Non-Championship GP | [129] | |
| 1932 | Bruno Quaglieni | Non-Championship GP | [130] | ||
| 1932 | Robby Jecker | Non-Championship GP | [131] | ||
| 1933 |  Harry Bjelkerud | Saxtorp | Non-Championship GP | [132] | |
| 1933 |  Eric Lundberg | Saxtorp | Non-Championship GP | [133] | |
| 1934 | Gunnar Kalén | Sachsenring | Non-Championship GP | [134] | |
| 1934 | Erik "Noir" Haps | Sachsenring | Non-Championship GP | [135] | |
| 1934 | Pol Demeuter | Sachsenring | Non-Championship GP | [136] | |
| 1934 | Arie van der Pluym | [137] | |||
| 1936 | Marcel Preud'Homme | Floreffe | Non-Championship GP | [138] | |
| 1937 | Jimmie Guthrie | Sachsenring | Non-Championship GP | [139] | |
| 1938 | Ernst Lehmann | Sachsenring | [140] | ||
| 1938 | Hermann Widenmeyer | Sachsenring | [141] | ||
| 1948 | Norman Linnecar | Monaco | Non-Championship GP | [142] | |
| 1948 | Gösta Lönnfors | Assen (Van Drenthe Circuit) | Dutch TT - 350cc | [143] | |
| 1948 | Omobono Tenni | Bern | Non-Championship GP | [144] | |
| 1956 | Hans Baltisberger | Brno | Non-Championship GP | [145] | |
| 1958 | Inge Stoll | Brno | Non-Championship Sidecar GP + | [146] | |
| 1960 | Dave Chadwick | Mettet | Mettet International Road Races | [147] | |
| 1973 |  Cal Rayborn | Pukekohe | Marlboro Road Race Series | [148] | |
| 1973 |  Kim Newcombe | Silverstone | Formula 750 | [149] | |
| 1973 |  Shea Lun Tsang | Guia Circuit | Macau Grand Prix | [150] | |
| 1977 | Pat Evans | Imola | Imola 200 | [151] | |
| 1977 | Lam Sai-Kwan | Guia Circuit | Macau Grand Prix | [152] | |
| 1983 | Guido Paci | Imola | Imola 200 | ||
| 1983 |  Chan Wai Chi | Guia Circuit | Macau Grand Prix | [153] | |
| 1985 | Kengo Kiyama | Suzuka | 200 km Suzuka | [154] | |
| 1990 | Eros Manferdini | Rijeka | [155] | ||
| 1993 | Tung Sai-Wing | Guia Circuit | Macau Grand Prix | [156] | |
| 1994 | Katsuhiro Tottori | Guia Circuit | Macau Grand Prix | [157] | |
| 1995 | Marcel Meier | Schleizer Dreieck | ISRA Eurocup | [158] | |
| 1997 | Jean-Marc Fresc | Brno | ISRA Eurocup | [159] | |
| 1998 | Michaël Paquay | Monza | World Supersport Championship | [160] | |
| 1999 |  Brett MacLeod | Kyalami | World Supersport Championship | [161] | |
| 2000 | Joey Dunlop | Tallinn | Kalevi Suursõit | [162] | |
| 2004 | Alessio Perilli | TT Circuit Assen | FIM Superstock 1000 Championship | [163] | |
| 2005 | Keisuke Sato | Suzuka | 200 km Suzuka | [164] | |
| 2005 | Bruno Bonhuil | Guia Circuit | Macau Grand Prix | [165] | |
| 2007 | Ollie Bridewell | Mallory Park | British Superbike Championship | [166] | |
| 2008 | Craig Jones | Brands Hatch | World Supersport Championship | ||
| 2010 | Broadford Track | Australian Motocross Championship | [167] | ||
| 2011 |  Adrian McFarland | Těrlicko | International Road Racing Championship | [168] | |
| 2012 | Luis Carreira | Guia Circuit | Macau Grand Prix | [169] | |
| 2013 | Andrea Antonelli | Moscow Raceway | World Supersport Championship | [170] | |
| 2013 | Sandor Pohl | TT Circuit Assen | Sidecar World Championship | [171] | |
| 2014 | Thilo Häfele | Chimay | International Road Racing Championship | [172] | |
| 2014 | Vick de Cooremeter | Chimay | International Road Racing Championship | [173] | |
| 2017 | Mark Fincham | Thruxton Circuit | British Superstock 1000 | [174] | |
| 2017 | Sammy Ahonen | Hořice | International Road Racing Championship | [175] | |
| 2017 | Daniel Hegarty | Guia Circuit | Macau Grand Prix | [176] | |
| 2018 | Andreas Pérez | Catalunya | CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship | [177] | |
| 2019 | Mathias Gnägi | Imatra Circuit | International Road Racing Championship | [178] | |
| 2021 | Hugo Millán | MotorLand Aragón | European Talent Cup | [179] | |
| 2021 | Dean Berta Viñales | Circuito de Jerez | Supersport 300 World Championship | [180] | |
| 2022 | Chrissy Rouse | Donington Park | British Superbike Championship | [181] | |
| 2022 | Victor Steeman | Algarve International Circuit | Supersport 300 World Championship | [182] | |
| 2023 | Joey Den Besten | Imatra Circuit | International Road Racing Championship | [183] |
There have been over 120 recorded deaths in British motorcycle racing series since 1930.
| Year | Rider | Series | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Ted Stuart | Ulster Grand Prix | [184] |
| 1928 | J. C. Allen | Ulster Grand Prix | [185] |
| 1936 | Ben Bickell | Ulster Grand Prix | [186] |
| 1939 | Norman Wainwright | North West 200 | [187] |
| 1949 | P. L. Phillips | North West 200 | [188] |
| 1951 | William Bennison | North West 200 | [189] |
| 1955 | Julian Crossley | Ulster Grand Prix | [190] |
| 1956 | Bill Aislabie | North West 200 | [191] |
| Derek Ennett | Ulster Grand Prix | [192] | |
| 1961 | Carl Todd | Killinchy 150 | [193] |
 Ron Miles | Ulster Grand Prix | [194] | |
| 1970 | Andy Manship | North West 200 | [195] |
| 1973 | Graham Fish | North West 200 | [196] |
| 1974 | Norman Connor | Killinchy 150 | [197] |
| 1977 | Geoff Barry | Killinchy 150 | [198] |
| George Oates | Ulster Grand Prix | [199] | |
| John Molyneux | Ulster Grand Prix | [200] | |
| 1978 | Monty Swann | Ulster Grand Prix | [201] |
| John Williams | Ulster Grand Prix | [202] | |
| 1979 | Brian Hamilton | North West 200 | [203] |
| Tom Herron | North West 200 | [204] | |
| Frank Kennedy | North West 200 | [205] | |
| 1980 | Mervyn Robinson | North West 200 | [206] |
| 1982 | John Newbold | North West 200 | [207] |
| 1983 | Gerard Frame | Killinchy 150 | [208] |
| 1986 | Pat McLaughlin | North West 200 | [209] |
| Stephen Smyth | Ulster Grand Prix | [210] | |
| 1987 | Steve Bull | North West 200 | [211] |
| Elaine Surgenor | Killinchy 150 | [212] | |
| Klaus Klein | Ulster Grand Prix | [213] | |
| 1992 | Oral Watson | Tandragee 100 | [214] |
| Steve Johnson | Ulster Grand Prix | [215] | |
| 1994 | Geoff Calvin | Dundrod 150 | [216] |
| 1995 | Stanley Cooper | Fore Road Races | [217] |
| 1996 | Daniel Humphreys | Tandragee 100 | |
| 1997 | Steven Galligan | Ulster Grand Prix | [218] |
| 1999 | Donny Robinson | North West 200 | [219] |
| Owen McNally | Ulster Grand Prix | [220] | |
| 2001 | Gerald Allaway | Ulster Grand Prix | [221] |
| 2002 | Gary Jess | Ulster Grand Prix | [222] |
| 2004 | Andy Wallace | Ulster Grand Prix | [223] |
| 2005 | Richard Britton | Ballybunion Road Races | [224] |
| 2006 | Darran Lindsay | [225] | |
| 2007 | John Donnan | Tandragee 100 | [226] |
| 2008 | Robert Dunlop | North West 200 | [227] |
| Martin Finnegan | Tandragee 100 | [228] | |
| 2009 | Mark Young | North West 200 | [229] |
| 2010 | Victor Gilmore | Killalane Road Races | [230] |
| 2012 | Mark Buckley | North West 200 | [231] |
| Lee Vernon | Dundrod 150 | [232] | |
| 2014 | Noel Murphy | Tandragee 100 | [233] |
| Simon Andrews | North West 200 | [234] | |
| 2016 | North West 200 | [235] | |
| 2017 | Dario Cecconi | Tandragee 100 | [236] |
| Jamie Hodson | Ulster Grand Prix | [237] | |
| 2018 | William Dunlop | Skerries 100 | [238] |
| Fabrice Miguet | Ulster Grand Prix | [239] |
| Year | Rider | Series | Circuit | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Randy Glenn | CCS | Daytona | [240] | |
| 1992 | AMA Superbike Championship | Mid-Ohio | [241] | ||
| 1993 | Jimmy Adamo | AMA Superbike Championship | Daytona | [242] | |
| 2000 | Chris Tatro | Championship Cup Series | Daytona | [243] | |
| 2000 | Glenn Schauble | RACE Ontario Superseries | Shannonville Motorsport Park | [244] | |
| 2000 | Frank Wilson, Jr. | Canadian Superbike Championship | Shannonville Motorsport Park | [245] | |
| 2001 | Stuart Stratton | Championship Cup Series | Daytona | [246] | |
| 2003 | Trent Dailey | WERA National Challenge Series | Talladega Gran Prix Raceway | [247] | |
| 2008 | Alex Lyskawa | Championship Cup Series | Summit Point Raceway | [248] | |
| 2010 | Peter Lenz | Indianapolis | [249] | ||
| 2013 | Kenny Anderson | AFM | Buttonwillow Raceway | [250] | |
| 2013 | Christian Auger | Canadian Superbike Championship | Mosport | [251] | |
| 2013 | J. R. MacRae | Canadian Superbike Championship | Mont-Tremblant | [252] | |
| 2015 | Bernat Martinez | MotoAmerica (SBK meet) | [253] | ||
| 2015 | Dani Rivas | MotoAmerica (SBK meet) | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | ||
| 2022 | Scott Briody | MotoAmerica (Superbikes at Minnesota) | Brainerd International Speedway |
| Year | Rider | Series | Circuit | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Jim West | Trans AMA Motocross Championship | Saddleback Park | [254] | |
| 2011 | Josh Lichtle | AMA Motocross Championship | Red Bud | [255] |
| Year | Rider | Country | Circuit | Series | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Giacomo Basso | Italy | Ostiense | Italian Motorcycle Racing Championship | [257] | |
| 1926 | Gino Galli | Italy | Monza | Italian Motorcycle Racing Championship | [258] | |
| 1934 | Karl Hess | Germany | Kölner Stadtwald | Westmark Championship | [259] | |
| 1947 | Paolo Altissimi | Italy | Posillipo | Italian Motorcycle Racing Championship | [260] | |
| 1950 | Oscar Clemencich | Italy | Ospedaletti | Italian Motorcycle Speed Championship | [261] | |
| 1952 | Libero Borsari | Italy | Marghera | Italian Motorcycle Championship | [262] | |
| 1952 | Horst-Wilhelm Herrmann | Germany | Feldberg | German Street Motorcycle Championship | [263] | |
| 1954 | Karl Josef Henke | Germany | Hachenburg | ADAC Junior Championship | [264] | |
| 1955 | Ray Amm | Italy | Autodromo Dino Ferrari | [265] | ||
| 1956 | Fergus Anderson | Belgium | Floreffe | [266] | ||
| 1958 | Keith Campbell | France | Cadours | [267] | ||
| 1959 | Harry Hinton, Jr. | Italy | Autodromo Dino Ferrari | Italian Motorcycle Speed Championship | [268] | |
| 1961 | Dickie Dale | Germany | Nürburgring | [269] | ||
| 1961 | Franco Tirri | Italy | Monza | Italian Motorcycle Speed Championship | [270] | |
| 1964 | Morrie Low | Germany | Freiburg | German Street Motorcycle Championship | [271] | |
| 1965 | Manfred König | Germany | Nürburgring | ADAC | [272] | |
| 1966 | Francisco Falcet | Spain | Cadiz | Andalusia Championship | [273] | |
| 1967 | Dietmar Voelmle | Germany | Freiburg - Schauinsland | German Road Race Championship | [274] | |
| 1969 | Pedro Álvarez | Spain | Castellón de la Plana | Spanish Motorcycle Championship | [275] | |
| 1970 | Ulrich Ritkowski | Germany | Nürburgring | German Junior Motorcycle Championship | [276] | |
| 1970 |  Roland Frenzl | Austria | Austrian Motorcycle Championship | [277] | ||
| 1970 | Jürgen Walentich | Austria | Schwanenstadt-Oberndorf | Austrian Motorcycle Championship | [278] | |
| 1971 | Angelo Bergamonti | Italy | Riccione | Italian Senior Riders Championship | [279] | |
| 1971 | Herbert Mann | Germany | Nürburgring | German Street Motorcycle Championship | [280] | |
| 1972 | Maurizio Cecere | Italy | Vallelunga | Italian Junior Racers Championship 750 cm3 | [281] | |
| 1973 | Franz Hullinger | Swiss | Casale Monferrato | Swiss Motorcycle Championship | [282] | |
| 1973 | Carlo Chionio | Italy | Monza | [283] | ||
| 1973 | Renzo Colombini | Italy | Monza | Italian Junior Racers Championship 500 cm3 | [284] | |
| 1973 | Renato Galtrucco | Italy | Monza | Italian Junior Racers Championship 500 cm3 | [285] | |
| 1973 | Gaetano Bonali | Italy | Vallelunga | Italian Junior Riders Championship 750 cm3 | [286] | |
| 1975 | Pierre Lecru | France | Guichen | French Motorcycle National Championship | [287] | |
| 1976 | Martin van Tol | Netherlands | Oldebroek | Dutch Motorcycle Championship | [288] | |
| 1976 | Portugal | Vila do Conde | Portuguese Motorcycle Championship | [289] | ||
| 1976 | Philippe Collas | France | Linas-Montlhéry | Challenge Honda France | [290] | |
| 1977 | Laurent Bailo | France | Circuit de Lédenon | Promosport | [291] | |
| 1977 | Alain Chantelat | France | Paul Ricard | Promosport | [292] | |
| 1980 | Jean-Marie Adam | France | Paul Ricard | Challenge Raymond Acat | [293] | |
| 1980 | Olivier Chevallier | France | Paul Ricard | [294] | ||
| 1981 | Jorma Nevala | Germany | Nürburgring | German Motorcycle Championship | [295] | |
| 1981 |  Gastón Biscia | Spain | Jarama | Spanish Motorcycle Championship | [296] | |
| 1983 | Alain Cornier | France | Croix-en-Ternois | Yamaha Cup | [297] | |
| 1984 | Jack Middelburg | Netherlands | Tolbert | Netherlands National RR Championship | [298] | |
| 1984 | Hubert Génard | France | Bugatti | Open French Championship | [299] | |
| 1985 | Ruud van Leijden | Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen | Dutch Motorcycle Championship | [300] | |
| 1985 | Umberto Brighi | Italy | Vallelunga | Trofeo Gran Prix | [301] | |
| 1985 | Lorenzo Ghiselli | Italy | Autodromo Dino Ferrari | Italian Motorcycle Championship | [302] | |
| 1985 | Vladimír Novák | Czechoslovakia | Piešťany airfield circuit | [303] | ||
| 1985 |  János Drapál | Czechoslovakia | Piešťany airfield circuit | [304] | ||
| 1985 | Thomas Damgaard | Denmark | Anderstorp | Danish Road Racing Championship | [305] | |
| 1985 | Philippe Crespy | France | Circuit de Lédenon | Promosport | [306] | |
| 1986 | Jean-Luc Denevy | France | Magny-Cours | French Production Championship | [307] | |
| 1986 | Hans Michael Kolb | Germany | Nürburgring | German Motorcycle Championship | [308] | |
| 1986 |  Zdzisław Lewandowski | Poland | Poznań | Polish Motorcycle Championship | [309] | |
| 1987 | Christian Roubaud | France | Circuit d'Albi | Promosport | [310] | |
| 1987 | Paul Baudry | France | Circuit d'Albi | Promosport | [311] | |
| 1987 | Mauro Ceccoli | Italy | Monza | Yamaha Supertrophy | [312] | |
| 1988 | Arnaud Fournet | France | Pau-Arnos | Promosport Cup - 350 cm3 | [313] | |
| 1988 | Patrick Durix | France | Paul Ricard | French 500 Open Championship | [314] | |
| 1989 | Heinz Hutter | Austria | Salzburgring | Austrian Motorcycle Championship | [315] | |
| 1990 | Javier Moreno | Spain | Jerez | Andalusian Motorcycle Championship | [316] | |
| 1991 | Wilmer Marsigli | Italy | Monza | Italian Motorcycle Racing Championship | [317] | |
| 1991 | Charly Coudour | France | Pau-Arnos | French Sidecar Championship | [318] | |
| 1993 | Hans-Peter Klampfer | Austria | Zeltweg | Austrian Motorcycle Championship | [319] | |
| 1996 | Marco Burnelli | Italy | Monza | Campionati Assoluti d'Italia | [320] | |
| 1997 | Icham Abbassi | France | Bordeaux-Mérignac | Promosport | [321] | |
| 1998 | Luca Niero | Italy | Mugello Circuit | [322] | ||
| 1999 | Claudio Carotti | Italy | Misano | Italian Motorcycle Speed Championship | [323] | |
| 2002 | Rob Branderhorst | Belgium | Chimay | International Historic Racing Organisation | [324] | |
| 2003 | Ronny Vanhee | Belgium | Oostende | Belgian Yamaha R6 Cup | [325] | |
| 2003 | Roberto Tani | Italy | Mugello Circuit | [326] | ||
| 2003 | Miguel Ángel Ferré | Spain | Calafat | Catalan Motorcycle Championship | [327] | |
| 2004 | Jean-François Le Glatin | France | Bugatti | Open French Championship | [328] | |
| 2004 | Gernot Backmann | Germany | Oschersleben | Internationalen Deutschen Motorradmeisterschaft | [329] | |
| 2004 | Jürgen Oelschläger | Germany | Oschersleben | Internationalen Deutschen Motorradmeisterschaft | [330] | |
| 2004 | José Manuel Suárez | Spain | Tarajalillo | Canary Road Championship | [331] | |
| 2005 | Jean-Luc Chalumeau | France | Circuit de Lédenon | Promosport | [332] | |
| 2005 | Stéphane Loicq | France | Circuit de Lédenon | Promosport | [333] | |
| 2005 | Loïc Burdin | France | Val de Vienne | French Honda Cup | [334] | |
| 2005 | Florian Ebert | Germany | Pannónia-Ring | Internationalen Deutschen Motorradmeisterschaft | ||
| 2005 | Nikolay Repnikov | Russia | St. Petersburg | Russian Motorcycle Championship | [335] | |
| 2006 | Rubén Torres Fernández | Spain | Catalunya | Spanish Motorcycle Racing Championship | [336] | |
| 2008 |  Aleksandrs Bekers | Latvia | Bikernieki | Latvian National Motorcycle Championship | [337] | |
| 2008 | Steve Norbury | Germany | Hockenheimring | Internationalen Deutschen Motorradmeisterschaft | [338] | |
| 2009 | Dani Lo Bue | Germany | Oschersleben | Internationalen Deutschen Motorradmeisterschaft | [339] | |
| 2010 | Giovanni Bicchierini | Italy | Vallelunga | FMI Cup | [340] | |
| 2011 | Vítězslav Křepelka | Czech Republic | Hořice v Podkrkonoší | Czech Republic Supermono Championship | [341] | |
| 2011 | Robin Bořke | Czech Republic | Hořice v Podkrkonoší | Czech Road Racing Cup | [342] | |
| 2011 |  Thomas Harding | Denmark | Padborg Park | Danish Superbike Championship | [343] | |
| 2012 | Sam Matthews | France | Magny-Cours | European Bikes | [344] | |
| 2012 | Antoine Collignon | France | Val de Vienne | Weekend Racing Cup | [345] | |
| 2014 | Emanuele Cassani | Italy | Misano | Bridgestone Champions Challenge | [346] | |
| 2014 | Josef Strassnayr | Austria | Red Bull Ring | Ducati Speed Days | [347] | |
| 2014 | Peter Benderle | Czech Republic | Ostrava | Czech Road Racing Cup | [348] | |
| 2014 | Julien Paquet | Belgium | Chimay | Belgian Supersport Open Championship | [349] | |
| 2014 | Helmut Peer | Czech Republic | Brno | Czech Motorcycle Road Racing | [350] | |
| 2014 | Reinhold Gutzelnig | Czech Republic | Brno | Czech Motorcycle Road Racing | [351] | |
| 2015 | Vítězslav Bican | Czech Republic | Hořice v Podkrkonoší | Czech Motorcycle Road Racing | [352] | |
| 2015 | Jonas Hähle | Germany | Oschersleben | ADAC Junior Cup | [353] | |
| 2016 | Wouter Hollegien | Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen | Dutch Open Wegrace Cup | [354] | |
| 2016 | Olin Hanák | Czech Republic | Ostrava | Czech Road Racing Cup | [355] | |
| 2017 | Adrien Protat | France | Bugatti | Supersport Pirelli Championship | [356] | |
| 2019 | Dennis Lippert | Germany | Oschersleben | Internationalen Deutschen Motorradmeisterschaft | [357] | |
| 2019 | Marcos Garrido | Spain | Jerez | Andalusian Motorcycle Championship | [358] | |
| 2019 |  Filipa Gomes | Portugal | Estoril | Copa Dunlop Motoval | [359] | |
| 2021 | Adrien Boulay | France | Magny-Cours | Promosport | [360] | |
| 2022 | Leon Langstädtler | Germany | Hockenheimring | Internationalen Deutschen Motorradmeisterschaft | [361] |
| Year | Rider | Country | Circuit | Series | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Tom Walther | Japan | Fuji | All Japan Road Race Championship TT | [362] |
| 2002 | Yoshitetsu Ike | Japan | Tsukuba | Kantō Challenge Cup | [363] |
| 2005 | Shiro Okagawa | Japan | Motegi | All Japan Road Race Championship ST 600 | [364] |
| 2007 | Masao Okuno | Japan | SUGO | All Japan Road Race Championship ST 600 | [365] |
| 2010 | Pascal Grosjean | Dubai Autodrome | [366] | ||
| 2011 | Maico Buncio | Philippines | Philippine Underbone King Championship | [367] | |
| 2012 | Naoki Kato | Japan | Motegi | All Japan Road Race Championship ST 600 | [368] |
| 2013 |  Muhammad Izzat | Malaysia | Sepang | Malaysian Super Series | [369] |
| 2014 |  Milton Poh | Malaysia | Sepang | Malaysian Super Series | [370] |
| 2014 | Malaysia | Sepang | Malaysian Super Series | [371] | |
| 2016 |  Taoufik Gattouchi | Qatar | Losail | Losail 600 Cup Series | [372] [373] |
| 2018 | Federico Fratelli | United Arab Emirates | Dubai Autodrome | United Arab Emirates Sportsbike Championship | [374] |
| 2019 |  Afridza Munandar | Malaysia | Sepang | Asia Talent Cup | [375] |
| 2019 | Amber Garcia | Thailand | Chang | Asia Road Racing Championship | [376] |
| 2022 | Kevin Safaruddin Madria | Indonesia | Sentul | Idemitsu bLU cRU Yamaha Sunday Race | [377] |
| 2023 | Haruki Noguchi | Indonesia | Mandalika | Asia Road Racing Championship | [378] |
| 2023 | Shreyas Hareesh | India | Chennai | MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship | [379] |
| 2023 | Otojiro Tanimoto | Japan | Motegi | All Japan Road Race Championship JSB1000 | [380] |
| Year | Rider | Country | Circuit | Series | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Venezuela | Caracas | Venezuelan Motorcycle Championship | [381] | |
| 1974 | Hélio Gumerato | Brazil | Goiânias | Brazilian Motorcycle Championship | [382] |
| 1983 | Arsenio Negrin | Venezuela | Turagua | Venezuelan Motorcycle Championship | [383] |
| 1984 | José de Oliveira Peixoto | Brazil | Interlagos | São Paulo State Motorcycle Racing Championship | [384] |
| 1986 | Ricardo de Jesus | Brazil | Tarumã | Yamaha RD 350 Cup | [385] |
| 1989 | José da Penha Moreira | Brazil | Interlagos | São Paulo State Motorcycle Racing Championship | [386] |
| 1992 |  Horacio Aita | Argentina | Santa Rosa | Argentinean Superbike Championship | [387] |
| 1998 | Gonzalo Gándola | Argentina | Villa Concepción del Tío | Argentinean Motorcycle Championship | [388] |
| 2006 |  Christian Sánchez | Ecuador | Yahuarcocha | Ecuadorian National Motorcycle Championship | [389] |
| 2010 | Bruno Freire Santiago | Brazil | Goiânias | Goiás State Motorcycle and Supermoto Championship | [390] |
| 2011 |  Luis Eduardo Peña | Colombia | Tocancipá | Colombian Pro Motorcycle Championship - Touring class | [391] |
| 2012 | Willian Onzi | Brazil | Rio Grande do Sul Motorcycle Racing Championship | [392] | |
| 2013 | Cristiano Ferreira | Brazil | Interlagos | Moto 1000 GP, GP Light Class | [393] |
| 2013 | Luis Ramiro Pásquel | Ecuador | Yahuarcocha | Ecuadorian National Motorcycle Championship | [394] |
| 2013 | Gerónimo Sánchez | Argentina | Autódromo Jorge Ángel Pena | Cuyan Superbike Zonal Championship | [395] |
| 2014 | Emerson Hidalgo | Brazil | Santa Cruz do Sul | Moto 1000 GP, GP Light Class | [396] |
| 2014 | Dani Lenzi | Brazil | Curitiba | Moto 1000 GP, GP Light Class | [397] |
| 2015 | Nico Kusmanich | Argentina | Autódromo Parque Ciudad | Southern Argentina Motorcycle Speed Contest | [398] |
| 2015 | Claudio Valmaggio | Argentina | Autódromo Parque Ciudad | Southern Argentina Motorcycle Speed Contest | [399] |
| 2015 | Joãozinho Sobreira | Brazil | Goiânias | Brazilian Motorcycle Championship | [400] |
| 2017 | Sérgio dos Santos | Brazil | Interlagos | SuperBike Brasil | [401] |
| 2017 | Federico Palacio | Argentina | Autódromo Juan Oria | Argentinean Superbike Central Championship | [402] |
| 2018 | Gabriel Gerbasi | Argentina | Autódromo Hermanos Emiliozzi | Argentinean Superbike Championship - Yamaha R3 Cup | [403] |
| 2018 | Silvano Bentaverri | Argentina | Autódromo Ciudad de Dolores | [404] | |
| 2018 | Rogério Munuera | Brazil | Interlagos | SuperBike Brasil | [405] |
| 2019 | Maurício Paludete | Brazil | Interlagos | SuperBike Brasil | [406] |
| 2019 | Danilo Berto | Brazil | Interlagos | SuperBike Brasil | [407] |
| 2020 | Indiana Muñoz | Brazil | Goianias | Goias Superbike | [408] |
| 2020 | Matheus Barbosa | Brazil | Interlagos | SuperBike Brasil | [409] |
See main article: Rider deaths in motorcycle speedway.
Since the beginning in 1950, 96 riders have lost their lives since the first death at Funabashi on 5 May 1951,[410] with the most recent being at December 2021, nine of those since 1993, when the began to replace the numerous competing engines including the, Triumph,, and the HKS produced ; 23 of those since 1967, when it became compulsory for tracks to take place on paved asphalt.[411] [412]
| Year | Rider | Grade | Meeting | Circuit | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Junji Fujikawa | |||||
| 1999 | ||||||
| 2002 | Teruyoshi Irie | |||||
| 2006 | [413] | |||||
| 2007 | [414] | |||||
| 2009 | ||||||
| 2012 | Training session | [415] [416] | ||||
| 2021 | [417] | |||||
| 2021 |
| Year | Rider | Series | Circuit | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Eddie Hasha | Board Track Race | New Jersey Motordome | [418] |
| 1912 | Harry Davis | Wandamere Motordrome | [419] | |
| Year | Rider | Series | Circuit | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Ray Weishaar | American Motorcyclist Association Event | Legion Ascot Speedway | [420] |
| 1927 | Eddie Brinck | American Motorcyclist Association National | Eastern States Expo Speedway | [421] |
| 1971 | Rusty Bradley | AMA Grand National Championship | Daytona | [422] |
| 1977 | Jay Ridgeway | AMA Grand National Championship | DuQuoin State Fairgrounds | [423] [424] |
| 1978 | Russ Kerr | AMA Pro event | Asdhland County Fairgrounds | [425] |
| 1978 | Donnie Tortorelli | AMA Pro event | Tulare Cycle Park | [426] |
| 1978 | Larry Ross | AMA Pro event | Clark County Fairgrounds | [427] |
| 1978 | Mike Escue | AMA Grand National Championship | DuQuoin State Fairgrounds | [428] [429] |
| 1978 | Stevie Foster | AMA Pro event | Santa Fe Speedway | [430] |
| 1990^ | David Jones | AMA Grand National Championship | Louisville Downs | [431] |
| 1980 | Steve Dallefeld | AMA Grand National Championship | Delaware State Fairgrounds | [432] |
| 1980 | Mike Schmidt | AMA Pro event | Logan County Fairgrounds | [433] |
| 1980 | Steve Polson | AMA Pro event | Ascot Park | [434] |
| 1981 | Geoff Lowe | AMA Pro event | Rice County Fairgrounds | [435] |
| 1982 | Willie Crabbe | AMA Grand National Championship | Santa Clara County Fairgrounds | [436] |
| 1982 | Ted Guarasci | AMA Pro event | Allen County Fairgrounds | [437] |
| 1983 | Mark Jones | AMA Grand National Championship | Brainerd International Raceway | [438] |
| 1983 | Hugh Humble | AMA Grand National Championship | Brainerd International Raceway | [439] |
| 1983 | Alan Reed | AMA Junior National | Peoria Motorcycle Clubgrounds | [440] |
| 1983 | John Demoisey II | AMA Pro event | Amrou Grotto | [441] |
| 1984 | Rick Levitte | AMA Pro event | Caro Fairgrounds | [442] |
| 1985 | Randy Turbett | AMA Junior National | Illinois State Fairgrounds | [443] |
| 1988 | Darell Davis | AMA Junior National | Erie County Fairgrounds | [444] |
| 1987 | Gary Wielt | AMA Regional Championship | Shaheen Speedway | [445] |
| 1988 | Ted Boody | AMA Regional Championship | Ascot Park | [446] |
| 1988 | Joel Green | AMA 600 National | Illinois State Fairgrounds | [447] |
| 19901 | Steve Eklund | AMA Grand National Championship | New Mexico State Fairgrounds | [448] |
| 1991 | Joey Phelps | AMA Regional Championship | Illinois State Fairgrounds | [449] |
| 1992 | Rodney Mashue | AMA Regional Championship | Darke County Fairgrounds | [450] |
| 1995 | Rodney Farris | AMA Grand National Championship | DuQuoin State Fairgrounds | [451] |
| 1997 | Andy Tresser | AMA Grand National Championship | Black Hills Speedway | [452] |
| 1999 | Davey Camlin | AMA Grand National Championship | DuQuoin State Fairgrounds | [453] |
| 1999 | Toby Jorgensen | AMA Grand National Championship | Lone Star Park | [454] |
| 2000 | Dusty Faulds | AMA Hot Shoe event | Iowa State Fairgrounds | [455] |
| 2001 | Danny Hart | West Coast Flat Track event | Bakersfield, CA | [456] |
| 2001 | Rob Damron | West Coast Flat Track event | Perris Auto Speedway | [457] |
| 2001 | Will Davis | AMA Grand National Championship | State Fair Speedway (Sedalia MO) | [458] |
| 2002 | Jim Sumner | AMA Grand National Championship | Illinois State Fairgrounds | [459] [460] |
| 2004 | Aaron Creamer | AMA Hot Shoe event | Sturgis Fairgrounds | [461] |
| 2005 | Teddy Taylor | West Coast Vintage Flat Track event | Tulare Cycle Park | [462] |
| 2010 | Jesse Phibbs | AMA Grand National Championship | Indiana State Fairgrounds | [463] |
| 20142 | Jethro Halbert | AMA Grand National Championship | Calistoga Speedway | [464] |
| 2016 | Charlotte Kainz | AMA Grand National Championship | Sonoma County Fairgrounds | [465] |
| 2016 | Kyle McGrane | AMA Grand National Championship | Sonoma County Fairgrounds | [466] |
| 2017 | Jamison Minor | AMA Grand National Championship | Charlotte Motor Speedway | [467] |
| 2018 | Alec Muth | AMA Grand National Championship | Black Hills Speedway | [468] |
| 2022 | Ryan Varnes | AMA Grand National Championship | Weedsport Speedway | [469] |
‡ Ahola's accident happened in 2011. He died in 2012, as a result of injuries sustained.
See main article: List of Dakar Rally fatal accidents.