List of Brands Hatch Circuit fatal accidents

Fatal accidents to competitors at the Brands Hatch Circuit during national and international motor-sport events.

List of fatal accidents involving competitors
No Competitor Date Place Series Race Type
1   George Henry Taylor Oct 1949
2   Harry Parker 20 Oct 1951 Mechanic's Race Cooper F3
3   Max Klein 10 Oct 1955 Austin Healey
4   Ian Dudley 23 May 1956 Cooper
5   David S.Dunnage 7 April 1958 Paddock Hill Bend Formula 3 Cooper – Norton
6   Stanley Marks 22 April 1958 Clearways Bend Sporting Record Trophy Cooper
7   Peter Michell 5 Oct 1958 Formula 3 Cooper – Norton
8   Norman Glanville Parker 2 July 1960 Austin Healey Sprite
9   Shane L. Summers 1 June 1961 Paddock Hill Bend Formula 1 Non-Championship Silver City Trophy Cooper T53-Climax S4
10   Roy Mayhew 13 May 1962 National Road Racing Championship Matchless
11   Harold Scholes 19 Aug 1962
12   Nicholas Russell Fletcher 17 Nov 1962
13   David Downer 12 May 1963 Dingle Dell Dunstall Norton ‘’Dominator’’ 650cc
14   Chris J.Airey 19 May 1963 Bottom Bend Molyslip Saloon Car Championship Austin A40
15   Thomas Sheaff 22 Sep 1963
16   Doug Brailey 11 Dec 1963 Clearways Terrier Mk6
17   Florian Camathias 10 Oct 1965[1] Clearways BMW
18   George Crossman 27 Dec 1965 Paddock Hill Bend Formula 3 Lombard Trophy Cooper T76 – Ford
19   Tony Flory 7 May 1966 Paddock Hill Bend 500 Miles of Brands Hatch Shelby Cobra 289
20   Stuart Duncan 3 July 1966 Paddock Hill Bend Morris Minor
21   Robert Smith 24 July 1966 Paddock Hill Bend
22   John Bending 18 Aug 1968 Pilgrims Rise Amasco Prod Sports Championship Amasco Prod Sports MG Midget
23   David Lawerence 24 Oct 1968 Clearways
24   Jim Merricks 1 Nov 1970 Paddock Hill Bend Clubman Race Series Mini 1000
25   Jo Siffert 24 Oct 1971 Pilgrims’s Drop Formula 1 Non-Championship Victory Race BRM P160
26   Graham Penny 5 Aug 1972 Paddock Hill Bend Hutchinson 100
27   Gary Walker 19 Sep 1973 Brabham Straight British 250cc Supercup Championship
28   Mike Gassler March 1975
29   Lance Capon 20 Sep 1975 Silver Trophy Road Race Capon-Vincent 1000
30   Thomas Standing 12 June 1976 Bottom Bend Norton
31   Michael Giddings 26 Dec 1976 Graham Hill Bend Formula Ford Dulon LD4C – Ford
32   Brian McGuire 29 Aug 1977 Stirlings Shellsport International Championship Shellsport G8 Championship McGuire BM1 – Ford
33   Piers Forester 30 Oct 1977 Clearways Brands Racing Committee – Formula 750 Yamaha TZ 750A
34   Martin Raymond 16 March 1980 Dingle Dell World Championship of Makes Brands Hatch 6 Hours Chevron B36 – Ford Cosworth BDX
35   Stephen Langton 6 Oct 1985 Paddock Hill Bend FIA Formula 1 European Grand Prix Historics Support Race Connaught B – Alta
36   Mark Edward Salle 20 Oct 1985 Paddock Hill Bend
37   Paul Blanks 17 Sep 1988 Paddock Hill Bend Championship of Brands Hatch Yamaha
38   Gerard Slotboom 22 Oct 1988 Paddock Hill Bend Yamaha TZR250 World Finals Yamaha TZR 250cc
39   Dave Burford 15 Oct 1989 Clearways Yamaha 600cc
40   Gordon Ellinor 1 Aug 1993
41   Kenton Owen 1 Aug 1993
42   Graeme Ritchie 8 Aug 1997 Hawthorn's Bend FIM World Superbike Championship Grand Prix of Europe Ducati 888
43   Gavin Turner 8 June 2002 Powerbike Southern Championship Kawasaki ZX9R
44   Danny Whalin 8 March 2003 Paddock Hill Bend British Motorcycle Racing Club BMCRC Yamaha Past Masters Yamaha TZR 250cc
45   Darren Mitchell 20 June 2004 Hawthorns Hill MCRCB National Superstock Championship MCRCB Superstock Championship Race Suzuki GSX-R1000
46   Peter Dearden 10 April 2005 Paddock Hill Bend British Superkart Championship Clubmans Challenge
47   Craig Jones 3 Aug 2008 Clark Curve FIM World Supersport Championship Honda CBR600RR
48   Ben Lightowler 28 Sep 2008 Paddock Hill Bend British Motorcycle Racing Club Stocksport 600
49   Henry Surtees 19 July 2009 Westfield Bend FIA Formula 2 Championship 2009 Brands Hatch Formula Two round Williams JPH1 – Audi
50   Karl-Heinz Kalbfell 17 August 2013 Druids British Motorcycle Racing Club Lansdowne Classic Series Matchless
51   Frances Fletcher 7 October 2017 Clearways Classic Racing Motorcycle Club
52   Kyle O'Donovan 8 July 2018 Paddock Hill British Motorcycle Racing Club MRO Powerbikes BMW S1000RR
53   Dan Thomas 13 July 2019 Pilgrim's Drop British Motorcycle Racing Club Rookie Minitwin Suzuki SV650

List of fatal accidents involving race officials
No Official Date Place Series Race Role
1 John Thorpe 5 March 1977 Stirlings Shellsport International Championship Shellsport G8 Championship Fire Marshall

List of fatal accidents during unofficial testing
No Competitor Date Place Entrant Event Type
1 Ronald Vincent 23 May 1959 Paddock Hill Bend Private Test Berkeley SE328

Sources
  1. I Giorni del Coraggio – Storia dei Motomondiali 1949–1969 by Ezio Pirazzini, Edizioni Calderini, Bologna 1975, page 289 and 412
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