Fatal accidents on the Nürburgring motorsport race track in Nürburg, Germany during national and international motor-sport events on the {{convert|28.265|km|mi}} Gesamtstrecke ("Whole Course"), the {{convert|22.810|km|mi|abbr=on}} Nordschleife ("Northern Loop"), the {{convert|7.747|km|mi|abbr=on}} Südschleife ("Southern Loop") and the {{convert|2.281|km|mi|abbr=on}} warm-up loop Zielschleife ("Finish Loop") or Betonschleife. From 1984, the new GP-Strecke or Eifelring which was built on the site of the Nürburgring pits complex and part of the Südschleife.
No | Competitor | Date | Course | Section | Race | Event | Machine |
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1 | Czech Republic|Civil ensign}} Čeněk Junek | 15 July 1928[1] | Nordschleife | Breidscheid/ex-Mühle | 1928 Großer Preis der Sportwagen | Bugatti Type 35B |
2 | Germany}} Ernst von Halle | 16 July 1928 | Nordschleife | Kesselchen | 1928 Großer Preis der Sportwagen | Amilcar |
3 | Germany}} Wilhelm Heine (driver) | 28 Sep 1929 | Nordschleife | Steilstrecke | 1929 ADAC-Langstreckenfahrt | 1929 8 Hour Touring Car Race | BMW |
4 | Germany}} Heinrich-Joachim von Morgen | 27 May 1932 | Nordschleife | Hatzenbach | 1932 Eifelrennen | Practice | Bugatti T51 |
5 | Germany}} Paul Gründel | 3 July 1932 | Zielschleife | Südkehre | 1932 Westdeutsche Kraftradmeisterschaft | Practice | 350cc Impéria |
6 | Austria}} Emil Frankl | 3 June 1934 | Nordschleife | 1934 Internationales Eifelrennen | Bugatti |
7 | Germany}} Toni Babl | 15 June 1936 | Nordschleife | 1936 Internationales Eifelrennen | Practice | 600cc Douglas Sidecar |
8 | Germany}} Ernst von Delius | 26 June 1937 | Nordschleife | Antoniusbuche/Döttinger Höhe | 1937 AIACR European Championship | 1937 German Grand Prix | Auto-Union Type C |
9 | Germany}} Alfred Morali | 7 Aug 1949 | Nordschleife | Aremberg | 1949 Großer Preis vom Nürburgring | Practice | Norton 500cc |
10 | Germany}} Theodor Weißenberger | 11 June 1950[2] | Nordschleife | Metzgesfeld | 1950 Eifelrennen | BMW Veritas |
11 | Germany}} Günther Schlüter | 20 Aug 1950 | Nordschleife | Pflanzgarten | 1950 German F3 Championship | 1950 German Grand Prix | Scampolo 501 - DKW F3 |
12 | Germany}} Josef Hackenberg | 25 May 1952 | Nordschleife | 1952 German Sportscar Championship | 1952 Eifelrennen | BMW Veritas RS |
13 | Germany}} Paul Kresser | 28 June 1953 | Südschleife/Zielschleife | German Sidecar Championship | 1953 Rund um das Bayerkreuz | BMW 500cc Sidecar |
14 | Argentina}} Onofre Marimón | 31 July 1954[3] | Nordschleife | Adenau Bridge | 1954 German Grand Prix | Practice | Maserati 250F |
15 | Argentina}} Ricardo Galvagni | 25 June 1955 | Nordschleife | Fuchsröhre | 1955 German motorcycle Grand Prix | Practice | 500cc Norton |
16 | Germany}} Rudi Godin | 3 July 1955 | Nordschleife | Pflanzgarten | 1955 Rheinlandfahrt für Motorräder | 250cc Puch |
17 | Germany}} Viktor Spingler | 28 Aug 1955 | Nordschleife | Brünnchen | 1955 German Sportscar GT Championship | 1955 Internationales Rennen | Porsche 356 |
18 | Germany}} Bernhard Thiel | 19 April 1958 | Nordschleife | Pflanzgarten | 1958 German Rally Championship | 1958 Rallye Hanseat | Borgward Isabella |
19 | Germany}} Erwin Bauer | 3 June 1958 | Nordschleife | 1958 FIA World Sport Car Championship | 1958 ADAC 1000 km Nürburgring | Ferrari 250 TR |
20 | UK}} Peter Collins | 3 Aug 1958[4] | Nordschleife | Pflanzgarten | 1958 FIA Formula 1 World Championship | 1958 German Grand Prix | Ferrari Dino 246 |
21 | Switzerland}} Fausto Meyrat | 9 June 1959 | Nordschleife | Kesselchen | 1959 FIA World Sports Car Championship | 1959 ADAC 1000 Km Rennen | DKW Auto Union RS 1080 |
22 | Germany}} Alfred Wohlgemuth | 30 April 1961[5] | Südschleife/Zielschleife | 1961 Internationales Eifelrennen | BMW 500cc Sidecar |
23 | UK}} Dickie Dale | 30 April 1961 | Südschleife/Zielschleife | Bocksberg | 1961 Internationales Eifelrennen | 500cc Norton |
24 | Germany}} Günter Strasburger | 30 Sep 1962 | Südschleife/Zielschleife | 1962 ADAC Eifel-Pokal Rennen | BMW 500cc Sidecar |
25 | Germany}} Michael Rader | 14 July 1963 | Nordschleife | Schwedenkreuz | 1963 Internationales Rennen | Alfa Romeo |
26 | Germany}} Dieter Schmicking | 28 Sep 1963 | Südschleife/Zielschleife | 1963 Junioren-Pokal | Practice |
27 | Germany}} Axel Klaska | 28 Sep 1963 | Südschleife/Zielschleife | 1963 Junioren-Pokal | Practice |
28 | UK}} Brian Hetreed | 29 May 1964 | Nordschleife | Bergwerk | 1964 ADAC 1000 km Nürburgring | Practice | Aston Martin DP214 |
29 | Germany}} Rudolf Moser | 30 May 1964 | Nordschleife | Antoniusbuche | 1964 ADAC 1000 km Rennen | Practice | Porsche 904 GTS |
30 | Netherlands}} Carel Godin de Beaufort | 1 Aug 1964[6] | Nordschleife | Bergwerk | 1964 FIA Formula 1 World Championship | 1964 German Grand Prix | Porsche 718 |
31 | Germany}} Herbert Mandel | 25 Sep 1964 | Südschleife | Müllenbach | 1964 German Sidecar Championship | 1964 ADAC Eifelpokal-Rennen | BMW Sidecar 500cc |
32 | Luxembourg}} Honoré Wagner | 23 May 1965 | Nordschleife | Kallenhardt | International Championship for Makes | 1964 ADAC 1000 Km Rennen | Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ1 |
33 | Germany}} Manfred König | 24 Sep 1965 | Südschleife | Müllenbach | 1965 ADAC Eifelpokal-Rennen | 1965 Junioren-Pokal | BMW 500cc |
34 | UK}} John Taylor | 7 Aug 1966[7] | Nordschleife | Flugplatz | 1966 FIA Formula 1 World Championship | 1966 German Grand Prix | Brabham BT11 |
35 | Germany}} Ranier Dangel | 16 May 1967 | Nordschleife | Regularity Trial | Opel Kadett |
36 | Belgium}} Georges Berger | 23 Aug 1967 | Nordschleife | Pflanzgarten | 1967 Heures Marathon de la Route | Porsche 911 |
37 | Netherlands}} Albertus Goedemans | 30 Aug 1968 | Nordschleife | Antoniusbuche | ADAC 500 km-Rennen | Practice | Abarth SP 1000 |
38 | Germany}} Gerhard Mitter | 1 Aug 1969[8] | Nordschleife | Flugplatz/Schwedenkreuz | 1969 FIA Formula 2 | Practice | BMW 269 F2 |
39 | Germany}} Hans-Dieter Fröhle | 17 April 1970 | Nordschleife | Schwedenkreuz | ADAC 300 km Rennen | Formula Vee ONS Cup | Volkswagen |
40 | Germany}} Klein | 18 April 1970 | Nordschleife | Schwedenkreuz | ADAC 300 km Rennen | Practice | Porsche GT |
41 | UK}} Robin Fitton | 2 May 1970 | Nordschleife | Wippermann | 1970 World Motor-Cycle Championship | 1970 German motorcycle Grand Prix | 350cc Norton |
42 | Finland}} Hans Laine | 30 May 1970 | Nordschleife | Döttinger Höhe | International Championship for Makes | 1970 ADAC 1000 Km Rennen | Porsche 908 |
43 | Germany}} Herbert Schultze | 12 July 1970 | Nordschleife | Hatzenbach | FIA European Touring Car Championship | 1970 Nürburgring 6 Hour | Alfa Romeo GTA |
44 | Germany}} Ulrich Ritkowski | 6 Sep 1970 | Nordschleife | 1970 Junioren-Pokal | 1970 Eifelpokalrennen | BMW 500cc |
45 | Germany}} Herbert Mann | 16 Oct 1971 | Südschleife | Mayener Rundstreckenrennen | Practice |
46 | Germany}} Erich Bertholdt | 17 Oct 1971 | Südschleife | Müllenbachkurve | Deutsche Strassenmeisterschaft | Mayener Rundstreckenrennen | 500cc Kawasaki |
47 | Germany}} Rüdiger Schwietring | 6 Oct 1973 | Südschleife | Bocksberg | Meisterschaftslauf für Serien-Motorräder | Sprintrunde | Honda 750cc |
48 | Germany}} Walter Czadek | 31 Aug 1975 | Nordschleife | Döttinger Höhe | 1975 FIA Worldchampionship GT Cars | 1975 Internationales Rennen | BMW 2002 TI |
49 | Switzerland}} Alex Wittwer | 2 April 1976 | Nordschleife | Fuchsröhre | 1976 European F3 Championship | Practice | March 743 - Toyota F3 |
50 | Germany}} Heinz Behrentin | 3 July 1976 | Nordschleife | 1976 German Reliability Championship |
51 | Germany}} Ernst Raetz | 9 July 1976 | Nordschleife | Flugplatz | 1976 Großer Preis der Tourenwagen | 1976 Formula Super Vee | Volkswagen |
52 | Italy}} Corrado Antonello | 16 June 1979 | Nordschleife | Sudkurve | 1979 8 Hours of Nürburgring | 1979 Laverda Match Race | Laverda |
53 | Switzerland}} Herbert Müller | 24 May 1981 | Nordschleife | Kesselchen | 1981 FIA World Endurance Championship | 1981 ADAC 1000 km Nürburgring | Porsche 908 turbo |
54 | Finland}} Jorma Nevala | 23 Aug 1981 | Zielschleife | Pits Straight | 1981 Deutsche Motorradmeisterschaft | 1981 Deutsche Tourist Trophy |
55 | Germany}} Hans Michael Kolb | 10 May 1986 | GP-Strecke | Deutsche Motorradmeisterschaft |
56 | Germany}} Wolfgang Offermann | 26 July 1986 | Nordschleife | Schwalbenschwanz | VLN-Langstreckenmeisterschaft | Opel Manta GTE |
57 | Germany}} Karl-Josef Römer | 24 Oct 1986 | Nordschleife | Döttinger Höhe | VLN-Langstreckenmeisterschaft | 1986 VLN – Langstreckenpokal | Porsche Carrera SC |
58 | Germany}} Wolfgang Scholz | 19 Sep 1998 | Nordschleife/GP-Strecke | Breidscheid | VLN-Langstreckenmeisterschaft | 1998 VLN – Langstreckenpokal | Volkswagen Golf GTI |
59 | Germany}} Stefan Eickelmann | 10 Oct 1998 | Nordschleife | Karussell | VLN-Langstreckenmeisterschaft | 1998 DMV-250-Meilen-Rennen | BMW M3 - E36 |
60 | Germany}} Oliver Perschke | 25 July 1999 | GP-Strecke | Castrol - S | 1999 Deutsche Straßenmeisterschaft |
61 | Netherlands}} Marc van de Brandeler | 5 Sep 1999 | Nordschleife | FIA Ferrari Porsche Challenge | 1999 Ferrari Porsche Challenge | Porsche 993 |
62 | Germany}} Carola Biehler | 12 Aug 2000 | Nordschleife/GP-Strecke | Flugplatz/Schwedenkreuz | VLN-Langstreckenmeisterschaft | 2000 6 Hour Ruhr-Pokal Rennen | Ford Escort RS2000 |
63 | Germany}} Christian Peruzzi | 25 May 2001 | Nordschleife/GP-Strecke | Schwedenkreuz/Aremberg | 2001 ADAC 24 Hours Nürburgring | Alfa Romeo 147 |
64 | Germany}} Ulli Richter | 4 Aug 2001 | Nordschleife/GP-Strecke | Döttinger Höhe | 2001 VLN 6 Hour Ruhr-Pokal Rennen | race lap 9 | Porsche 996 GT3 |
65 | Germany}} Karl-Heinz Deusch | 7 July 2002 | GP-Strecke | Ford Curve | 2002 Motor Racing Legends | 2002 Oldtimer Festival | MG J12 |
66 | Germany}} Lutz Barthel | 27 June 2004 | GP-Strecke | Hatzenbachbogen | 2004 Motor Racing Legends | 2004 Oldtimer Festival | BMW 328 |
67 | Switzerland}} Hansruedi Portmann | 27 Sep 2008 | Nordschleife/GP-Strecke | Wehrseifen | 2008 ADAC Classic Trophy | 2008 ADAC Eifelrennen | Ford Mustang |
68 | Germany}} Leo Löwenstein | 24 April 2010 | Nordschleife/GP-Strecke | Bergwerk | VLN-Langstreckenmeisterschaft | 2010 ADAC ACAS H&R Cup | Aston Martin V8 Vantage |
69 | Germany}} Wolf Silvester | 22 June 2013 | Nordschleife/GP-Strecke | Schwalbenschwanz | VLN-Langstreckenmeisterschaft | 44th Adenauer ADAC Simfy Trophy | Opel Astra OPC |
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