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List of Brands Hatch Circuit fatal accidents

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Summary

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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	UK George Henry Taylor	Oct 1949
2	UK Harry Parker	20 Oct 1951			Mechanic's Race	Cooper F3
3	UK Max Klein	10 Oct 1955				Austin Healey
4	UK Ian Dudley	23 May 1956				Cooper
5	UK David S.Dunnage	7 April 1958	Paddock Hill Bend	Formula 3		Cooper – Norton
6	UK Stanley Marks	22 April 1958	Clearways Bend		Sporting Record Trophy	Cooper
7	UK Peter Michell	5 Oct 1958		Formula 3		Cooper – Norton
8	UK Norman Glanville Parker	2 July 1960				Austin Healey Sprite
9	UK Shane L. Summers	1 June 1961	Paddock Hill Bend	Formula 1 Non-Championship	Silver City Trophy	Cooper T53-Climax S4
10	UK Roy Mayhew	13 May 1962		National Road Racing Championship		Matchless
11	UK Harold Scholes	19 Aug 1962
12	UK Nicholas Russell Fletcher	17 Nov 1962
13	UK David Downer	12 May 1963	Dingle Dell			Dunstall Norton ‘’Dominator’’ 650cc
14	UK Chris J.Airey	19 May 1963	Bottom Bend	Molyslip Saloon Car Championship		Austin A40
15	UK Thomas Sheaff	22 Sep 1963
16	UK Doug Brailey	11 Dec 1963	Clearways			Terrier Mk6
17	Switzerland Florian Camathias	10 Oct 1965	Clearways			BMW
18	UK George Crossman	27 Dec 1965	Paddock Hill Bend	Formula 3	Lombard Trophy	Cooper T76 – Ford
19	UK Tony Flory	7 May 1966	Paddock Hill Bend		500 Miles of Brands Hatch	Shelby Cobra 289
20	UK Stuart Duncan	3 July 1966	Paddock Hill Bend			Morris Minor
21	UK Robert Smith	24 July 1966	Paddock Hill Bend
22	UK John Bending	18 Aug 1968	Pilgrims Rise	Amasco Prod Sports Championship	Amasco Prod Sports	MG Midget
23	UK David Lawerence	24 Oct 1968	Clearways
24	UK Jim Merricks	1 Nov 1970	Paddock Hill Bend	Clubman Race Series		Mini 1000
25	Switzerland Jo Siffert	24 Oct 1971	Pilgrims’s Drop	Formula 1 Non-Championship	Victory Race	BRM P160
26	UK Graham Penny	5 Aug 1972	Paddock Hill Bend		Hutchinson 100
27	UK Gary Walker	19 Sep 1973	Brabham Straight	British 250cc Supercup Championship
28	UK Mike Gassler	March 1975
29	UK Lance Capon	20 Sep 1975			Silver Trophy Road Race	Capon-Vincent 1000
30	UK Thomas Standing	12 June 1976	Bottom Bend			Norton
31	UK Michael Giddings	26 Dec 1976	Graham Hill Bend	Formula Ford		Dulon LD4C – Ford
32	Australia Brian McGuire	29 Aug 1977	Stirlings	Shellsport International Championship	Shellsport G8 Championship	McGuire BM1 – Ford
33	UK Piers Forester	30 Oct 1977	Clearways	Brands Racing Committee – Formula 750		Yamaha TZ 750A
34	UK Martin Raymond	16 March 1980	Dingle Dell	World Championship of Makes	Brands Hatch 6 Hours	Chevron B36 – Ford Cosworth BDX
35	UK Stephen Langton	6 Oct 1985	Paddock Hill Bend	FIA Formula 1 European Grand Prix	Historics Support Race	Connaught B – Alta
36	UK Mark Edward Salle	20 Oct 1985	Paddock Hill Bend
37	UK Paul Blanks	17 Sep 1988	Paddock Hill Bend		Championship of Brands Hatch	Yamaha
38	Netherlands Gerard Slotboom	22 Oct 1988	Paddock Hill Bend		Yamaha TZR250 World Finals	Yamaha TZR 250cc
39	UK Dave Burford	15 Oct 1989	Clearways			Yamaha 600cc
40	UK Gordon Ellinor	1 Aug 1993
41	UK Kenton Owen	1 Aug 1993
42	UK Graeme Ritchie	8 Aug 1997	Hawthorn's Bend	FIM World Superbike Championship	Grand Prix of Europe	Ducati 888
43	UK Gavin Turner	8 June 2002		Powerbike Southern Championship		Kawasaki ZX9R
44	UK Danny Whalin	8 March 2003	Paddock Hill Bend	British Motorcycle Racing Club	BMCRC Yamaha Past Masters	Yamaha TZR 250cc
45	UK Darren Mitchell	20 June 2004	Hawthorns Hill	MCRCB National Superstock Championship	MCRCB Superstock Championship Race	Suzuki GSX-R1000
46	UK Peter Dearden	10 April 2005	Paddock Hill Bend	British Superkart Championship	Clubmans Challenge
47	UK Craig Jones	3 Aug 2008	Clark Curve	FIM World Supersport Championship		Honda CBR600RR
48	UK Ben Lightowler	28 Sep 2008	Paddock Hill Bend	British Motorcycle Racing Club	Stocksport 600
49	UK Henry Surtees	19 July 2009	Westfield Bend	FIA Formula 2 Championship	2009 Brands Hatch Formula Two round	Williams JPH1 – Audi
50	GER Karl-Heinz Kalbfell	17 August 2013	Druids	British Motorcycle Racing Club	Lansdowne Classic Series	Matchless
51	UK Frances Fletcher	7 October 2017	Clearways	Classic Racing Motorcycle Club
52	UK Kyle O'Donovan	8 July 2018	Paddock Hill	British Motorcycle Racing Club	MRO Powerbikes	BMW S1000RR
53	UK 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	UK John Thorpe	5 March 1977	Stirlings	Shellsport International Championship	Shellsport G8 Championship	Fire Marshal
2	UK Robert Foote	31 July 2021	Paddock Hill	British Automobile Racing Club		Race Marshal

List of fatal accidents during unofficial testing

No	Competitor	Date	Place	Entrant	Event	Type
1	UK Ronald Vincent	23 May 1959	Paddock Hill Bend		Private Test	Berkeley SE328

Sources

References

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

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