Driver and co-driver deaths in rallying events
Deaths in FIA World Rally Championship
Deaths in Dakar Rally
Deaths in SCCA ProRally, Rally America and ARA Rally
| Name | Role | Date of accident | Event | Car | During |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 John Woolf
|
Driver | 2 May 1982 | Chisum Trail Rally | Mazda RX-3
|
Rally |
| Grant Whittaker
|
Co-driver | ||||
 Larry Newland
|
Driver | 5 November 1982[1] | Press-on-Regardless Rally | Jeep | Rally |
| Jonel Broscanc
|
Driver | 6 June 1992 | Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally | Audi Quattro | Rally |
| Rosemary Tindall
|
Co-driver | 22 March 1994 | 1994 Doo Wop III & IV Pro Rally | Mazda RX-3 | Rally |
| Carl Merrill
|
Driver | 2 October 1998 | Prescott Forest Rally XI | Ford Escort Cosworth
|
Rally |
| Sandor "Sean" Kovacs Jr
|
Co-driver | 6 May 2000[2] | Ski Sawmill ClubRally | Toyota Celica All-Trac | Rally |
 Mark Lovell
|
Driver | 12 July 2003 | Oregon Trail Rally | Subaru Impreza WRX
|
Rally |
| Roger Freeman
|
Co-driver | ||||
| Matthew Marker
|
Driver | 30 April 2011[3] | Olympus Rally | Subaru Impreza | Rally |
| Erin Kelly
|
Co-driver | 14 July 2023[4] | New England Forest Rally | Subaru Impreza | Rally |
 Kubo Kordisch
|
Driver | 4 November 2023[5] | Show Me Rally | Ford Fiesta ST
|
Rally |
| Neil Carlinschauer
|
Driver | 2 December 2023[6] | Nemandji Forest Rally | Ford Mustang SVO | Rally |
Deaths in European Rally Championship
| Name | Role | Date of accident | Event | Car | During |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michel Wyder
|
Co-driver | 31 May 1986 | ADAC Rallye Hessen 1986 | Ford RS200 | Rally |
 Marián Határ
|
Driver | 6 November 1986 | Int. Semperit Rallye 1986 | Škoda 130 LR | Rally |
 Sven Behling
|
Co-driver | 4 July 1997 | 16th ADAC-Deutschland Rallye | Subaru Impreza | Rally |
| Olaf Süß
|
Co-driver | 1 May 1998 | Int. Pirelli Pyhrn-Eisenwurzen Rallye 1998 | Fiat Cinquecento Abarth | Rally |
| Rüdiger Süß
|
Driver | 8 May 1998[7] | |||
 Jean-Luc Rinaldi
|
Driver | 29 October 2000 | Rallye d'Antibes - Rallye d'Azur 2000 | Peugeot 106 | Rally |
 Loris Roggia
|
Co-driver | 20 June 2003 | Rally del Salento 2003 | Peugeot 206 S1600
|
Rally |
 Mirko Martinovic
|
Driver | 21 September 2003 | YU Rally | Renault Clio Williams
|
Rally |
 Dimitris Kolopianos
|
Driver | 26 September 2003 | Achaia ELPA Rally 2003 | Toyota Yaris | Rally |
| Luděk Kocman
|
Co-driver | 24 August 2007 | Barum Rally Zlín 2007 | Opel Astra GSi 16V | Rally |
| Guglielmini Flavio
|
Co-driver | 19 July 2009 | Rally Bulgaria 2009 | Peugeot 207 S2000 | Rally |
Deaths in European National Series and National Rallies
| Name | Role | Date of accident | Event | Country | Car | During |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jhr. Loten van Doelen Grothe
|
Co-driver | 19 January 1932 | 11ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo | France | Ford | Rally |
 Hans Christensen
|
Driver | January 1932 | 11ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo | France | Graham-Paige | Displacement stage |
 Francisco Arderiu
|
Co-driver | 17 December 1954 | 2º Rallye del R.A.C.E. | Spain | Jaguar XK120 | Rally |
 Jean Roger Anne
|
Driver | 26 September 1959 | Tour de Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Triumph | Rally |
 Marguerite Accarie
|
Driver | 2 May 1970 | 28ème Rallye Paris - Saint-Raphaël Féminin
|
France | Rally | |
 Arcadio Aranda
|
Driver | 18 July 1982 | II Rallye Costa de la Luz | Spain | Renault 5 Turbo | Rally |
| Dave Adams
|
Co-driver | 28 February 1988 | Longleat Stages Rally | United Kingdom | MG Metro 6R4 | Rally |
 Sándor Ajtai
|
Co-driver | 23 June 1991 | Express Rally - Hungarian National Rally Championship | Hungary | Lancia Delta Integrale
|
Rally |
 Grzegorz Kłosiński
|
Co-driver | 6 July 1991 | Rajd Festiwalowy - Polish Rally Championship | Poland | Suzuki Swift GTi 1300 N-1 | Rally |
 Anders Larsson
|
Driver | September 1992 | Dalslandsrallyt | Sweden | Opel Ascona | Rally |
| Tomás Viera
|
Co-driver | 31 October 1992 | XIV Rallye Isla de Lanzarote | Spain | Rally | |
| Thierry Renaud
|
Co-driver | 1 April 1995 | Rally Grasse-Alpin- French Rallye Championship | French | Renault Clio Maxi | Rally |
| Martin Holtkamp
|
Driver | 22 September 1995 | Rallye Lipperland-Kaledonien | Germany | Ford Escort | Rally |
| Mats Åkesson
|
Co-driver | 5 January 2003 | Bergslagsrallyt | Sweden | Volvo 240 | Rally |
| Susan Cameron
|
Co-driver | 11 October 2003 | Tour of Mull Rally - Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship | United Kingdom | Peugeot 205 | Rally |
 Dmitry Chicherin
|
Driver | 21 May 2006 | Rally Sestroreck - Russian Rally Cup | Russia | Honda Civic | Rally |
 Andriy Aleksandrov
|
Driver | 2 September 2007 | 28th Rally Sliven - European Rally Cup East | Subaru Impreza | Rally | |
| Vaclav Grokhovskiy
|
Driver | 20 June 2013 | Rally Belye Nochi - Russian Rally Cup | Russia | Mitsubishi Lancer | Reconnaissance |
| Sergiy Korobeinkov
|
Driver | 9 September 2017 | Rally Bukovina - Ukrainian Rally Championship | Ukraine | GAZ-24 | Rally |
| Anthony Mora
|
Driver | 8 October 2017 | Rallye de Sarlat - French Rally Cup | France | Peugeot 208 T16 R5 | Rally |
Deaths in African Rally Championship and African Rallies
| Name | Role | Date of accident | Event | Car | During |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Somak Raj
|
Driver | April 1957 | 5th Coronation Safari Rally | Simca Aronde | Rally |
| Charlie Sofi
|
Co-driver | ||||
 Âli Sipahi
|
Driver | 1 June 1980 | Uluslararası Günaydın'ın Türkiye Rallisi - Turkish Rally Championship | Tofaş Murat 131 | Rally |
| Tanveer Alam
|
Driver | May 1996 | Mombasa Rally | Subaru Legacy | Private Test |
 Khalid Bakhressa, Jr.
|
Driver | 16 December 2007 | Zanzibar Rally - Tanzania Rally Championship | Subaru Impreza N12 | Rally[8] |
 Paul Pfeiffer
|
Driver | 4 October 2008 | Blue Crane Rally - Western Cape Rally Championship | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
|
Rally |
 Riyaz Kurji
|
Driver | 2 May 2009 | Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally - African Rally Championship | Subaru Impreza N8 | Rally |
Deaths in Oceanian National Series and National Rallies
| Name | Role | Date of accident | Event | Country | Car | During |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marc Dinh
|
Driver | 1974 | New Caledonian Safari | New Caledonia | Toyota Celica | Reconnaissance |
| David Batty
|
Driver | 30 May 1981 | Rally of Southland - New Zealand Rally Championship | New Zealand | Toyota Corolla | Rally |
 Lincoln Harding
|
Co-driver | 21 April 1990 | Rally of Clare - South Australia Rally Championship | Australia | Rally | |
| Steve Turner
|
Driver | 1994 | 11th Robertstown Rally - South Australia Rally Championship | Australia | Ford TX3 Lazer | Rally |
| Ian Johnston
|
Co-driver | 20 April 1996 | Targa Tasmania - Australian Targa Championship | Australia | Rally | |
| Vaun Guthrie
|
Driver | 20 February 1999 | Rally Tasmania - Tasmanian Rally Championship | Australia | Subaru Impreza WRX STi
|
Rally |
| Vic Huddlestone
|
Co-driver | |||||
| Steve Poore
|
Driver | 20 February 1999 | Rally Akademos | Australia | Subaru Legacy RS Turbo | Rally |
| Paul Bazzica
|
Co-driver | 25 October 2003 | Stirling Stages Rally - West Australia Rally Championship | Australia | Daytona Sportscar | Rally |
| Douglas Briese
|
Driver | 29 October 2004 | East Coast Targa | Australia | Porsche 911 | Rally |
| Peter Knights
|
Driver | 18 June 2006 | Eden Valley Rally - South Australia Rally Championship | Australia | Reconnaissance | |
| Peter Brock
|
Driver | 8 September 2006 | Targa West | Australia | Daytona Coupe | Rally |
| Adam Plate
|
Driver | 24 August 2012 | II Targa Adelaide - Australian Targa Championship | Australia | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
|
Rally |
| John Mansell
|
Driver | 17 April 2013 | 22nd Targa Tasmania - Australian Targa Championship | Australia | Porsche Cayman
|
Rally |
| James McIntosh
|
Co-driver | 14 July 2013 | Rally of Queensland - Queensland Rally Championship | Australia | Subaru Impreza Sti | Rally |
Deaths in other rally races
- XU Lang, Trans-oriental Rally, 16 June 2008
- Johnny Moacdieh, Rally of Lebanon, 18 June 1995
References
- ^ https://rallyracingnews.com/scca/rally/news1282.html
- ^ https://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50105
- ^ Rally-America
- ^ https://dirtfish.com/rally/ara/co-driver-passes-away-in-new-england-forest-rally-accident/
- ^ https://dirtfish.com/rally/ara-competitor-loses-life-on-show-me-rally/
- ^ https://dirtfish.com/rally/ara/ara-competitor-loses-life-on-nemandji-forest-rally/
- ^ Rüdiger Süß died 7days after his accident.
- ^ Motorsport Memorial