Driver Date of accident Event Circuit Car Session Ref (s). Cameron Earl (UK) June 18, 1952 Test MIRA ERA Test Chet Miller (USA) May 15, 1953 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Kurtis Kraft Practice Charles de Tornaco (BEL) September 18, 1953 Modena Grand Prix Modena Autodrome Ferrari Tipo 500 Practice Onofre Marimón (ARG) July 31, 1954 German Grand Prix Nürburgring Maserati 250F Practice Mario Alborghetti (ITA) April 11, 1955 Pau Grand Prix Pau Circuit Maserati 4CLT Race Manny Ayulo (USA) May 16, 1955 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Kurtis Kraft Practice Bill Vukovich (USA) May 30, 1955 Race Eugenio Castellotti (ITA) March 14, 1957 Test Modena Autodrome Ferrari 801 Test Keith Andrews (USA) May 15, 1957 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Kurtis Kraft Practice Pat O'Connor (USA) May 30, 1958 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Kurtis Kraft Race Luigi Musso (ITA) July 6, 1958 French Grand Prix Reims - Gueux Ferrari 246 F1 Race Peter Collins (UK) August 3, 1958 German Grand Prix Nürburgring Ferrari 246 F1 Race Stuart Lewis - Evans (UK) October 19, 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix Ain - Diab Circuit Vanwall Race Jerry Unser Jr. (USA) May 2, 1959 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Kuzma Practice Bob Cortner (USA) May 19, 1959 Cornis Harry Schell (USA) May 13, 1960 BRDC International Trophy Silverstone Circuit Cooper T51 Practice Chris Bristow (UK) June 19, 1960 Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa - Francorchamps Cooper T51 Race Alan Stacey (UK) Lotus 18 Shane Summers (UK) June 1, 1961 Silver City Trophy Brands Hatch Cooper Practice Giulio Cabianca (ITA) June 15, 1961 Test Modena Autodrome Cooper T51 Test Wolfgang von Trips (GER) September 10, 1961 Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale Monza Ferrari 156 F1 Race Ricardo Rodríguez (MEX) November 1, 1962 Mexican Grand Prix Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Lotus 24 Practice Gary Hocking (Rhodesia and Nyasaland) December 21, 1962 Natal Grand Prix Westmead Circuit Lotus 24 Practice Carel Godin de Beaufort (NED) August 1, 1964 German Grand Prix Nürburgring Porsche 718 Practice John Taylor (UK) August 7, 1966 German Grand Prix Nürburgring Brabham Race Lorenzo Bandini (ITA) May 7, 1967 Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco Ferrari 312 Race Bob Anderson (UK) August 14, 1967 Test Silverstone Circuit Brabham Test Jo Schlesser (FRA) July 7, 1968 French Grand Prix Rouen - Les - Essarts Honda RA302 Race Gerhard Mitter (GER) August 1, 1969 German Grand Prix Nürburgring BMW Practice Martin Brain (UK) May 25, 1970 Nottingham Sports Car Club meeting Silverstone Circuit Cooper Race Piers Courage (UK) June 21, 1970 Dutch Grand Prix Circuit Park Zandvoort De Tomaso Race Jochen Rindt (AUT) September 5, 1970 Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale Monza Lotus 72 Qualifying Jo Siffert (SUI) October 24, 1971 World Championship Victory Race Brands Hatch BRM P160 Race Roger Williamson (UK) July 29, 1973 Dutch Grand Prix Circuit Park Zandvoort March Race François Cevert (FRA) October 6, 1973 United States Grand Prix Watkins Glen Tyrrell Qualifying Peter Revson (USA) March 22, 1974 Test Kyalami Shadow DN3 Test Helmuth Koinigg (AUT) October 6, 1974 United States Grand Prix Watkins Glen Surtees Race Mark Donohue (USA) August 17, 1975 Austrian Grand Prix Österreichring March Practice Tom Pryce (UK) March 5, 1977 South African Grand Prix Kyalami Shadow DN8 Race Brian McGuire (AUS) August 29, 1977 1977 Shellsport Championship Round 11 Brands Hatch McGuire BM1 Practice Ronnie Peterson (SWE) September 10, 1978 Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale Monza Lotus 78 Race Patrick Depailler (FRA) August 1, 1980 Test Hockenheimring Alfa Romeo 179 Test Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) May 8, 1982 Belgian Grand Prix Circuit Zolder Ferrari 126C Qualifying Riccardo Paletti (ITA) June 13, 1982 Canadian Grand Prix Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Osella Race Elio de Angelis (ITA) May 14, 1986 Test Circuit Paul Ricard Brabham BT55 Test Roland Ratzenberger (AUT) April 30, 1994 San Marino Grand Prix Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari Simtek S941 Qualifying Ayrton Senna (BRA) May 1, 1994 Williams FW16 Race John Dawson - Damer (UK) June 24, 2000 2000 Goodwood Festival of Speed Goodwood Hillclimb Lotus 63 Run Fritz Glatz (AUT) July 14, 2002 2002 EuroBOSS Series season Autodrom Most Footwork FA17 Race Denis Welch (UK) July 27, 2014 Silverstone Classic Jack Brabham Memorial Trophy Silverstone Circuit Lotus 18 Race Jules Bianchi (FRA) October 5, 2014 Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka Circuit Marussia MR03 Race David Ferrer (FRA) September 2, 2017 2017 Historic Grand Prix Circuit Park Zandvoort March 701 Race
who was the last driver killed in f1
David Ferrer