Driver and co-driver deaths in rallying events

This article is about deaths in rallying events. For other deaths in motorsport, see Deaths in motorsport.

Deaths in FIA World Rally Championship

Main article: List of fatal World Rally Championship accidents

Deaths in Dakar Rally

Main article: List of Dakar Rally fatal accidents

Deaths in SCCA ProRally, Rally America and ARA Rally

Name Role Date of accident Event Car During
New Zealand John Woolf Driver 2 May 1982 Chisum Trail Rally Mazda RX-3 Rally
New Zealand Grant Whittaker Co-driver
United States Larry Newland Driver 5 November 1982[1] Press-on-Regardless Rally Jeep Rally
United States Jonel Broscanc Driver 6 June 1992 Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally Audi Quattro Rally
United States Rosemary Tindall Co-driver 22 March 1994 1994 Doo Wop III & IV Pro Rally Mazda RX-3 Rally
United States Carl Merrill Driver 2 October 1998 Prescott Forest Rally XI Ford Escort Cosworth Rally
United States Sandor "Sean" Kovacs Jr Co-driver 6 May 2000[2] Ski Sawmill ClubRally Toyota Celica All-Trac Rally
United Kingdom Mark Lovell Driver 12 July 2003 Oregon Trail Rally Subaru Impreza WRX Rally
United Kingdom Roger Freeman Co-driver
United States Matthew Marker Driver 30 April 2011[3] Olympus Rally Subaru Impreza Rally
United States Erin Kelly Co-driver 14 July 2023[4] New England Forest Rally Subaru Impreza Rally
Slovakia Kubo Kordisch Driver 4 November 2023[5] Show Me Rally Ford Fiesta ST Rally
United States 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
Switzerland Michel Wyder Co-driver 31 May 1986 ADAC Rallye Hessen 1986 Ford RS200 Rally
Czech Republic Marián Határ Driver 6 November 1986 Int. Semperit Rallye 1986 Škoda 130 LR Rally
Germany Sven Behling Co-driver 4 July 1997 16th ADAC-Deutschland Rallye Subaru Impreza Rally
Germany Olaf Süß Co-driver 1 May 1998 Int. Pirelli Pyhrn-Eisenwurzen Rallye 1998 Fiat Cinquecento Abarth Rally
Germany Rüdiger Süß Driver 8 May 1998[7]
France Jean-Luc Rinaldi Driver 29 October 2000 Rallye d'Antibes - Rallye d'Azur 2000 Peugeot 106 Rally
Italy Loris Roggia Co-driver 20 June 2003 Rally del Salento 2003 Peugeot 206 S1600 Rally
Serbia and Montenegro Mirko Martinovic Driver 21 September 2003 YU Rally Renault Clio Williams Rally
Greece Dimitris Kolopianos Driver 26 September 2003 Achaia ELPA Rally 2003 Toyota Yaris Rally
Czech Republic Luděk Kocman Co-driver 24 August 2007 Barum Rally Zlín 2007 Opel Astra GSi 16V Rally
Italy 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
Netherlands Jhr. Loten van Doelen Grothe Co-driver 19 January 1932 11ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo France Ford Rally
Denmark Hans Christensen Driver January 1932 11ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo France Graham-Paige Displacement stage
Spain Francisco Arderiu Co-driver 17 December 1954 2º Rallye del R.A.C.E. Spain Jaguar XK120 Rally
Belgium Jean Roger Anne Driver 26 September 1959 Tour de Luxembourg Luxembourg Triumph Rally
France Marguerite Accarie Driver 2 May 1970 28ème Rallye Paris - Saint-Raphaël Féminin France Rally
Spain Arcadio Aranda Driver 18 July 1982 II Rallye Costa de la Luz Spain Renault 5 Turbo Rally
United Kingdom Dave Adams Co-driver 28 February 1988 Longleat Stages Rally United Kingdom MG Metro 6R4 Rally
Hungary Sándor Ajtai Co-driver 23 June 1991 Express Rally - Hungarian National Rally Championship Hungary Lancia Delta Integrale Rally
Poland Grzegorz Kłosiński Co-driver 6 July 1991 Rajd Festiwalowy - Polish Rally Championship Poland Suzuki Swift GTi 1300 N-1 Rally
Sweden Anders Larsson Driver September 1992 Dalslandsrallyt Sweden Opel Ascona Rally
Spain Tomás Viera Co-driver 31 October 1992 XIV Rallye Isla de Lanzarote Spain Rally
France Thierry Renaud Co-driver 1 April 1995 Rally Grasse-Alpin- French Rallye Championship French Renault Clio Maxi Rally
Germany Martin Holtkamp Driver 22 September 1995 Rallye Lipperland-Kaledonien Germany Ford Escort Rally
Sweden Mats Åkesson Co-driver 5 January 2003 Bergslagsrallyt Sweden Volvo 240 Rally
United Kingdom Susan Cameron Co-driver 11 October 2003 Tour of Mull Rally - Scottish Tarmack Rally Championship United Kingdom Peugeot 205 Rally
Russia Dmitry Chicherin Driver 21 May 2006 Rally Sestroreck - Russian Rally Cup Russia Honda Civic Rally
Ukraine Andriy Aleksandrov Driver 2 September 2007 28th Rally Sliven - European Rally Cup East Subaru Impreza Rally
Russia Vaclav Grokhovskiy Driver 20 June 2013 Rally Belye Nochi - Russian Rally Cup Russia Mitsubishi Lancer Reconnaissance
Ukraine Sergiy Korobeinkov Driver 9 September 2017 Rally Bukovina - Ukrainian Rally Championship Ukraine GAZ-24 Rally
France 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
Kenya Somak Raj Driver April 1957 5th Coronation Safari Rally Simca Aronde Rally
Kenya Charlie Sofi Co-driver
Turkey Âli Sipahi Driver 1 June 1980 Uluslararası Günaydın'ın Türkiye Rallisi - Turkish Rally Championship Tofaş Murat 131 Rally
Kenya Tanveer Alam Driver May 1996 Mombasa Rally Subaru Legacy Private Test
Tanzania Khalid Bakhressa, Jr. Driver 16 December 2007 Zanzibar Rally - Tanzania Rally Championship Subaru Impreza N12 Rally[8]
South Africa Paul Pfeiffer Driver 4 October 2008 Blue Crane Rally - Western Cape Rally Championship Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Rally
Uganda 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
Taiwan Marc Dinh Driver 1974 New Caledonian Safari New Caledonia Toyota Celica Reconnaissance
New Zealand David Batty Driver 30 May 1981 Rally of Southland - New Zealand Rally Championship New Zealand Toyota Corolla Rally
Australia Lincoln Harding Co-driver 21 April 1990 Rally of Clare - South Australia Rally Championship Australia Rally
Australia Steve Turner Driver 1994 11th Robertstown Rally - South Australia Rally Championship Australia Ford TX3 Lazer Rally
Australia Ian Johnston Co-driver 20 April 1996 Targa Tasmania - Australian Targa Championship Australia Rally
Australia Vaun Guthrie Driver 20 February 1999 Rally Tasmania - Tasmanian Rally Championship Australia Subaru Impreza WRX STi Rally
Australia Vic Huddlestone Co-driver
Australia Steve Poore Driver 20 February 1999 Rally Akademos Australia Subaru Legacy RS Turbo Rally
Australia Paul Bazzica Co-driver 25 October 2003 Stirling Stages Rally - West Australia Rally Championship Australia Daytona Sportscar Rally
Australia Douglas Briese Driver 29 October 2004 East Coast Targa Australia Porsche 911 Rally
Australia Peter Knights Driver 18 June 2006 Eden Valley Rally - South Australia Rally Championship Australia Reconnaissance
Australia Peter Brock Driver 8 September 2006 Targa West Australia Daytona Coupe Rally
Australia Adam Plate Driver 24 August 2012 II Targa Adelaide - Australian Targa Championship Australia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Rally
Australia John Mansell Driver 17 April 2013 22nd Targa Tasmania - Australian Targa Championship Australia Porsche Cayman Rally
Australia James McIntosh Co-driver 14 July 2013 Rally of Queensland - Queensland Rally Championship Australia Subaru Impreza Sti Rally

Deaths in other rally races

References

  1. ^ "Press on Regardless PRO Rally, 1982 SCCA PRO Rally Championship, Rally Racing News".
  2. ^ https://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50105
  3. ^ Rally-America[usurped]
  4. ^ "Co-driver passes away in New England Forest Rally accident". 15 July 2023.
  5. ^ "ARA competitor loses life on Show Me Rally". 5 November 2023.
  6. ^ "ARA competitor loses life on Nemandji Forest Rally". 3 December 2023.
  7. ^ Rüdiger Süß died 7days after his accident.
  8. ^ Motorsport Memorial