List of MotoGP Riders Who Died In Circuit
MotoGP is one of the motor racing sport that is popular at this time. Many accidents happen during racing and a lot of lists of MotoGP riders who died in a circuit. Racing to be the fastest is a demand for these fearless drivers. Wrong calculation of motor speed can cause colliding with another motor into a fatal accident to death although the security equipment provided has qualified. The following is the list if riders died in the circuit because of an accident.
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| Accidents |
Riders
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Date of Accident
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Race
|
Class
|
Circuit
|
Motor
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Robin Fitton
(UK)
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May 2, 1970
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1970 German Grand Prix
|
350 cc
|
Nürburgring
|
Norton
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Christian Ravel (FRA)
|
July 4, 1971
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1971 Belgian Grand Prix
|
500 cc
|
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
|
Kawasaki
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Günter Bartusch
(DDR)
|
July 8, 1971
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1971 East German Grand Prix
|
350 cc
|
Sachsenring
|
MZ
|
Hans-Jürgen Cusnik
(GER)
|
July 16, 1972
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1972 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix
|
Sidecar
|
Brno Circuit
|
BMW
|
Jarno
Saarinen
(FIN)
|
May 20, 1973
|
1973 Nations Grand Prix
|
250 cc
|
Autodromo Nazionale Monza
|
Yamaha
|
Renzo Pasolini
(ITA)
|
May 20, 1973
|
1973 Nations Grand Prix
|
250 cc
|
Autodromo Nazionale Monza
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Harley-Davidson
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Billie Nelson
(UK)
|
September 8, 1974
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1974 Yugoslavian Grand Prix
|
250 cc
|
Opatija Circuit
|
Yamaha
|
Paolo Tordi
(ITA)
|
May 16, 1976
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1976 Nations Grand Prix
|
350 cc
|
Mugello Circuit
|
Yamaha
|
Otello Buscherini
(ITA)
|
May 16, 1976
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1976 Nations Grand Prix
|
250 cc
|
Mugello Circuit
|
Yamaha
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Hans Stadelmann CH
|
May 1, 1977
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1977 Austrian Grand Prix
|
350 cc
|
Salzburgring
|
Yamaha
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Giovanni Ziggiotto
(ITA)
|
June 18, 1977
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1977 Yugoslavian Grand Prix
|
250 cc
|
Opatija Circuit
|
Yamaha
|
Ulrich Graf (CH)
|
June 19, 1977
|
1977 Yugoslavian Grand Prix
|
50 cc
|
Opatija Circuit
|
Kreidler
|
Malcolm White
(UK)
|
August 10, 1980
|
1980 British Grand Prix
|
Sidecar
|
Silverstone Circuit
|
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Patrick Pons
(FRA)
|
August 10, 1980
|
1980 British Grand Prix
|
500 cc
|
Silverstone Circuit
|
Yamaha
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Alain Béraud
(FRA)
|
August 30, 1981
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1981 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix
|
250 cc
|
Brno Circuit
|
Yamaha
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Sauro Pazzaglia
(ITA)
|
July 11, 1981
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1981 San Marino Grand Prix
|
250 cc
|
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
|
MBA
|
Michel Rougerie
(FRA)
|
May 31, 1981
|
1981 Yugoslavian Grand Prix
|
350 cc
|
Automotodrom Grobnik
|
Chevallier
|
Jock Taylor
(UK)
|
August 15, 1982
|
1982 Finnish Grand Prix
|
Sidecar
|
Imatra Circuit
|
Windle
|
Peter Huber
(CH)
|
July 31, 1983
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1983 British Grand Prix
|
500 cc
|
Silverstone Circuit
|
Suzuki
|
Norman Brown
(UK)
|
July 31, 1983
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1983 British Grand Prix
|
500 cc
|
Silverstone Circuit
|
Suzuki
|
Iwao Ishikawa
(JPN)
|
March 29, 1983
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1983 French Grand Prix
|
500 cc
|
Bugatti Circuit
|
Suzuki
|
Michel Frutschi (CH)
|
April 3, 1983
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1983 French Grand Prix
|
500 cc
|
Bugatti Circuit
|
Honda
|
Rolf Rüttimann
(CH)
|
June 12, 1983
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1983 Yugoslavian Grand Prix
|
125 cc
|
Automotodrom Grobnik
|
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Kevin Wrettom
(UK)
|
July 7, 1984
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1984 Belgian Grand Prix
|
500 cc
|
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
|
Suzuki
|
Alfred Heck
(GER)
|
July 21, 1988
|
1988 French Grand Prix
|
Sidecar
|
Circuit Paul Ricard
|
LCR
|
Iván Palazzese
(VEN)
|
May 28, 1989
|
1989 German Grand Prix
|
250 cc
|
Hockenheimring
|
Aprilia
|
Nobuyuki Wakai (JPN)
|
May 1, 1993
|
1993 Spanish Grand Prix
|
250 cc
|
Circuito de Jerez
|
Suzuki
|
Simon Prior
(UK)
|
June 12, 1994
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1994 German Grand Prix
|
Sidecar
|
Hockenheimring
|
LCR
|
Daijiro Kato
(JPN)
|
April 6, 2003
|
2003 Japanese Grand Prix
|
MotoGP
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Suzuka Circuit
|
Honda
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Shoya Tomizawa
(JPN)
|
September 5, 2010
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2010 San Marino and Rimini Grand Prix
|
Moto2
|
Misano Circuit
|
Suter
|
Marco Simoncelli
(ITA)
|
October 23, 2011
|
2011 Malaysian Grand Prix
|
MotoGP
|
Sepang International Circuit
|
Honda
|
Luis Salom
(ESP)
|
June 3, 2016
|
2016 Catalan Grand Prix
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Moto2
|
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
|
Kale
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