Fatal accidents to competitors at the

Hockenheimring The Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg () is a motor racing circuit situated in the Rhine valley near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located on the Bertha Benz Memorial Route. Amongst other motor racing events, it has hos ...

circuit during the

German Grand Prix The German Grand Prix (german: Großer Preis von Deutschland) was a motor race that took place most years since 1926, with 75 races having been held. The race has been held at only three venues throughout its history; the Nürburgring in R ...

and other national and international motor-sport events. The circuit was first used in 1932 using the Hockenheim "triangle course". It was rebuilt in 1938 into the "Kurpfalzring" (oval course) with the addition of the "Motodrom" stadium section in 1964. Metal

Armco barrier Traffic barriers (sometimes called Armco barriers,AK Steel (formerly Armco) genericized trademark also known in North America as guardrails or guard rails and in Britain as crash barriers) keep vehicles within their roadway and prevent them from ...

s and chicanes was added in 1970 and a further chicane added in 1980 at the site of the Ost-Curve. The Hockenheimring was shortened to a Grand Prix circuit used from 2002 onwards.

List of fatal accidents involving competitors

List of fatal accidents during unofficial testing

List of fatal accidents involving race officials

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See also