on the opposite side of the track. The accident took out 100 meters of guardrail and debris was strewn over 200 meters. Gartner was killed on impact, due to a broken neck. Although the cause of the accident was never determined, two marshals saw Gartner brake on the straight before the car veered off into the barriers. Gartner was the last fatality at the Le Mans 24 Hours under race conditions until Allan Simonsen was killed in the 2013 race. Racing record Complete European Formula Two Championship results (key) Complete Formula One results (key) Notes – Gartner was driving his team's "second entry", and as the team had only entered one car for the entire championship, the second entry was ineligible to score championship points. 24 Hours of Le Mans results References Austrian racing drivers Austrian Formula One drivers Osella Formula One drivers European Formula Two Championship drivers Racing drivers who died while racing 1954 births 1986 deaths Sport deaths in France 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers World Sportscar Championship drivers 12 Hours of Sebring drivers