1960 Monaco Grand Prix.

Cliff Allison's crash at practice or  at qualifying,not sure,caused his season.

He lost control of his Ferrari 246 which spun coming out of the tunnel and slammed into a straw barrier. The gearshift pattern had been reversed but nobody had thought to tell him and, while going towards the chicane he changed down from fifth gear to second thinking to change from fifth to fourth. 

The driver was hurled from the cockpit onto the track. He was taken to hospital and listed in serious condition. He sustained a broken left arm, rib fractures, facial cuts, and a concussion, which sidelined him for about a year.

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