List of Hockenheimring fatalities
Introduction Fatal accidents to competitors at the Hockenheimring circuit during the German Grand Prix 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 barriers 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  No Competitor Date Place Series Race Type 1  Leo Burkhardt 8 May 1948  1948 Maipokalrennen Practice 500cc BMW  2  Niemann 9 May 1948   1948 Maipokalrennen 500cc BMW  3  Willy Beste 14 May 1951  1951 Germany F3 Championship 1951 Maipokal Rennen Eigenbau 4  Gotthilf Gehring 10 May 1953   1953 Maipokalrennen 250cc Moto Guzzi  5  Hugo Steiner Dec 1953 Friedhofskurve 1953 Speed Record Attempt  Goliath Rekordwagen 6  Heinz Schreiber 23 June 1963 Ost-Kurve 1963 Deutsche Rundstrecken Meisterschaft 1963 Internationales Rundstreckenrennen BMW 700 7  Jim Clark 7 April 1968 hochgeschwindigkeils kurve  1968 European F2 Championship 1968 Deutschland Trophäe Lotus 48 F2 8  Helmuth Baumann 3 June 1968 Ost-Kurve 1968 Deutsche Straßenmeisterschaft 1968 Hessenpreis 500cc BMW Sidecar 9  Alex Ludwig 3 June 1968 Ost-Kurve 1968 Deutsche Straßenmeisterschaft 1968 Hessenpreis 500cc BMW Sidecar 10  Rolf Schmid 13 Oct 1968 Stadium Section 1968 FIM World Sidecar Championship  500cc BMW Sidecar 11  Rolf Hanselmann 18 Oct 1969 Ost-Kurve 1969 Deutsche Rundstrecken Meisterschaft 1969 300 Meilen von Hockenheim Porsche 911 12  Bert Hawthorne 14 April 1972 Jim Clark Kurve 1972 European F2 Championship 1972 Deutschland Trophäe Leda-Tui AM29 13  Franz Abraham 16 April 1977 Elf-Kurve 1977 Jim Clark Memorial Race Support Race  Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0 14  Markus Höttinger 13 April 1980 Nord-Kurve 1980 European F2 Championship 1980 Deutschland Trophäe Maurer MM80 - BMW 15  Rene Kamlot 4 May 1980 Ost-Kurve  1980 Maipokalrennen Yamaha TZ 250 16  Wolf Dieter Doubrava 23 June 1985  1985 100 Meilen von Hockenheim Practice Karringer FV 17  Erwin Loichinger 1986 Stadium Section 1986 Seriensport Challenge 1986 International 1000 km  18  Tony Boden 9 Aug 1986 Südkurve Funny Car exhibition 1986 NitrOlympX "Hit Man" - Dodge Omni Funny Car 19  Dieter Waelti July 1987  1987 Ford Pokal Practice Ford 20  Iván Palazzese 28 May 1989 Sachs Corner 1989 FIM World Motor-Cycle Championship 1989 German motorcycle Grand Prix 250cc Aprilia 21  Simon Prior 12 June 1994 Ost-Curve/Senna Chicane 1994 FIM World Sidecar Championship 1994 German motorcycle Grand Prix 250cc Aprilia 22  Holger Turni 7 April 2007  2007 1000 km Endurance Challenge Practice Buell XB12 STT 23  Torsten Grigo 23 Aug 2008 Nord-Kurve 2008 DMSB Pokal Pro Thunder Division 1 Ducati 848 24  Steve Norbury 7 Sep 2008 Stadium Section 2008 German F1 Sidecar Championship  600cc Shelbourne - Yamaha
List of fatal accidents during unofficial testing  No  Competitor Date Place Series Event Machine 1   Eitel 20 July 1955 Ost-Curve Daimler-Benz Versuchsabteilung Private Test Session Mercedes-Benz 300SL 2  Karl Remmert 20 July 1956   Private Test Session 500cc BMW Sidecar 3   Patrick Depailler 1 Aug 1980 Ost-Curve 1980 FIA Formula 1 World Championship Formula 1  Test Session Alfa Romeo 179B
List of fatal accidents involving race officials  No Official Date Place Series Race Role 1  Petrick Rotz 10 May 1953   1953 Maipokalrennen Police Officer 2  Erich Hoffmann 31 Oct 1981 Pit-Lane Formula Ford  Team Manager
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See also *List of Nürburgring fatalities