This article lists motorcycle riders who have died competing at motorcycle racing events. This article lists rider deaths in all series, at any level.

Isle of Man TT, Manx Grand Prix and Southern 100 There have been over 275 recorded competitor deaths in the Isle of Man since 1910. Some Isle of Man deaths are included directly below, as the races carried World Championship status until a British Grand Prix was established on short-circuits from 1977.

MotoGP/Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Championship

Listed are fatalities of riders in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Championship races since its foundation in 1949. In total, 104 riders have died from incidents that occurred at Grand Prix motorcycle racing events, with Ben Drinkwater being the first in 1949. Three riders died in the 1940s; twenty-nine in the 1950s; twenty-seven in the 1960s; twenty-four in the 1970s; fourteen in the 1980s; two in the 1990s; one in the 2000s; three in the 2010s; and one in the 2020s. Twenty-six of the fatalities occurred on permanent circuits; seventy-eight fatalities took place on street circuits, with 36 fatalities at the Isle of Man TT, which was removed from the championship after 1976. The most recent fatal accident occurred in May 2021 when Jason Dupasquier was killed after a crash during qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix, while the most recent fatal accident to occur in the 500 cc/MotoGP class happened in October 2011, when Marco Simoncelli was killed after he was struck by Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards during the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Eight Grand Prix motorcycle racing champions have died while racing or practicing in Grand Prix motorcycle racing: Dario Ambrosini in 1951, Leslie Graham in 1953, Rupert Hollaus in 1954, Tom Phillis in 1962, Bill Ivy in 1969, Jarno Saarinen in 1973, Daijiro Kato in 2003, and Marco Simoncelli in 2011. Rupert Hollaus' 1954 title was the only time a posthumous World Champion was crowned in any class in Grand Prix motorcycle racing. He was killed during practice for the Italian Grand Prix before the end of the 1954 season.

Rider Date of accident Race Class Circuit Bike During Ref 1949 Isle of Man TT 350 cc Norton Race 1949 Belgian Grand Prix Sidecar Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Norton Race 1949 Belgian Grand Prix Sidecar Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Norton Race 1950 Belgian Grand Prix 350 cc Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Velocette Race 1951 Isle of Man TT 350 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Rudge Practice 1951 Isle of Man TT 350 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Norton Race 1951 Isle of Man TT 500 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Norton Race 1951 French Grand Prix 250 cc Circuit d'Albi Benelli Practice 1951 Ulster Grand Prix 250 cc Clady Circuit Moto Guzzi Practice 1951 Ulster Grand Prix 250 cc Clady Circuit Moto Guzzi Practice 1952 Swiss Grand Prix 500 cc Circuit Bremgarten Norton Race 1952 Swiss Grand Prix Sidecar Circuit Bremgarten Gilera Race 1952 Isle of Man TT 500 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Norton Practice 1952 Ulster Grand Prix 350 cc Clady Circuit Norton Race 1953 Isle of Man TT 350 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Norton Race 1953 Isle of Man TT 350 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course AJS Race 1953 Isle of Man TT 500 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course MV Agusta Race 1953 Isle of Man TT 500 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Norton Race 1953 Belgian Grand Prix 500 cc Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps AJS Race 1954 Isle of Man TT 500 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Velocette Race 1954 Belgian Grand Prix 350 cc Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Norton Race 1954 German Grand Prix 500 cc Solitudering BSA Race 1954 Nations Grand Prix 125 cc Autodromo Nazionale Monza NSU Practice 1955 German Grand Prix 500 cc Nürburgring Norton Practice 1955 Ulster Grand Prix 350 cc Dundrod Circuit Norton Race 1956 Ulster Grand Prix 350 cc Dundrod Circuit Moto Guzzi Race 1957 Isle of Man TT 500 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course BSA Race { 1957 Dutch TT Sidecar TT Circuit Assen BMW Practice 1957 Belgian Grand Prix 350 cc Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps MV Agusta Practice 1958 Isle of Man TT Isle of Man TT Mountain Course AJS Practice 1958 Isle of Man TT 500 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Norton Race 1959 Nations Grand Prix 500 cc Autodromo Nazionale Monza Norton Race 1960 Dutch TT 350 cc TT Circuit Assen AJS Race 1960 German Grand Prix 250 cc Solitudering Honda Practice 1961 Isle of Man TT 500 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Norton Practice 1961 Isle of Man TT Sidecar Isle of Man TT Mountain Course BMW Race 1961 Isle of Man TT 500 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Norton Race 1961 Ulster Grand Prix 350 cc Dundrod Circuit Norton Practice 1962 Isle of Man TT 350 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Honda Race 1962 Isle of Man TT 350 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course AJS Race 1962 Dutch TT 250 cc TT Circuit Assen NSU Practice 1963 French Grand Prix 250 cc Charade Circuit Moto Morini Practice 1964 Isle of Man TT Sidecar Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Norton Practice 1964 Isle of Man TT Sidecar Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Matchless Race 1964 Dutch TT 125 cc TT Circuit Assen Honda Practice Karl Recktenwald 1964 German Grand Prix 500 cc Solitudering Norton Race 1964 Finnish Grand Prix 350 cc Imatra Circuit AJS Race 1966 Dutch TT Sidecar TT Circuit Assen Matchless Race 1966 Isle of Man TT 125 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Kawasaki Practice 1966 Isle of Man TT 250 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Yamaha Race 1967 Isle of Man TT 500 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Norton Practice 1967 East German Grand Prix Sachsenring MZ Practice 1968 Isle of Man TT 250 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Kawasaki Race 1968 Belgian Grand Prix Sidecar Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps BMW Race 1968 Belgian Grand Prix Sidecar Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps BMW Race 1968 Hockenheim Grand Prix Sidecar Hockenheimring BMW Race 1969 Isle of Man TT 350 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Velocette Practice 1969 East German Grand Prix 350 cc Sachsenring Jawa Practice 1969 Czechoslovak Grand Prix 350 cc Brno Circuit Jawa Race 1970 German Grand Prix 350 cc Nürburgring Norton Practice 1970 Isle of Man TT 125 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Bultaco Practice 1970 Isle of Man TT 500 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Seeley Practice 1970 Isle of Man TT SidecarIsle of Man TT Mountain Course BSA Practice 1970 Isle of Man TT 250 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Ossa Race 1970 Isle of Man TT 500 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Norton Race 1970 Isle of Man TT 500 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Seeley Race 1971 Isle of Man TT 500 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Norton Race 1971 Belgian Grand Prix 500 cc Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Kawasaki Race Günter Bartusch 1971 East German Grand Prix 350 cc Sachsenring MZ Practice 1972 Isle of Man TT 125 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Morbidelli Race 1972 Czechoslovak Grand Prix Sidecar Brno Circuit BMW Race 1973 Nations Grand Prix 250 cc Autodromo Nazionale Monza Race 1973 Nations Grand Prix 250 cc Autodromo Nazionale Monza Yamaha Race 1974 Yugoslavian Grand Prix 250 cc Opatija Circuit Yamaha Race 1975 Isle of Man TT 500 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Yamaha Race 1975 Dutch TT 250 cc TT Circuit Assen Yamaha Race 1976 Nations Grand Prix 350 cc Mugello Circuit Yamaha Race 1976 Nations Grand Prix 250 cc Mugello Circuit Yamaha Race 1976 Isle of Man TT Sidecar Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Yamaha Race 1976 Isle of Man TT 250 cc Isle of Man TT Mountain Course Yamaha Race 1977 Austrian Grand Prix 350 cc Salzburgring Yamaha Race 1977 Yugoslavian Grand Prix 250 cc Opatija Circuit Yamaha Practice 1977 Yugoslavian Grand Prix 50 cc Opatija Circuit Kreidler Race 1980 British Grand Prix 500 cc Silverstone Circuit Yamaha Race 1980 British Grand Prix Sidecar Silverstone Circuit Yamaha Race 1981 Yugoslavian Grand Prix 350 cc Automotodrom Grobnik Chevallier Race 1981 San Marino Grand Prix 250 cc Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari MBA Practice Alain Béraud 1981 Czechoslovak Grand Prix 250 cc Brno Circuit Yamaha Race 1982 Finnish Grand Prix Sidecar Imatra Circuit Windle Race 1983 French Grand Prix 500 cc Bugatti Circuit Suzuki Practice 1983 French Grand Prix 500 cc Bugatti Circuit Honda Race 1983 Yugoslavian Grand Prix 125 cc Automotodrom Grobnik MBA Race 1983 British Grand Prix 500 cc Silverstone Circuit Suzuki Race 1983 British Grand Prix 500 cc Silverstone Circuit Suzuki Race 1984 Belgian Grand Prix 500 cc Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Suzuki Practice 1988 French Grand Prix Sidecar Circuit Paul Ricard LCR Practice 1989 German Grand Prix 250 cc Hockenheimring Aprilia Race 1993 Spanish Grand Prix 250 cc Circuito de Jerez Suzuki Practice 1994 German Grand Prix Sidecar Hockenheimring LCR Race 2003 Japanese Grand Prix MotoGP Suzuka Circuit Honda Race Moto2 Misano Circuit Suter Race 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix MotoGP Sepang International Circuit Honda Race 2016 Catalan Grand Prix Moto2 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Kalex Practice 2021 Italian Grand Prix Moto3 Mugello Circuit KTM Qualifying

Footnotes

By circuit Circuit Total First Last Isle of Man TT Mountain Course 36 1949 1976 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 10 1949 1984 TT Circuit Assen 6 1957 1975 Autodromo Nazionale Monza 4 1954 1973 Silverstone Circuit 4 1980 1983 Clady Circuit 3 1951 1952 Solitudering 3 1954 1964 Dundrod Circuit 3 1955 1961 Brno Circuit 3 1969 1981 Hockenheimring 3 1968 1994 Sachsenring 3 1967 1971 Opatija Circuit 3 1974 1977 Mugello Circuit 3 1976 2021 Circuit Bremgarten 2 1952 1952 Nürburgring 2 1955 1970 Imatra Circuit 2 1964 1982 Automotodrom Grobnik 2 1981 1983 Bugatti Circuit 2 1983 1983

Circuit d'Albi 1 1951 1951

Charade Circuit 1 1963 1963

Salzburgring 1 1977 1977

Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1 1981 1981

Circuit Paul Ricard 1 1988 1988

Circuito de Jerez 1 1993 1993

Suzuka Circuit 1 2003 2003

Misano Circuit 1 2010 2010

Sepang International Circuit 1 2011 2011

Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 1 2016 2016

By decade +DecadeTotal1940s31950s291960s271970s241980s141990s22000s12010s32020s1Total104

Endurance Series

Year Rider Circuit Race Ref 1936 René Bourra Bol d'Or 1959 Conrado Cadirat Montjuïc 24 Horas de Montjuïc 1966 Pedro Bernaus Montjuïc 24 Horas de Montjuïc 1970 Franz Huber Circuit Maashaven 24 Hours of Oss 1970 Gerald Bunting Montjuïc 24 Horas de Montjuïc 1970 Peter Strauss Montjuïc 24 Horas de Montjuïc 1970 Satoru Takashima Suzuka 1971 Herman Hertsens Circuit Maashaven 24 Hours of Oss 1971 Lambert Schuurmans Circuit Maashaven 24 Hours of Oss 1972 Claude Romain Zolder 24 Hours of Liège 1973 Francisco Cufí Montjuïc 24 Horas de Montjuïc 1975 Hans Hutten Circuit Maashaven 24 Hours of Oss 1976 Francisco Teixeira Interlagos 24 Horas de Interlagos 1976 Gilbert Lavelle Bugatti Bol d'Or 1983 Kunio Katsumata Suzuka Suzuka 8 Hours 1985 Dominique Litaudon Bugatti 24 Hours of Le Mans 1985 Nickolaus Ruck Montjuïc 24 Horas de Montjuïc 1985 Jean-Pierre Haemisch Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hours of Liège 1985 Harald Layher Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hours of Liège 1986 Erwin Loichinger Hockenheim 1000 km Hockenheim 1986 Domingo Parés Montjuïc 24 Horas de Montjuïc 1990 Jean-Michel Besozzi Paul Ricard Bol d'Or 1990 Horst Lotz Paul Ricard Bol d'Or 1991 Steve Caya Road Atlanta WERA 6 Hours 1996 Lee Pullan Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hours of Liège 1999 Luc Van Haver Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hours of Liège 1999 Tadashi Oshima Motegi Motegi 7 Hours 2000 Salvador Ferrando Catalunya 24 Horas de Catalunya 2000 Mamoru Yamakawa Suzuka Suzuka 8 Hours 2001 Herbert Graf Magny-Cours Bol d'Or 2005 Xavier Fabra Catalunya 24 Horas de Catalunya 2007 Holger Turni Hockenheim ADAC 1000 km Hockenheim 2007 Carlos Vargas Catalunya 24 Horas de Catalunya 2008 Adrien Nicolas Spa-Francorchamps Spa 8 Hours 2017 Anthony Delhalle Nogaro Tests 2017 Enric Sauri Catalunya 24 Horas de Catalunya 2018 Hockenheim 1000 km Hockenheim

Sidecar World Championship The following riders have been killed in the Sidecar World Championship Year Rider Circuit Ref 2013 Sandor Pohl TT Circuit Assen