1978 Images at Italian GP
Monza, Italy, 8-10 September 1978.
Ronnie Peterson (Lotus 79-Ford), he was tragically killed in a startline accident. portrait.
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As the front runners make it to the Rettifilo chicane at the start of the race, a thick black plume of smoke obscures the circuit as a multi-car accident decimates much of the field. Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) Surtees was badly injured and tragically Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus died as a result of the injuries sustained.
Italian Grand Prix, Rd 14, Monza, Italy, 10 September 1978.
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Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus 79 (Shown during practice) suffered severe leg injuries in an accident at the start of the race. Tragically a blood clot in hospital following an operation on his legs led to his untimely death.
Italian Grand Prix, Rd 14, Monza, Italy, 10 September 1978.
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The immediate aftermath of the multi-car accident at the start of the race: Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus (Yellow overalls) lies in the track having been pulled from his shattered, burning, Lotus 78, and is tended to by marshals and James Hunt (GBR) McLaren (White overalls, black helmet). Marshalls attend the stricken Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) (Right), who is lifted from his Surtees TS20 after suffering a serious head injury from which he fully recovered. Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) (Bottom of picture) looks back at the accident scene and Derek Daly (IRE) Ensign (Blue overalls top of picture) walks from to his car. Tragically, Peterson would die from a blood clot following an operation in hospital on his badly broken legs.
Italian Grand Prix, Rd 14, Monza, Italy, 10 September 1978.
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The immediate aftermath of the multi-car accident at the start of the race: Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus (Yellow overalls) lies in the track having been pulled from his shattered, burning, Lotus 78, and is tended to by marshals, Clay Regazzoni (SUI) Shadow (Red Overalls) and Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell (Blue helmet). James Hunt (GBR) McLaren (Black helmet) walks from the scene with team mate Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) McLaren. Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) (Right) lies - head slumped -in his Surtees TS20 after suffering a serious head injury from which he fully recovered. Tragically, Peterson would die from a blood clot following an operation in hospital on his badly broken legs.
Italian Grand Prix, Rd 14, Monza, Italy, 10 September 1978.
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James Hunt (GBR) McLaren M26 took the restart after being involved in the fatal start line accident involving Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus, but retired from the race on lap 20 with a broken distributor.
Italian Grand Prix, Rd 14, Monza, Italy, 10 September 1978.
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The immediate aftermath of the multi-car accident at the start of the race: Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus (Yellow overalls) lies in the track having been pulled from his shattered, burning, Lotus 78, and is tended to by marshals and Clay Regazzoni (SUI) Ensign (Red Overalls). James Hunt (GBR) McLaren (Black helmet) walks back to Ronnie Peterson (SWE). Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell (Blue helmet) assists marshals with the stricken Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) (Right), who is stuck in his Surtees TS20 after suffering a serious head injury from which he fully recovered. Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) walks towards his undamaged McLaren M26; Derek Daly (IRE) Ensign (Blue overalls) walks through the accident scene and Carlos Reutemann (ARG) Ferrari (Far right) surveys the damage from the banking as he heads back to the pits. Tragically, Peterson would die from a blood clot following an operation in hospital on his badly broken legs.
Italian Grand Prix, Rd 14, Monza, Italy, 10 September 1978.
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The immediate aftermath of the multi-car accident at the start of the race: Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus (Yellow overalls) lies in the track having been pulled from his shattered, burning, Lotus 78, and is tended to by marshals and Clay Regazzoni (SUI) Ensign (Red Overalls). James Hunt (GBR) McLaren (Black helmet) walks towards Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell (Blue helmet) and Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) (Right) who has his head slumped in his Surtees TS20 after suffering a serious head injury from which he fully recovered. Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) walks towards his undamaged McLaren M26 and Derek Daly (IRE) Ensign (Blue overalls) walks through the accident scene. Tragically, Peterson would die from a blood clot following an operation in hospital on his badly broken legs.
Italian Grand Prix, Rd 14, Monza, Italy, 10 September 1978.
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The immediate aftermath of the multi-car accident at the start of the race: Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus (Yellow overalls) lies in the track having been pulled from his shattered, burning, Lotus 78, and is tended to by marshals and James Hunt (GBR) McLaren (Black helmet). Clay Regazzoni (SUI) Ensign (Red Overalls) and marshalls attend the stricken Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) (Right), who is lifted from his Surtees TS20 after suffering a serious head injury from which he fully recovered. Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) (Bottom of picture) looks back at the accident scene and Derek Daly (IRE) Ensign (Blue overalls top of picture) runs back to his car. Tragically, Peterson would die from a blood clot following an operation in hospital on his badly broken legs.
Italian Grand Prix, Rd 14, Monza, Italy, 10 September 1978.
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James Hunt (GBR) McLaren M26 took the restart after being involved in the fatal start line accident involving Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus, but retired from the race on lap 20 with a broken distributor.
Italian Grand Prix, Rd 14, Monza, Italy, 10 September 1978.
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Bernie Ecclestone (GBR) Brabham Team Owner; Colin Chapman (GBR) Lotus Team Owner and James Hunt (GBR) McLaren, and others, walk back to the scene of the massive start accident which would tragically claim the life of Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus.
Italian Grand Prix, Rd14, Monza, Italy, 10 September 1978.
The immediate aftermath of the multi-car accident at the start of the race: Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus (Yellow overalls) lies in the track having been pulled from his shattered, burning, Lotus 78, and is tended to by marshals, Clay Regazzoni (SUI) Ensign (Red Overalls) and James Hunt (GBR) McLaren (Black helmet). Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell (Blue helmet) returns to help Ronnie. Marshalls attend the stricken Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) (Right), who is stuck in his Surtees TS20 after suffering a serious head injury from which he fully recovered. Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) walks towards his undamaged McLaren M26; Derek Daly (IRE) Ensign (Blue overalls) walks through the accident scene and Carlos Reutemann (ARG) Ferrari (Far right) surveys the damage from the banking as he heads back to the pits. Tragically, Peterson would die from a blood clot following an operation in hospital on his badly broken legs.
Italian Grand Prix, Rd 14, Monza, Italy, 10 September 1978.
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The immediate aftermath of the multi-car accident at the start of the race: Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus (Yellow overalls) lies in the track having been pulled from his shattered, burning, Lotus 78, and is tended to by marshals and Clay Regazzoni (SUI) Ensign (Red Overalls). James Hunt (GBR) McLaren (Black helmet) walks from the scene with team mate Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) McLaren. Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell (Blue helmet) heads towards Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) (Right) who has his head slumped in his Surtees TS20 after suffering a serious head injury from which he fully recovered. Tragically, Peterson would die from a blood clot following an operation in hospital on his badly broken legs.
Italian Grand Prix, Rd 14, Monza, Italy, 10 September 1978.
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The immediate aftermath of the multi-car accident at the start of the race: Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus (Yellow overalls) lies in the track having been pulled from his shattered, burning, Lotus 78, and is tended to by marshals, Clay Regazzoni (SUI) Ensign (Red Overalls) and James Hunt (GBR) McLaren (Black helmet). Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell (White overalls, blue helmet) walks back to the pits with Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) McLaren and Carlos Reutemann (ARG) Ferrari (On banking). Marshalls attend the stricken Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) (Right), who is stuck in his Surtees TS20 after suffering a serious head injury from which he fully recovered. Tragically, Peterson would die from a blood clot following an operation in hospital on his badly broken legs.
Italian Grand Prix, Rd 14, Monza, Italy, 10 September 1978.
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The immediate aftermath of the multi-car accident at the start of the race: Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus (Yellow overalls) lies in the track having been pulled from his shattered, burning, Lotus 78, and is tended to by marshals and James Hunt (GBR) McLaren (Black helmet). Clay Regazzoni (SUI) Ensign (Red Overalls) and marshalls attend the stricken Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) (Right), who is lifted from his Surtees TS20 after suffering a serious head injury from which he fully recovered. Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) (Bottom of picture) looks back at the accident scene and Derek Daly (IRE) Ensign (Blue overalls top of picture) runs back to his car. Tragically, Peterson would die from a blood clot following an operation in hospital on his badly broken legs.
Italian Grand Prix, Rd 14, Monza, Italy, 10 September 1978.
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Leader on the road Mario Andretti (USA) Lotus 79 was classified sixth after being docked a minute for jumping the start. He was crowned World Champion but this palled into insignificance following the fatal accident of team mate Ronnie Peterson (SWE) at the start of the race.
Italian Grand Prix, Rd14, Monza, Italy, 10 September 1978.
The immediate aftermath of the multi-car accident at the start of the race: Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus (Yellow overalls) lies in the track having been pulled from his shattered, burning, Lotus 78, and is tended to by marshals. James Hunt (GBR) McLaren (Black helmet, white overalls) beckons for urgent help for Peterson. Clay Regazzoni (SUI) Ensign (Red Overalls) and marshalls attend the stricken Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) (Right), who is beside his Surtees TS20 after suffering a serious head injury from which he fully recovered. Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) (Below Orange Surtees TS20) looks back at the accident scene and Derek Daly (IRE) Ensign (Blue overalls top of picture) walks from his car. Tragically, Peterson would die from a blood clot following an operation in hospital on his badly broken legs.
Italian Grand Prix, Rd 14, Monza, Italy, 10 September 1978.
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James Hunt (GBR) McLaren M26 took the restart after being involved in the fatal start line accident involving Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus, but retired from the race on lap 20 with a broken distributor.
Italian Grand Prix, Rd 14, Monza, Italy, 10 September 1978.
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Monza, Italy, 8-10 September 1978.
Ronnie Peterson (Lotus 79-Ford), he was tragically killed in a startline accident. portrait.
World Copyright: LAT Photographic
Ref: 78ITA53
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