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The aftermath of the first corner accident between Niki Lauda, Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo and Patrick Tambay, McLaren M28 Ford taking both drivers out of the race.
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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Mark Donohue (USA) Penske Racing Cars March 751, suffered a massive crash following a tyre failure at the Hella Licht Curve during practice. Although initially conscious, Donohue tragically died on the Tuesday following the race with a brain haemorrhage, and a marshal was killed too at the scene of the accident.
Austrian Grand Prix, Rd 12, Osterreichring, Austria, 17 August 1975.
Roger Williamson (GBR) March 731. Williamson was killed on the eighth lap of the race, when a suspension or tyre failure sent his car into the guardrail, tipping the car upside down and catching fire. David Purley (GBR) March stopped at the scene and tried to rescue Williamson, but the intensity of the blaze and the lack of Marshal assistance made it a futile effort. Purley later received the British George Cross Medal for his bravery.
Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort, Holland, 29 July 1973.
The aftermath of the first corner accident between Niki Lauda, Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo and Patrick Tambay, McLaren M28 Ford taking both drivers out of the race.
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