List of 24 Hours of Le Mans fatal accidents

This is a list of 24 Hours of Le Mans fatal accidents, which consists of all the drivers who have died during a 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend, or in pre-race testing or practice sessions in preparation of the event. It does not include track marshals and spectators other race attendees, including the 1955 disaster which claimed the lives of 82. In all, a total of 21 drivers have died in and around the Circuit de la Sarthe, [http://www.sportinglife.com/others/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=others/07/06/13/AUTO_Le_Mans_Facts.html 24 FACTS ABOUT LE MANS' 24 HOURS] ] with more than half occurring along the circuit's Mulsanne Straight.1990 Le Mans 24 Hours, Christian Moity and Jean-Marc Teissedre, Autotechnica, ISBN 0951284037] Fifteen during the race itself, five during pre-race practice and testing sessions, and one en-route to the race.

André Guilbert was the first driver to die in June 1925 during the race's third year, although this was due to a collision with a van while en-route to the race, but is classified by race historians and authors of the official yearbooks, Christian Moity and Jean-Marc Teissedre. Marius Mestivier was the first race fatality, occurring only a few hours after Guilbert's death. The most recent death was Sebastien Enjolras, who died in a practice session in May 1997. Two drivers total died in the 1920s, with another two in the 1930s, one in the 1940s, five in the 1950s, five in the 1960s, two in the 1970s, two in the 1980s, and one in the 1990s.

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