Wolfgang von Trips, Monza 1961 (extended footage)

"The toll of the accident is the worst of the history of the Formula 1 Championship. Besides Wolfgang von Trips, eleven spectators were instantly killed; [...]. Many others were seriously injured. The following day three of the wounded spectators - [...] - succumbed in the Monza hospital. Another spectator, [...], passed away in the same clinic on 15 September."

Source: http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=612

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Graf_Berghe_von_Trips

ps. This information (amount of dead spectators) conclicts with what is being said in the video. I have no idea which one is right, but I trust the link more. The link lists many sources including books and newspapers, so I think it is simply less probable that the information is incorrect. It might also depend on if the ones that died later in the hospital are included in the total count.

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[deggis4]

@borjomiwater The difference comes from if all of the ones that died later in the hospital are included in the total casualty count. 12 died immediately, 3 more at the hospital the following day and 1 died five days later = 16 in total. If you check the Wikipedia article more closely, the source link is the same Motorsport Memorial site that I have as the source in the video description.

[deggis4]

@ratzinator1 Not necessarily stupidity. Safety was just simply so overlooked in those days.

[qqqqppppeeel]

The last comment in the video is from a good female friend of Trips. It' s a very sad sentence. She says (translate in english): "Had he (Trips) known, that he in addition to himself did kill fourteen people, he never would have been overcome this in his whole life."

Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips was a very sensitive, but fun loving and optimistic gentleman. And also a very courageous and fair sportsman. The british press gave him the welsh nickname "Taffy". Indeed, he was tough! R.I.P.

[mylittlemyphone]

my god what a fatal accident ! all victims, rest in peace !

[matthewkosmic]

Oh

[davieheartattack]

Sad times when safety comes last in a sport. Glad things have changed now

[LloydVanBuren]

Bill Burr.

[asconese]

Graf Berghe von Trips...ich war noch jung...und doch - seither mag ich keine Rennen...Alle Opfer sind seltsam umsonst. Was erreichen die Menschen damit? Ausser einer dominanten Hintermannschaft verdient keiner was dabei...auch wenn zeitweilig Millionen im Spiel sind...aber kauf mal ein Leben zurück!

[JazzKeyboardist1]

you can call these things accidents, but so is getting shot while playing russian roulette,,lol

[JazzKeyboardist1]

jim clarks wheels touched von trips spinning out van traps, the spectators were as smart as yankee general sedgwick saying, those rebels could not hit an elephant at this distance,,,, before they killed him,

[mailmeonline]

@samyr1997 i think that at the time they didn''t think it was necessary because the track was over 10ks long, but i do agree with you