List of fatal accidents in motorboat racing

As motorboat racing is a dangerous sport, many individuals (including drivers, crew members, officials and spectators) have been killed in crashes related to the sport, either in a race, in qualifying, in practice or a private testing session. For example, in offshore powerboat racing, one racer dies each year from accidents. Although a push for safety in recent years has led to the decrease in deaths and serious injuries as closed cockpits, safety cells and harnesses more common in automobile racing have become more common among the top and fastest classes.[1]

Fatal Accidents during Water speed record

Name Date Place Boat Spec. Comment
United Kingdom Henry Segrave[2] 1930-06-13 WindermereUnited Kingdom Miss England II Driver
United Kingdom Vic Halliwell Riding engineer
United Kingdom John Cobb[3] 1952-09-29 Loch NessUnited Kingdom Crusader
Italy Mario Verga[4] 1954-10-09 Lago d'IseoItaly Laura 3
United Kingdom Donald Campbell[5] 1967-01-04 Coniston WaterUnited Kingdom Bluebird K7
United States Lee Taylor[6] 1980-11-13 Lake TahoeUnited States Discovery II Test run
United States Craig Arfons[7] 1989-07-09 Lake JacksonUnited States Rain X Challenger

Fatal Accidents during an Unlimited Hydroplane race

Name Date Race Place Boat Spec. Comment
New Jersey Bill Freitag[8] 1931/09/19 President's Cup Potomac River Miss Philadelphia
Michigan Joe Schaeffer[9] 1939/08/28 Test run Detroit River Delphine IX
Oregon Orth Mathiot[10][11] 1951/08/04 Gold Cup Lake Washington Quicksilver Driver
Oregon Thompson "Thom" Whitaker[10] Co-pilot/mechanic
Michigan Lloyd Maddock [12][13] 1955/06/25 Detroit Memorial Regatta Detroit River Holiday
Italy Ezio Selva [14][15][16][17][18] 1957/12/29 Orange Bowl Regatta Grand Prix Biscayne Bay Moschettiere
Ontario Bob Hayward[19][20][21] 1961/09/10 Silver Cup Detroit River Miss Supertest
Ohio Ron Musson[22][23] 1966/06/19 President's Cup Potomac River Miss Bardahl Explosion during race
Washington (state) Rex Manchester [22][23] Notre Dame Collision during final heat
Washington (state) Don Wilson [22][23] Miss Budweiser
Virginia Chuck Thompson [24][25] 1966/07/03 Gold Cup Detroit River Smirnoff
Washington (state) Bill Brow [26][27] 1967/11/06 Tampa Suncoast Cup Tampa Bay Miss Budweiser
Idaho Warner Gardner [28][29][30] 1968/09/08 Gold Cup Detroit River Miss Eagle Electric
Washington (state) Tommy Fults [31][32][33] 1970/09/16 Gold Cup Mission Bay Pay 'n Pak's 'lil Buzzard Qualifying run
Ohio Skipp Walther [34][35][36] 1974/06/02 Champion Spark Plug Trophy Miami Marine Stadium Red Man Test run prior to race
Washington (state) Jerry Bangs [37][38][39] 1977/08/07 Seafair Trophy Lake Washington The Squire
California Bill Muncey[40][41] 1981/10/18 UIM World Championship race Acapulco Atlas Van Lines
Florida Dean Chenoweth[42][43] 1982/07/31 Columbia Cup Columbia River Miss Budweiser
California George Stratton [44][45] 2000/09/17 Bayfair testing Mission Bay Appian Jeronimo

Fatal Accidents during offshore powerboat racing

Name Role Date Series Race Place Boat Spec Comment
Val Carr 1972/03/26 Schwepps 80 Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia [46][47][48]
Paul Carr
Alf Bontoft Driver 1976/08/29 Cowes-Torquay Enfield Marine "Blitz" [49]
Joel Halpern Driver 1981/03/29 APBA Halter 200 Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans Michelob Light [50][51]
Robert Weir Driver 1984/01/29 Australian Power Boat Association Port Phillip 100 Sandringham, Victoria, Australia "Weirwolf" a 23 ft Whitehorse powered by 2 x 175 hp Mercury outboards. Boat nose dived into a wave and broke in half. Co-driver Michael Meeng escaped uninjured.[51]
Dick Fullam driver 1985 APBA Key West Still Crazy Fullam had a previous career as a CFL player[52]
Mike Poppa Throttleman
Mark Lavin Throttleman 1986 APBA Marathon Fl., Seven Mile Bridge Jesse James [51]
Didier Pironi Driver 1987/08/23 Offshore World Championship Needles Trophy Isle of Wight, United Kingdom ACX "Colibri" - Lamborghini [53] Pironi was previously a Formula One racing driver for Ferrari. He retired from racing cars due to injuries sustained in an accident at the 1982 German Grand Prix.
Jean-Claude Guénard Throttleman
Bernard Giroux Navigator
Thomas Brandt pilot 1988 APBA Sheffield Oil Unocal 76 Offshore Classic Panama City, Florida Spirit of Miss Liberty [54][55]
Don Wright throttleman
Kevin Brown Owner/Driver 1989/10/23 APBA/UIM Worlds Championship Atlantic City, New Jersey 32 ft Skater Team Skater UIM II (Modified Class)Jim Dyke throttle-Man Kevin Brown Owner/Driver
Stefano Casiraghi Throttleman 1990/10/03 Class 1 WOC Monaco French Riviera Pinot di Pinot
Shannon Pearce Driver 1990 Cock of the Mersey - Devonport Apex Regatta Mersey River, Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia [56]
Brass Wilcockson Navigator 1991 Class 3D National Championship Allhallows, River Thames, United Kingdom Puma Catamaran
Hamed Buhaleeba Throttleman 1995/08/25 Class Two World Offshore Championship Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom Victory M-1-Sterling Chevrolet V6 [57][58][59]
Khalid Al-Sabah 1997/03/30 Class Two Middle-East Offshore Championship Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [60]
Jack Carmody Driver 2001 APBA Offshore Pro Series Corpus Christi, Texas Xtreme Carlos N'Charlie's [1][61]
Sergio Carpentieri Throttleman June 30, 2007 Powerboat P1 World Championship Travemünde, Germany Carpenter [62]
Kevin Graff Driver August 24, 2008 OPA Battle on the Bay Patchogue, New York "Aero Express" MTI [63]
Phil DeJana Throttleman
Joey Gratton Throttleman 2011/11/11 Superboat International 31st Annual World Championships Key West, Florida Page Motor Sports [64]
Mohammad Al Mehairi Driver 2009/12/11 Class One World Offshore Championship Dubai Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), Mina Seyahi Victory 1 [65][66]
Jean-Marc Sanchez Throttleman
William Nocker Driver 2012/07/13 UIM Class-1 Gabon Grand Prix Libreville, Gabon Welmax [67]
Mike Fiore Throttleman 2014/08/19 Lake Ozarks Shootout Unsanctioned Race 2014 Lake Ozarks Shootout Lake Ozark, Missouri, USA "Outerlimits" Catamaran Offshore Powerboat During a run on the 23rd of August, Outerlimits clocked a speed upwards of 179 MPH/288 KPH before the boat lifted upwards. Mike tried to let off the throttle, but it was too late as the bottom of the boat had become a wing, lifting and flipping the boat upside down, until the nose hit the water. This redirected the boat the other direction, corkscrewing due to the high speeds until it hit the water cockpit first. Both the driver and the throttleman escaped under their own abilities, but the throttleman was already injured on the scene. He would pass away the Tuesday after the race due to complications. The race was an "outlaw" race, as races to 2023 were unsanctioned. Starting in 2024, the event is an APBA/UIM sanctioned event.

Fatal Accidents during outboard powerboat racing

Name Date Series Race Place Machine
Italy Cesare Scotti[68] 1974/10/06 ON (2000 cc) Six Hours of Paris Seine River Scotti - Evinrude
United Kingdom Peter Inward[69] 1983/07/03 British F2 Powerboat Championship Fairford Hodges / Mercury
United States Ken Stevenson[70] 1983/12/11 Formula 2 Powerboat World Championship Nassau-Paradise Island Strait Bahamas
Italy Luigi Valdano[71] 1984/05/27 Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship Grote Prijs van Nederland Ertveld Plas, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
France Gérard Barthelemy[72] 1984/06/02 Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship Paris Grand Prix Seine River, Paris, France Hodges - Evinrude
Italy Roberto Saviero[73] 1984/08/03 Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship Private test Po River, near Piacenza, Italy "Esercito Italiano" Molinari - Evinrude
United Kingdom Tom Percival[74] 1984/08/19 Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship Grand Prix de Belgique Benson & Hedges Meuse River, Liège, Belgium Hodges - Evinrude
France Philippe Rebulet[75] 1988/11/06 Six Hours of Paris Seine River ?
France François Salabert[76] 1990/06/10 Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship Embassy Grand Prix Bristol, United Kingdom Jeanneau / Mercury
Poland Bolesław Niklewski 1991/07/03 Malta Circuit, Poznań Poland
United Kingdom John Hill[77][78] 1993/04/16 Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Burgess / Mercury
France Roger Demares[79] 1995/05/02 24 heures Motonautiques de Rouen Seine River Deboos / Mercury
United Kingdom Andy Chesman[80] 1998/07/19 European Formula 500 Championship Hamburg, Germany Fort Boat / König
France Francis Maré[81] 1999/05/01 24 heures Motonautiques de Rouen Seine River Heart attack
Poland Mirosław Kędziora[82] 2001/09/23 S-550 World Championship Trzcianka Poland
Russia Victor Kunitch[83] 2001/10/28 Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
Italy Vincenzo Polli[84] 2002/12/21 Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
 Mike Lovell (GBR) [85][86] 2012/09/16 P1 Superstock Series Weymouth United Kingdom Peters & May - P1 Panther 250 UK[87]

Fatal Accidents during kyōtei racing

Whilst being the 2nd from last with the highest number of fatal accidents of the four parimutuel betting sports in Japan,[Note 1] 34 drivers (including one trainee) have lost their lives since the first death in 1953. This is caused by collisions with the quay or one of the competing boats. It is estimated that there is one death for every 2 years.[93]

Unlike most modern professional powerboat racing classes, drivers do not use seat belts, nor do they use safety capsules as used in offshore powerboat racing or in hydroplane racing.

Name Rank Date Race Start Grade Venue Ref.
Atsuko Kimura [ja] 2003/5/25 7R Tsu [ja]
Yasutaka Nakajima [ja] B1 2004/3/28 5R 2 Amagasaki [ja]
Shinji Sakatani [ja] 26 2007/2/26 50th Taiko Sho 5 G1 Suminoe [ja]
Takahiro Iwanaga [ja] 2010/5/14 Wakamatsu [ja]
Shoko Suzuki [ja] B1 52 2013/11/2 test session Shimonoseki [ja]
Yuzu Mizushiro n/a 19 19/5/2016 mock race training session n/a Kyōtei Training School [ja] [94]
Katsuya Matsumoto [ja] A1 48 2020/2/9 9R 63rd Kinki District Championship 6 G1 Amagasaki [ja]
Susumu Kobayashi [ja] B1 12/1/2022 BOATBoyCUP Tamagawa [ja]
Tatsuya Nakata [ja] A2 6/11/2022 10th at Miyajima Miyajima [ja]
Source: [88][93]

Fatal Accidents during hydroplane and displacement racing

Name Date Competition Race Place Boat Spec. Comment
Jack Cooper[95][96] 1948/08/23 Canadian Gold Cup Picton, Ontario Ventnor "Tops III"
Dennis Hall 1989/01/15 Unlimited Unrestricted race Deepwater Motor Boat Club, Milperra 6 Litre Displacement "CAINAM" As 2 boats were approaching a turn buoy, Mr Hall's boat turned from the outside & was run over by another boat from the inside which did not turn & Mr Hall was fatally injured.
Doug Jancura 2004/04/17 American Power Boat Association Testing American Lake, Lakewood, Washington, USA Strutin PS 1 - Pro Stock Flatbottom Sprint Boat
Larry Martin[97][98] 2004/11/06 Australian Power Boat Association Wide Bay Bundy Thunder Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia Trojan - 6 litre Displacement
Geoff Tomkins 2007/03/04 Devonport Apex Regatta Cock of the Mersey Mersey River, Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia "Iron Nuts" - Unlimited Displacement
János Feil[99] 2008/05/11 UIM European Championship F350 Po River, Boretto, Italy
Brian McCosker 2010/04/03 Taree Aquatic Power Boat Club Easter Classic Stuart Doyle Cup - NSW Unlimited Displacement Championship Taree, New South Wales, Australia Liberty - Unlimited Displacement
David Bryant 2010/04/04 Taree Aquatic Power Boat Club Easter Classic Eastway Shield - NSW Unlimited Open Inboard Championship Taree, New South Wales, Australia She's the Culprit - Unlimited Displacement
John Cross 2010/09/28 Australian Power Boat Association Lake Mulwala Power, Victorian Council APBA Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia Rival - Unlimited Displacement Mr Cross had just passed the finish line in a final race when a propeller ear broke causing the boat to flip
Ryan Butler 2011/07/09 American Power Boat Association UIM World Flatbottom Championships Black Lake, Olympia, Washington, USA Scooty-Puff. Sr. PS 44 - Super Stock Flatbottom Sprint Boat
Raivo Peetsmann 2014/06/29 UIM World Championships OSY-400 Chodzież, Poland Põvvat-Yamato
Greg Duff 2018/08/15 SCSC Long Beach Sprint Nationals Long Beach Marine Stadium, Dark Horse Racing Ps640 As of media reports, Greg was racing in the superstock class when he was struck in a T-Bone style accident.
Jay Hart 2021/8/8 SCSC Long Beach Sprint Nationals Long Beach Marine Stadium, K class race boat, Open cockpit K16 On the backstretch of the First lap of the Sunday Race, Jay had been side by side for the lead, tragically being caught in the wake of the other driver, Corkscrewing, and throwing him into the water at over 100 MPH, The event was later cancelled for investigation.

Fatal Accidents during drag boat racing

Name Date Competition Water Place Boat Spec. Notes Ref.
Hugh Jones 1986/06/21 ADBA Molson Drag Boat Challenge London, Ontario BFH Stage fright
Mac Bale 1970/02/01 Lake Ming Bakersfield, California, United States [100][101]
Jan Barrett 1973/10/07 Lake Ming, Bakersfield, California, United States Water speed record attempt [101][102]
Alan Hawkins 2000/06/17 Lake Ming Bakersfield, California, United States "Gladiator" blown alcohol hydro
Melvin Eaves 2001/07/01 Alabama River Rampage Alabama River
Lance Faulkner 2001/11/22 Testing Lake Mead Parker, Arizona
Dale Anderson 2002/09/08 National Jet Boat Association Lake Ming Bakersfield, California, United States "Bad Boy's Dixie Toy" [103]
Joe Barnes 2004/08/28 Kentucky Drag Boat Association 9th annual "Thunder on the Green" race Green River, Livermore, Kentucky
John Hipwell 2004/10/03 International Hot Boat Association race Lake Yosemite, Merced, California "Madness" top fuel hydro
Mike Neuharth 2005/04/09 International Hot Boat Association Lakefest Firebird Lake, Phoenix, Arizona "Silver Belle" Pro Mod
David Skalicky[100] 2005/07/10 Southern Drag Boat Association Ozarka Bricktown Nationals Bricktown Drag Boat Circuit, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Jay Wallace 2006/05/06 Event: National Jet Boat Association May Shootout race Lake Ming, near Bakersfield, California
Charlie Hodsdon 2006/10/15 Lake Ming, near Bakersfield, California "White Thunder" River Races jet boat
Lloyd Burns 2007/04/21 Kentucky Drag Boat Association Kentucky Lake's Pisgah Bay
Stephen Rawleigh 2008/09/28 Lake Ming, near Bakersfield, California 19-foot Chevy-powered flatbottom
Jim Tucker 2009/06/20 30th annual Budweiser Creve Coeur Lake Drag Boat Classic Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Texas "Say When"
Don Ermshar 2009/08/27 Southern Drag Boat Association Cowtown Drag Boat Nationals Marine Creek Lake, North Fort Worth, Texas
John Haas 2010/08/07 Southern Drag Boat Association Mid-America Summer Nationals Grand River, near Chouteau, Oklahoma "Speed Sport Special" top fuel hydro
Mike Fry 2015/08/09 Marble Falls Lakefest Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series Lake Marble Falls (Texas) Top Alcohol Hydro "Meanstreak II" First round of eliminations in TA/H[104]
Wade Stanley 2016/02/13 Arizona Drag Boat Association "Southwest Showdown 5" Colorado River, Parker, Arizona

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Notes

  1. ^ 50 in track cycling (including 48 accounted as reported by Sports Nippon in 2008), 96 in paved flat track motorcycle racing and 17 in horse racing - figures as of the last fatal accident in 2022.[88][89][90][91][92]