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Lorenzo Bandini (December 21, 1935 - May 10, 1967) was an Italian Formula One driver who raced for Ferrari, Cooper and BRM. He was killed at the 1967 Monaco Grand Prix after his Ferrari overturned while in second place behind eventual champion Denny Hulme and burst into flames. Bandini died in hospital three days later.

In response to the accident, the straw bales were banned from Formula One from that point onwards.

He was born in Barce, Cyrenaica, Libya, then an Italian colony.

Bandini's claim to fame was being the first winner of the Austrian Grand Prix in 1964.

Career[]

Before Formula One[]

1961[]

1962[]

1963[]

1964[]

1965[]

1966[]

1967[]

Death[]

On lap 81 of the 1967 Monaco Grand Prix, Bandini lost control of his car. The left rear wheel of the Ferrari struck the wall of the harbour chicane, sending the car skidding into a light pole. The car flipped and caught fire with Bandini trapped underneath.

Marshals rushed to the track to overturn the car. Bandini was rescued from the burning car unconscious. Shortly after he was removed from the car, there was a gasoline explosion.

Bandini was taken to a hospital with severe, third degree burns on over 70% of his body, a chest wound and 10 chest fractures. Doctors were required to wait for 24 to 48 hours to decide where to transport Bandini for treatment. Bandini died three days after the accident in the hospital.

After an investigation, the straw bales used in the event as walls were banned from Formula One.

Formula One Statistical Overview[]

Formula One Record[]

Year Entrant Team WDC Points WDC Pos. Report
1961 Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper-Maserati 0 NC Report
1962 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 4 12th Report
1963 Scuderia Centro Sud BRM 6 10th Report
Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari
1964 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 23 4th Report
North American Racing Team Ferrari
1965 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 13 6th Report
1966 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 12 9th Report
1967 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 0 NC Report

Career Statistics[]

Entries 47
Starts 42
Pole Positions 1
Sprint Poles 0
Front Row Starts 5
Race Wins 1
Sprint Wins 0
Podiums 8
Sprint Podiums 0
Fastest Laps 2
Sprint Fastest Laps 0
Points 58
Laps Raced 2260
Distance Raced 12,226 km (7,597 mi)
Races Led 7
Laps Led 143
Distance Led 640 km (400 mi)

Race Wins[]

Win Number Grand Prix
1 1964 Austrian Grand Prix

Career Results[]

Complete Formula One Results
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts Pos
1961 Flag of Monaco Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Italy Flag of the United States 0 NC
Ret 12th Ret 8th
1962 Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Monaco Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 4 12th
3rd Ret 8th
1963 Flag of Monaco Flag of Belgium Flag of the Netherlands Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of Mexico 1934-1968 Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 6 10th
10th 5th Ret Ret 5th Ret 5th
1964 Flag of Monaco Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Austria Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of Mexico 1934-1968 23 4th
10th Ret Ret 9th 5th 3rd 1st 3rd Ret 3rd
1965 Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 Flag of Monaco Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Germany Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of Mexico 1934-1968 13 6th
15th 2nd 9th 8th Ret 9th 6th 4th 4th 8th
1966 Flag of Monaco Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Germany Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of Mexico 1934-1968 12 9th
2nd 3rd NC 6th 6th Ret Ret
1967 Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 Flag of Monaco Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Belgium Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Canada Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of Mexico 1934-1968 0 NC
Ret
Key
Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning
1st Winner Ret Retired
2nd Podium finish DSQ Disqualified
3rd DNQ Did not qualify
5th Points finish DNPQ Did not pre-qualify
14th Non-points finish TD Test driver
Italics Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap DNS Did not start
18th Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) NC Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4thP Qualified for pole position [+] More Symbols

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V T E F1 drivers killed while racing
1952: Cameron Earl
1953: Chet Miller
1954: Onofre Marimón
1955: Manny Ayulo
1955: Bill Vukovich
1957: Eugenio Castellotti
1957: Keith Andrews
1958: Pat O'Connor
1958: Luigi Musso
1958: Peter Collins
1958: Stuart Lewis-Evans
1959: Jerry Unser
1959: Bob Cortner
1960: Chris Bristow
1960: Alan Stacey
1961: Giulio Cabianca
1961: Wolfgang von Trips
1964: Carel Godin de Beaufort
1966: John Taylor
1967: Lorenzo Bandini
1967: Bob Anderson
1968: Jo Schlesser
1969: Gerhard Mitter
1970: Bruce McLaren
1970: Piers Courage
1970: Jochen Rindt
1971: Ignazio Giunti
1971: Pedro Rodríguez
1971: Jo Siffert
1972: Jo Bonnier
1973: Roger Williamson
1973: François Cevert
1974: Peter Revson
1974: Helmuth Koinigg
1975: Mark Donohue
1977: Tom Pryce
1978: Ronnie Peterson
1980: Patrick Depailler
1982: Gilles Villeneuve
1982: Riccardo Paletti
1986: Elio de Angelis
1994: Roland Ratzenberger
1994: Ayrton Senna
2015: Jules Bianchi
See also: List of fatal accidents
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