List of 24 Hours of Le Mans fatalities

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.

Lance Macklin, who had just been lapped in his slower Austin-Healey moved across to avoid Hawthorn and Levegh ran into the back of his car.

[15][16] Prior to the crash, the car was involved in a previous incident with partial damage to the front bodywork, as photographic evidence shows.

There had been claims that when Lafosse attempted to make up for lost time, either suspension or tyre failure caused the car to veer off suddenly into the barrier.

[2][30][31] A large tree behind the Armco has been considered to be an integral part of the impact, causing an aortal separation in the driver's chest.