Isle of Man TT total list of deaths, accidents average ratio per race and fatalities per year

Isle of Man TT total list of deaths, accidents average ratio per race and fatalities per year

Have a list at the total deaths in the Isle of Man TT race

The Isle of Man TT Mountain Course is infamous for its challenging layout as well as for its tragic history, find out the full all-time list of fatalities and more below.

Ever since the track was first used in 1908, the course has claimed numerous lives.

Isle of Man TT total full list of deaths, accidents average ratio per race and fatalities per year

The circuit is utilized for the races – Isle of Man TT races, Manx Grand Prix, and Classic TT races.

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Isle of Man TT Mountain Course

The Isle of Man TT Mountain Course was originally known as the Four Inch Course, and the track hosted its first motor race back in 1908. The first event on the track was during the Tourist Trophy event for automobiles. Later in 1911, the UK Auto-Cycle Club moved the Isle of Man TT motorcycle race to its current location, and renamed it the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course.

Ever since then, the 37.73-mile course has served as the track for motorcycle events, including the TT, Manx Grand Prix, and Classic TT. Although the track is famous for hosting top events, it is also famous for its deadly reputation.

The average number of death per Isle of Man TT race is approximately 0.92, based on 156 fatalities during official practices or races between 1907 and 2023 and an average of 67 races per year.

Isle of Man TT Mountain Course all-time list of casualties

In 2016, 5 riders died on the course during official practices or races and there were six fatalities among competitors in the 1970 and 2022 Isle of Man TTs, making them the two deadliest years in the history of the event.

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Between 1907 and 2023, there have been 156 fatalities during official practices or races on the Snaefell Mountain Course, and 269 total fatalities.

Given below is a list of all riders and individuals who lost their lives on the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course:

Motorcycles and sidecars

No. Name Country Date Event
1 Victor Surridge England 27 June 1911 1911 Isle of Man TT
2 Frank R Bateman England 6 June 1913 1913 Isle of Man TT
3 Fred Walker Ireland 19 May 1914 1914 Isle of Man TT
4 James H. H. Veasey England 15 June 1923 1923 Isle of Man TT
5 Ned Brew Isle of Man 15 September 1923 1923 Manx Amateur Road Races
6 James T. A. Temple England 31 August 1925 1925 Manx Amateur Road Races
7 Archie Birkin England 7 June 1927 1927 Isle of Man TT
8 John Cooke England 15 June 1927 1927 Isle of Man TT
9 Cecil Ashby England 10 June 1929 1929 Isle of Man TT
10 Doug Lamb England 14 June 1929 1929 Isle of Man TT
11 Freddie Hicks England 19 June 1931 1931 Isle of Man TT
12 Frank Longman England 14 June 1933 1933 Isle of Man TT
13 Arthur Pilling England 31 August 1933 1933 Manx Grand Prix
14 Syd Crabtree England 13 June 1934 1934 Isle of Man TT
15 John Gilbert England 3 September 1934 1934 Manx Grand Prix
16 John P. Williamson England 6 September 1934 1934 Manx Grand Prix
17 John Angus MacDonald England 17 June 1935 1935 Isle of Man TT
18 Doug Pirie England 19 June 1935 1935 Isle of Man TT
19 Jack Moore England 13 June 1938 1938 Isle of Man TT
20 Percy Pritlove England 12 September 1938 1938 Manx Grand Prix
21 Karl Gall Germany 2 June 1939 1939 Isle of Man TT
22 Arthur W. F. Johns England 26 August 1946 1946 Manx Grand Prix
23 Peter M. Aitchinson England 5 September 1946 1946 Manx Grand Prix
24 Benjy Russell Ireland 9 September 1947 1947 Manx Grand Prix
25 Johan Erik van Tilburg South Africa 28 May 1948 1948 Isle of Man TT
26 Thomas Bryant England 3 June 1948 1948 Isle of Man TT
27 Neil (‘Noel’) Christmas England 11 June 1948 1948 Isle of Man TT
28 Ben Drinkwater England 13 June 1949 1949 Isle of Man TT
29 John Makaula-White England 29 May 1950 1950 Isle of Man TT
30 Thomas A. Westfield England 30 May 1950 1950 Isle of Man TT
31 Alfred Bent England 8 September 1950 1950 Manx Grand Prix
32 Leonard C. Bolshaw England 29 May 1951 1951 Isle of Man TT
33 John P. O’Driscoll England 31 May 1951 1951 Isle of Man TT
34 John T. Wenman England 4 June 1951 1951 Isle of Man TT
35 Doug L. Parris England 4 June 1951 1951 Isle of Man TT
36 Chris Horn England 8 June 1951 1951 Isle of Man TT
37 John M. Crow England 14 September 1951 1951 Manx Grand Prix
38 Frank Fry England 4 June 1952 1952 Isle of Man TT, Norton
39 Brian A. Jackson England 2 September 1952 1952 Manx Grand Prix
40 Ivor K. Arber England 2 September 1952 1952 Manx Grand Prix
41 Kenneth R. V. James England 5 September 1952 1952 Manx Grand Prix
42 Michael Richardson England 11 September 1952 1952 Manx Grand Prix
43 Harry L Stephen England 8 June 1953 1953 Isle of Man TT
44 Thomas W. Swarbrick England 8 June 1953 1953 Isle of Man TT
45 Les Graham England 12 June 1953 1953 Isle of Man TT,
46 Geoffrey G. Walker Australia 12 June 1953 1953 Isle of Man TT
47 Raymond G. Ashford England 7 June 1954 1954 Isle of Man TT
48 Simon Sandys-Winsch England 18 June 1954 1954 Isle of Man TT
49 Ronald Butler England 7 September 1954 1954 Manx Grand Prix
50 Eric W. Milton England 3 September 1955 1955 Manx Grand Prix
60 James E. Coates England 5 September 1959 1959 Manx Grand Prix
61 John D. Hamilton England 10 September 1959 1959 Manx Grand Prix
62 John T. Sapsford England 8 September 1960 1960 Manx Grand Prix
63 Michael T. Brookes England 10 June 1961 1961 Isle of Man TT
64 Marie Lambert Switzerland 12 June 1961 1961 Isle of Man TT
65 Ralph Rensen England 16 June 1961 1961 Isle of Man TT
66 Geoffrey J. Griffin England 31 August 1961 1961 Manx Grand Prix
67 Fred Neville England 5 September 1961 1961 Manx Grand Prix
68 Tom Phillis Australia 6 June 1962 1962 Isle of Man TT
69 Colin Meehan New Zealand 6 June 1962 1962 Isle of Man TT
70 Tom Pratt England 4 September 1962 1962 Manx Grand Prix
71 Charles E. Robinson England 4 September 1962 1962 Manx Grand Prix
72 Geofrey C. Prentice England 4 September 1962 1962 Manx Grand Prix
73 Keith T. Gawler England 6 September 1962 1962 Manx Grand Prix
74 Raymond Rowe England 5 September 1963 1963 Manx Grand Prix
No. Name Country Date Event Name
75 Brian W. Cockell England 2 June 1964 1964 Isle of Man TT
76 Laurence P. Essery England 9 June 1964 1964 Isle of Man TT
77 George B. Armstrong England 1 September 1965 1965 Manx Grand Prix
78 Toshio Fujii Japan 26 August 1966 1966 Isle of Man TT
79 Brian Duffy United Kingdom 28 August 1966 1966 Isle of Man TT
80 Alfred E Shaw England 10 June 1967 1967 Isle of Man TT
81 Geoffery Proctor England 29 August 1967 1967 Manx Grand Prix
82 Kenneth E. Herbert England 1 September 1967 1967 Manx Grand Prix
83 Ian D. Veitch New Zealand 10 June 1968 1968 Isle of Man TT
84 Peter Ray England 3 September 1968 1968 Manx Grand Prix
85 Roger Perrier Wales 3 September 1968 1968 Manx Grand Prix
86 Arthur Lavington England 6 June 1969 1969 Isle of Man TT
87 Gordon V.Taylor England 25 August 1969 1969 Manx Grand Prix
88 Michael L. Bennett England 26 August 1969 1969 Manx Grand Prix
89 Iain Sidey Scotland 28 August 1969 1969 Manx Grand Prix
90 Les Iles England 1 June 1970 1970 Isle of Man TT
91 Michael Collins England 3 June 1970 1970 Isle of Man TT
92 Denis Blower England 3 June 1970 1970 Isle of Man TT
93 Santiago Herrero Spain 8 June 1970 1970 Isle of Man TT
94 John Wetherall Malta 12 June 1970 1970 Isle of Man TT
95 Brian Steenson Northern Ireland 12 June 1970 1970 Isle of Man TT
96 George Collis England 1 September 1970 1970 Manx Grand Prix
97 Brian Finch England 9 June 1971 1971 Isle of Man TT
98 Maurice A. Jeffery Wales 12 June 1971 1971 Isle of Man TT
99 Gilberto Parlotti Italy 9 June 1972 1972 Isle of Man TT
100 Chris M. Clarke Ireland 28 August 1972 1972 Manx Grand Prix
No. Name Country Date Event Name
101 John L. Clarke England 2 June 1973 1973 Isle of Man TT
102 Eric R. Piner England 5 September 1973 1973 Manx Grand Prix
103 Peter L. Hardy England 27 May 1974 1974 Isle of Man TT
104 David J. Nixon England 1 June 1974 1974 Isle of Man TT
105 Nigel J. Christian England 26 August 1974 1974 Manx Grand Prix
106 David Forrester England 3 September 1974 1974 Manx Grand Prix
107 Peter McKinley England 28 May 1975 1975 Isle of Man TT
108 Phil Gurner England 4 June 1975 1975 Isle of Man TT
109 Brian McComb Northern Ireland 2 September 1975 1975 Manx Grand Prix
110 Walter Wörner West Germany 7 June 1976 1976 Isle of Man TT
111 Les Kenny Australia 12 June 1976 1976 Isle of Man TT
112 David Featherstone England 7 September 1976 1976 Manx Grand Prix
113 Peter Tulley England 30 August 1977 1977 Manx Grand Prix
114 Ivan Houston Northern Ireland 31 August 1977 1977 Manx Grand Prix
115 Norman Tricoglus England 3 September 1977 1977 Manx Grand Prix
116 Neil Edwards England 7 September 1977 1977 Manx Grand Prix
117 Stephen Davies Wales 1 June 1978 1978 Isle of Man TT
118 Mac Hobson England 5 June 1978 1978 Isle of Man TT
119 Kenny Birch England 5 June 1978 1978 Isle of Man TT
120 Ernst Trachsel Switzerland 5 June 1978 1978 Isle of Man TT
No. Name Country Date Event Name
121 Michael Adler New Zealand 9 June 1978 1978 Isle of Man TT
122 Michael L. Sharpe England 29 August 1978 1978 Manx Grand Prix
123 Steve Verne England 4 June 1979 1979 Isle of Man TT
124 Fred Launchbury United Kingdom 8 June 1979 1979 Isle of Man TT
125 Stephen R. Holmes England 27 August 1979 1979 Manx Grand Prix
126 Alain Taylor England 6 September 1979 1979 Manx Grand Prix
127 Martin B. Ames England 31 May 1980 1980 Isle of Man TT
128 Andrew M. Holme England 2 June 1980 1980 Isle of Man TT
129 Roger W. Corbett England 6 June 1980 1980 Isle of Man TT
130 Kenneth M. Blake Australia 9 June 1981 1981 Isle of Man TT
131 Alan K. Atkins England 8 September 1983 1983 Manx Grand Prix
132 Roger J. Cox United Kingdom 29 May 1984 1984 Isle of Man TT
133 David James Millar Northern Ireland 30 August 1984 1984 Manx Grand Prix
134 Sven Tomas Eriksson Sweden 28 May 1985 1985 Isle of Man TT
135 Mats Urban Eriksson Sweden 28 May 1985 1985 Isle of Man TT
136 Rob Vine England 7 June 1985 1985 Isle of Man TT
137 Ian Ogden Isle of Man 28 May 1986 1986 Isle of Man TT
138 Alan G. Jarvis England 30 May 1986 1986 Isle of Man TT
139 Eugene P. McDonnell Northern Ireland 4 June 1986 1986 Isle of Man TT
140 Andy Cooper England 6 June 1986 1986 Isle of Man TT
141 Nigel Hale United Kingdom 27 August 1986 1986 Manx Grand Prix
142 Kenneth P. Norton Ireland 25 August 1987 1987 Manx Grand Prix
143 Martin Jennings United Kingdom 1 September 1987 1987 Manx Grand Prix
144 Ricky Dumble United Kingdom 2 June 1988 1988 Isle of Man TT
145 Kenneth N. Harmer United Kingdom 3 June 1988 1988 Isle of Man TT
146 Brian Warburton United Kingdom 3 June 1988 1988 Isle of Man TT
147 Marco Fattorelli Italy 30 May 1989 1989 Isle of Man TT
148 John Mulcahy United Kingdom 30 May 1989 1989 Isle of Man TT
149 Phil Hogg Isle of Man 2 June 1989 1989 Isle of Man TT
150 Phil Mellor United Kingdom 7 June 1989 1989 Isle of Man TT
No. Country Name Date Event Name
151 United Kingdom Steve Henshaw 7 June 1989 1989 Isle of Man TT
152 Scotland Colin Keith 29 August 1989 1989 Manx Grand Prix
153 United Kingdom Ian Standeven 6 September 1989 1989 Manx Grand Prix
154 Isle of Man John Smyth 8 September 1989 1989 Manx Grand Prix
155 United Kingdom Bernard Trout 3 September 1990 1990 Manx Grand Prix
156 United Kingdom Kevin Howe 7 September 1990 1990 Manx Grand Prix
157 United Kingdom Ian Young 28 May 1991 1991 Isle of Man TT
158 Czechoslovakia Petr Hlavatka 29 May 1991 1991 Isle of Man TT
159 Ireland Frank Duffy 30 May 1991 1991 Isle of Man TT
160 Scotland Roy Anderson 1 June 1991 1991 Isle of Man TT
161 Isle of Man Paul Rome 29 August 1991 1991 Manx Grand Prix
162 United Kingdom Mark Jackson 6 September 1991 1991 Manx Grand Prix
163 Austria Manfred Stengl 6 June 1992 1992 Isle of Man TT
164 United Kingdom Craig Mason 3 September 1992 1992 Manx Grand Prix
165 United Kingdom John Judge 3 September 1992 1992 Manx Grand Prix
166 United Kingdom Steve Harding 9 June 1993 1993 Isle of Man TT
167 United Kingdom Kenneth J. Virgo 3 September 1993 1993 Manx Grand Prix
168 Scotland Rob Mitchell 2 June 1994 1994 Isle of Man TT
169 United Kingdom Mark Farmer 2 June 1994 1994 Isle of Man TT
170 United Kingdom Cliff Gobell 29 August 1994 1994 Manx Grand Prix
171 Isle of Man Paul Fargher 3 June 1995 1995 Isle of Man TT
172 United Kingdom Duncan Muir 30 August 1995 1995 Manx Grand Prix
173 United Kingdom Nicholas EA Teale 1 September 1995 1995 Manx Grand Prix
174 England Aaron Kennedy 27 May 1996 1996 Isle of Man TT
175 New Zealand Rob Holden 31 May 1996 1996 Isle of Man TT
176 England Mick Lofthouse 31 May 1996 1996 Isle of Man TT
177 England Stephen J. Tannock 1 June 1996 1996 Isle of Man TT
178 United Kingdom Nigel Haddon 19 August 1996 1996 Manx Grand Prix
179 Scotland Jack Gow 19 August 1996 1996 Manx Grand Prix
180 England Russell Waring 26 May 1997 1997 Isle of Man TT
181 England Colin Gable 26 May 1997 1997 Isle of Man TT
182 Isle of Man Danny Shimmin 16 August 1997 1997 Manx Grand Prix
183 Isle of Man Pamela Cannell 18 August 1997 1997 Manx Grand Prix
184 United Kingdom Roger Bowler 18 August 1997 1997 Manx Grand Prix
185 Ireland Emmet Nolan 29 August 1997 1997 Manx Grand Prix
186 Isle of Man Mike Casey 8 June 1998 1998 Isle of Man TT
187 Wales Charles Ian Hardisty 12 June 1998 1998 Isle of Man TT
188 United Kingdom John Henderson 27 June 1998 1998 Isle of Man TT
189 United Kingdom Adam Woodhall 27 August 1998 1998 Manx Grand Prix
190 United Kingdom Rob Wingrave 27 August 1998 1998 Manx Grand Prix
No. Country Name Date Event Name
191 United Kingdom Chris East 31 August 1998 1998 Manx Grand Prix
192 Netherlands Bernadette Bosman-Saalbrink 31 May 1999 1999 Isle of Man TT
193 England Simon Beck 1 June 1999 1999 Isle of Man TT
194 England Terry Fenton 7 June 1999 1999 Isle of Man TT
195 New Zealand Stuart Murdoch 9 June 1999 1999 Isle of Man TT
196 United Kingdom Martin J. Smith 3 September 1999 1999 Manx Grand Prix
197 United Kingdom Stephen Wood 29 May 2000 2000 Isle of Man TT
198 United Kingdom Chris Ascott 30 May 2000 2000 Isle of Man TT
199 Northern Ireland Raymond Hanna 31 May 2000 2000 Isle of Man TT
200 United Kingdom Leslie Williams 9 June 2000 2000 Isle of Man TT
201 United Kingdom Kenneth Munro 19 August 2000 2000 Manx Grand Prix
202 United Kingdom Colin Daniels 27 May 2002 2002 Isle of Man TT
203 United Kingdom Shane Ellis 19 August 2002 2002 Manx Grand Prix
204 United Kingdom Leslie Turner 19 August 2002 2002 Manx Grand Prix
205 United Kingdom Phil Hayhurst 31 August 2002 2002 Manx Grand Prix
206 England David Jefferies 29 May 2003 2003 Isle of Man TT
207 United Kingdom Martin Farley 25 August 2003 2003 Manx Grand Prix
208 France Serge Le Moal 29 May 2004 2004 Isle of Man TT
209 Isle of Man Paul Cowley 2 June 2004 2004 Isle of Man TT
210 England Colin Breeze 5 June 2004 2004 Isle of Man TT
211 Isle of Man Gavin Feighery 28 August 2004 2004 Manx Grand Prix
212 Isle of Man Tommy Clucas 1 September 2004 2004 Manx Grand Prix
213 Sweden Joakim Karlsson 30 May 2005 2005 Isle of Man TT
214 England Les Harah 4 June 2005 2005 Isle of Man TT
215 England Gus Scott 10 June 2005 2005 Isle of Man TT
216 England Geoff Sawyer 24 August 2005 2005 Manx Grand Prix
217 England John Loder 26 August 2005 2005 Manx Grand Prix
218 England Eddie Byers 31 August 2005 2005 Manx Grand Prix
219 England Tim Johnson 31 August 2005 2005 Manx Grand Prix
220 Ireland John Bourke 1 September 2005 2005 Manx Grand Prix
221 United Kingdom Don Leeson 2 September 2005 2005 Manx Grand Prix
222 Japan Jun Maeda 29 May 2006 2006 Isle of Man TT
223 Isle of Man Terry Craine 21 August 2006 2006 Manx Grand Prix
224 England Marc Ramsbotham 8 June 2007 2007 Isle of Man TT
225 Wales John Goodall 25 August 2008 2008 Manx Grand Prix
226 Isle of Man John Crellin 12 June 2009 2009 Isle of Man TT
227 England Richard Bartlett 1 September 2009 2009 Manx Grand Prix
228 New Zealand Paul Dobbs 10 June 2010 2010 Isle of Man TT
229 Austria Martin Loicht 10 June 2010 2010 Isle of Man TT
230 Scotland Jamie Adam 1 September 2010 2010 Manx Grand Prix
231 England Chris Bradshaw 1 September 2010 2010 Manx Grand Prix
232 England Bill Currie 31 May 2011 2011 Isle of Man TT
233 England Kevin Morgan 31 May 2011 2011 Isle of Man TT
234 Ireland Derek Brien 6 June 2011 2011 Isle of Man TT
235 England Neil Kent 24 August 2011 2011 Manx Grand Prix
236 Northern Ireland Wayne Hamilton 29 August 2011 2011 Manx Grand Prix
237 Scotland Adam Easton 31 August 2011 2011 Manx Grand Prix
238 Isle of Man Steve Osborne 24 August 2012 2012 Manx Grand Prix
239 Northern Ireland Trevor Ferguson 29 August 2012 2012 Manx Grand Prix
240 Japan Yoshinari Matsushita 27 May 2013 2013 Isle of Man TT
241 England Bob Price 2 June 2014 2014 Isle of Man TT
242 England Karl Harris 3 June 2014 2014 Isle of Man TT
243 Northern Ireland Stephen McIlvenna 19 August 2014 2014 Manx Grand Prix
244 England Tim Moorhead 22 August 2014 2014 Manx Grand Prix
245 England Gary Firth 29 August 2014 2014 Manx Grand Prix
246 France Franck Petricola 3 June 2015 2015 Isle of Man TT
247 Netherlands Dennis Hoffer 26 August 2015 2015 Manx Grand Prix
248 England David Taylor 4 September 2015 2015 Manx Grand Prix
249 Australia Dwight Beare 4 June 2016 2016 Isle of Man TT
250 England Paul Shoesmith 4 June 2016 2016 Isle of Man TT
251 England Ian Bell 10 June 2016 2016 Isle of Man TT
252 England Andrew Soar 10 June 2016 2016 Isle of Man TT
253 England Davey Lambert 6 June 2017 2017 Isle of Man TT
254 Netherlands Jochem van den Hoek 7 June 2017 2017 Isle of Man TT
255 Ireland Alan Bonner 7 June 2017 2017 Isle of Man TT
256 Isle of Man Dan Kneen 30 May 2018 2018 Isle of Man TT
257 Scotland Adam Lyon 4 June 2018 2018 Isle of Man TT
258 England Alan ‘Bud’ Jackson 24 August 2018 2018 Classic TT
259 England Daley Mathison 3 June 2019 2019 Isle of Man TT
260 New Zealand Chris Swallow 24 August 2019 2019 Classic TT
261 Wales Mark Purslow 1 June 2022 2022 Isle of Man TT
262 France César Chanal 4 June 2022 2022 Isle of Man TT
263 Northern Ireland Davy Morgan 6 June 2022 2022 Isle of Man TT
264 England Roger Stockton 10 June 2022 2022 Isle of Man TT
265 England Bradley Stockton 10 June 2022 2022 Isle of Man TT
266 France Olivier Lavorel 26 October 2022 2022 Isle of Man TT
267 Spain Raúl Torras Martínez 6 June 2023 2023 Isle of Man TT
268 England Gary Vines 20 August 2023 2023 Manx Grand Prix
269 England Ian Bainbridge 22 August 2023 2023 Manx Grand Prix
270 Ireland Louis O’Regan 18 August 2024 2024 Manx Grand Prix

Motor racing

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