Sport deaths in Italy

Doriano Romboni (8 December 1968 in Lerici, Italy – 30 November 2013 in Latina, Italy) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Roland Ratzenberger (4 July 1960 – 30 April 1994) was an Austrian racing driver who raced in sports prototype, Formula Nippon, Formula 3000 and Formula One.

Karl Jochen Rindt ([kaʁl ˈjɔχn̩ ʀɪnt]; 18 April 1942 – 5 September 1970) was a German-born racing driver who represented Austria during his career.

Eugenio Castellotti (10 October 1930 – 14 March 1957) was a Formula One driver from Italy.

Alfonso Antonio Vicente Eduardo Angel Blas Francisco de Borja Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton, Marquis of Portago, best known as Alfonso de Portago (11 October 1928 – 12 May 1957) was a racing driver from Spain.

Bengt Ronnie Peterson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrɔni ˈpɛtɛˈʂon]; 14 February 1944 – 11 September 1978) was a Swedish racing driver.

Silvio Moser (born in Zürich, 24 April 1941 – died in Locarno, 26 May 1974) was a racing driver from Switzerland.

"Geki" was the racing pseudonym of Giacomo Russo (23 October 1937 – 18 June 1967), who was a racing driver from Italy.

Alberto Ascari (Italian pronunciation: [alˈbɛrto asˈkari]; 13 July 1918 – 26 May 1955) was an Italian racing driver and twice Formula One World Champion.

Luigi Arcangeli (1902 - 23 May 1931) was an Italian motorcycle and car racer.

Giulio Cabianca (February 19, 1923 – June 15, 1961) was a Formula One driver from Italy.

Wolfgang Alexander Albert Eduard Maximilian Reichsgraf Berghe von Trips (4 May 1928 – 10 September 1961) was a German racing driver.

Wouter Weylandt (27 September 1984 – 9 May 2011) was a Belgian professional cyclist for UCI ProTeam Quick-Step–Davitamon and later for Leopard Trek.

Shoya Tomizawa (富沢 祥也 Tomizawa Shōya) (December 10, 1990 – September 5, 2010) was a Japanese motorcycle racer.

Vladimir Viktorovich Smirnov (Russian: Влади́мир Ви́кторович Смирно́в; 20 May 1954 – 28 July 1982) was a Soviet foil fencer.

Guido Paci (December 27, 1949 - April 10, 1983) was an Italian professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Pietro Bordino (22 November 1887 – 15 April 1928) was an Italian racecar driver.

William Raymond Amm (10 December 1927 – 11 April 1955) was a Rhodesian professional motorcycle racer known for two motorcycle Grand Prix wins and three wins at the Isle of Man TT Races in his career.

Guido Leoni (July 14, 1915 - May 6, 1951) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

(This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Senna and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.) Ayrton Senna da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese: [aˈiʁtõ ˈsẽnɐ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ] ; 21 March 1960 – 1 May 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver who won three Formula One world championships for McLaren in 1988, 1990 and 1991 and is regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time.

Angelo Bergamonti (March 18, 1939 - April 4, 1971) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Giordano "Nando" Aldrighetti (14 November 1905 – 12 August 1939) was an Italian motorcycle racer and racing driver.

Charles de Tornaco (7 June 1927 in Brussels – 18 September 1953) was a racing driver from Belgium.

Franco Ballerini (11 December 1964 – 7 February 2010) was an Italian road racing cyclist.

Knud Enemark Jensen (30 November 1936 – 26 August 1960) was a Danish cyclist who died while participating in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.

Jarno Karl Keimo Saarinen (11 December 1945 – 20 May 1973) was a Finnish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Claude Beat Fehr (21 June 1943 – 18 June 1967) was a racing driver from Switzerland, born in Zurich.

Otello Buscherini (January 19, 1949 in Forlì - May 16, 1976 in Mugello) was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Renato Curi (20 September 1953 – 30 October 1977) was an Italian footballer best known for his tenure as Perugia mainstay in the 1970s until his death during a league game against Juventus.

Giusto Gervasutti (17 April 1909 – 16 September 1946), was an Italian mountain climber, Alpini officer and skier.

Stanisław Czaykowski, also known as Stanislas Czaykowski and Stanislaus Czaykowski (June 10, 1899 – September 10, 1933) was a Polish Grand Prix motor racing driver.

Reto Capadrutt (March 4, 1912 – February 3, 1939) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1930s.

Renzo Pasolini (18 July 1938 – 20 May 1973), nicknamed "Paso", was a popular Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer in the 1960s and early 1970s.

Serse Coppi (19 March 1923 – 29 June 1951) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist born in Castellania.

Jean Lucienbonnet (born Lucien Jean Bonnet, January 7, 1923 in Nice – died August 19, 1962 in Enna-Pergusa, Sicily, Italy) was a racing driver from France, racing and rallying in various series.