Sunday 2nd August 1964
Carel Godin de Beaufort (30) died after an accident at the Nürburgring, during practice for the 1964 German Grand Prix. His Porsche 718 suddenly veered off the track at the infamous Bergwerk corner. He was thrown out of the car and suffered massive injuries to his head, chest and legs. Initially de Beaufort was taken to a local hospital, but was later transferred to a major neurological hospital in Cologne.
