The 27 Institute for Statistical Humanity

Official Registry for the “27 Club” of Notable Deaths

Q57435

Stefan Bellof

German racing driver

Bio

Stefan Bellof was a German racing driver. Bellof was the winner of the Drivers' Championship in the 1984 FIA World Endurance Championship, driving for the factory Rothmans Porsche team. His lap record on the Nordschleife configuration at the Nürburgring, set while qualifying for the 1000 km race in 1983, stood for 35 years, when it was beaten by Timo Bernhard in 2018. He also competed in Formula One with Tyrrell Racing during 1984 and 1985. Bellof was killed in an accident during the 1985 1000 km of Spa, a round of the 1985 World Sportscar Championship.2

Born1957 Nov 201
Died1985 Sep 11
OccupationFormula One driver1
Cause of deathblunt trauma, accidental death2
StatusConfirmed: Stefan Bellof is a 27 Club member

Sources: 1Wikidata 2Wikipedia Photo