The crash happened during the eighth stage of the rally when their peugeot 207 went off the road about five miles from the start of the cefalu leg. Welshman roberts, 24, was navigating for irish ace. He died on saturday at a rally in sicily when he and his driver, craig breen. The rally driver son of former british champion gwyndaf evans was involved in a crash in ireland at the weekend which left an 18yearold spectator dead. Rally driver tells how car somersaulted in fatal crash at. Gareth roberts, 24, from carmarthen, who died in a rally in sicily in june, has been described as a rising star of the sport. British codriver gareth roberts has been killed in an accident on the targa florio rally, round five of the intercontinental rally challenge. Gareth roberts was the codriver of a peugeot 207 driven by irish teammate craig breen at the targa florio rally in sicily last june. Rally world pays tribute after deadly crash in sicily cnn. Irish rally driver craig breen using simulator during coronavirus lockdown. The father of a rising rally star killed during a race in italy has said noone is to blame for his sons death. East safari rally 2018 cyprus rally championship 1011 february 2018 ss1 paralimnitika ss3 cavo greco ss7 halospitia ss10 halospitia. List of famous rally drivers biographies, timelines.
Gareth jaffa roberts 6 august 1987 16 june 2012 was a rally codriver from carmarthen in wales, who was killed in an accident while competing in the targa florio rally on sicily while sitting alongside irish driver craig breen. Teammate aivars rudzitis was driving the car, but survived the accident with minor injuries. An upandcoming welsh rally codriver has been killed in a crash during the targa florio rally in sicily, organizers said saturday. Gareth roberts was the codriver of a peugeot 207 driven by irish teammate craig. A guard rail entered the car on the right side, where roberts was seated. Gareth roberts was a rising star in the rallying world, with a promising future as a codriver to look forward to. Image caption gareth roberts was the winning codriver at last years world rally championship academy event the death of a 24yearold young. Rally driver died in forest crash tue, jun 25, 2002, 01. Tributes paid to welsh rally star gareth roberts after sicily crash tragedy.
The loco 2 stages is a singlevenue stage rally held at bramley camp in hampshire. Welsh codriver gareth roberts has died in an accident while competing on the targa florio rally, a round of the intercontinental rally challenge. Mr evans, from the gwynedd village of dinas mawddwy, near machynlleth, and codriver gareth roberts were unhurt. Race car driver bryan clauson died from injuries he sustained during a crash at the belleville midget nationals in kansas over the weekend, usa. Why i got angry, by rally driver in death crash the. Organisers of the targa florio rally around northern sicily say a welsh navigator has been killed in a crash. He was the codriver for leading irish rally driver craig breen who was unhurt in the accident. Paul was the son of tony and breda mulcahy from kilgobnet and had one brother and one sister.
Gareth jaffa roberts 6 august 1987 16 june 2012 was a rally codriver from carmarthen in wales, who was killed in an accident while competing in the. Rally driver gareth roberts is killed in sicily this article is more than 7 years old the wreckage of the peugeot 207 of gareth roberts and irish driver craig breen. With his permission, and that of the family, we reproduce it in full here, as it so beautifully recounts jaffas joyous journey through life. Driver and codriver deaths in rallying events wikipedia. Driver 30 may 1981 rally of southland new zealand rally championship new zealand toyota corolla.
The twin squirrel helicopter registered to the former world champion rally driver came down shortly after 4pm yesterday about 200 yards from his 17thcentury mansion. At the 1978 monte carlo rally, two mechanics, bernard balmer and georges reinier, died when their van collided with a truck near gap, hautesalpes. Riga latvian rally champion gatis vilcins died in his hospital bed on july 7, after suffering severe injuries when his vehicle crashed during the kurzeme 2006 championship. In order to participate in rally car racing, one needs to hold a valid drivers license and have lots of practice. A rally codriver from northwich died when he was hit by another competitors car. Mr hamill revealed that dai roberts lost a brother, gareth, in a 2012 rally driving accident in italy. Rally codriver, gareth roberts, killed in a racing. Irish rally driver craig breen using simulator during. Special stone unveiled to remember gareth roberts world. Richard burns was born in reading on january 17th 1971 and became one of britains leading rally drivers, securing the world championship in 2001 and scoring a total of ten world championship. Mark james from wales crashed on the 8th stage of the event and was flown to liverpool aintree hospital with head injuries.
Graeme schoneville, 31, was speaking during an inquiry into the. An accident during stage 8 of the irc targa florio rally internazionale di sicilia has resulted in the death of craig breens co driver, 24yearold gareth roberts. A rally driver has died following an incident on the pokerstars rally, held on the island three weeks ago. Rally codriver, gareth roberts, killed in a racing accident picture. Rising welsh rally star gareth roberts has been killed in a crash during the targa florio rally in sicily.
Mr odonnell, known as richard mcgrath, was from strabane in northern ireland. Gareth roberts, the young codriver who lost his life on targa floriorally internazionale di sicilia in midjune, has been remembered with the unveiling of a memorial stone on the events cefalu. List of fatal world rally championship accidents wikipedia. A rally driver accused of killing a young couple by shunting them into the path of an oncoming car told police he had never meant to hurt them, an old bailey court heard yesterday. Stage rallies are the professional form of the sport. After their 2011 success the pair stepped up to the next level in the sport taking on the super 2000 wrc now wrc2 and selected events in the intercontinental rally challenge now erc. Rally driver gareth roberts death a freak accident, hears inquest. A massive part of breens success had been due to the strength of the bond between him and welsh codriver gareth roberts, affectionately known as jaffa.
Navigator graham lewis, from earles lane, wincham, was killed while competing in a rally in scotland on saturday. Craig breens navigator, gareth roberts, has died following a crash in northern sicily during the targa florio rally. Gareth roberts, 24, was codriver to 22yearold irishman craig breen, and the pair won the world rally championships inaugural academy championship for young drivers last year. Gareth roberts, a 24yearold welsh rally codriver with a promising career ahead of him, died this weekend during the targa floriorally internazionale di sicilia rally after the peugeot 207. A verdict of accidental death was recorded at an inquest in llanelli. Rally driver gareth roberts death a freak accident. Gareth roberts was a promising navigator from wales his death at age of 24 brings tributes from rally world the rallying world has paid tribute to. An accident during stage 8 of the irc targa floriorally internazionale di sicilia has resulted in the death of craig breens codriver, 24yearold gareth roberts. The competitors who have tragically died were the driver and codriver of one car.
Cir video, irc rally targa florioa 2012 welsh rally star gareth roberts codriver of craig breen died in ss 8 cefalu 1 18. Gareth roberts, 24, died during stage eight of the. Elfyn evans, 19, was taking part in the donegal international rally on saturday when his ford fiesta was in collision with richard odonnell. Gareth roberts, a 24yearold welsh rally codriver with a promising career ahead of him, died this weekend during the targa floriorally. Breen was also the wrc academy champion in 2011, winning his first event at the 2011 rallye deutschland. The 53yearold fatheroftwo was struck when he and the driver got out of their subaru impreza after it caught fire halfway through the granite city. Former codriver, welsh tv broadcaster and friend howard davies gave an uplifting and heartfelt eulogy at gareth roberts funeral, which took place on 27 june 2012 at llanpumsaint church in wales. Craig breens codriver gareth roberts has been killed in a crash during the targa florio, round five of the 2012 intercontinental rally challenge. He was the 2012 wrc super 2000 world rally champion, scoring class wins in the monte carlo rally, wales rally gb, rally france and the rally of spain. On the second day of the 1987 rallye cote divoire, toyota team europe s cessna 340 crashed and exploded, killing all four inside. Rally driver killed in 110mph crash wanted to follow in. Rally lincoln harding codriver 21 april 1990 rally of clare south australia rally championship australia rally steve turner driver 1994 11th robertstown rally south australia rally championship australia ford rally ian johnston codriver.
Road rally is the original form that is held on highways under normal trafficthese are primarily amateur events. A young rally driver who died during a highspeed crash had a passion for the sport and wanted to follow in his fathers footsteps, an inquest heard. He was the codriver of a peugeot 207 which smashed into a crash barrier on a bend. Tributes paid to welsh rally star gareth roberts after. Rally codriver gareth roberts has been killed in a shocking crash like the one that nearly claimed the life of formula one star robert kubica. Accidents can affect both driver and codriver in rallying, and sadly, more often than not it is the codriver who suffers as we saw in 2005 on rally.
The welsh codriver and navigator for irish rally driver craig breen has died after a highspeed crash at a rally in italy yesterday. A rally driver has been killed during a race in ireland, event organisers said. The waterfordborn driver was unhurt in the accident. Irc rally targa florio 2012 ss 8 crash of craig breen. A rally driver has told an inquiry how his car crashed into spectators during a race in inverness, killing a 51yearold woman. Roberts, sharing a peugeot 207 s2000 with irishman craig breen, died when their car impacted with a guardrail on the eighth stage of the allasphalt event, near palermo in sicily. P aul mulcahy, from dungarvan in co waterford, was fatally injured following an accident during the ravens rock.