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Why is the San Marino Grand Prix 1994 called F1's 'Black Weekend'?
short by Pravel Jain / on Tuesday, 9 December, 2025
The San Marino Grand Prix 1994, often called F1's 'Black Weekend', was the sport's deadliest race weekend. It saw the deaths of Roland Ratzenberger on Saturday and three-time world champion Ayrton Senna on Sunday. Ratzenberger died during final qualifying, while Senna passed away after a Lap 7 crash during the race. Rubens Barrichello was seriously injured in a separate incident.
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