How many G’s was Jules Bianchi’s crash?

Jules Bianchi was a French racing driver who competed in the FIA Formula One World Championship for the Marussia F1 Team.

The g-forces generated by Jules Bianchi’s collision with a recovery vehicle at Suzuka were far greater than previously thought.

Although the impact force of the car was around 59G, sensors in Bianchi’s earplugs recorded a 92G impact.

However, the FIA believes that the earplugs slipped and that the collision generated up to 254G. This was due to the abrupt deceleration it experienced.

According to GPS data, Bianchi lost control of his Marussia at 132mph in wet conditions before colliding with the 6.8-tonne recovery crane that was removing Adrian Sutil’s stricken Sauber just 2.61 seconds later at 78mph and an angle of 55 degrees.

The car was deflected four metres longitudinally and two metres to the side. He underwent emergency surgery and was placed into an induced coma, where he died on July 17, 2015.

Bianchi’s death was the first in Formula One in over 20 years, following Ayrton Senna’s fatal accident at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. It is also the most recent fatal accident to occur in Formula One as of 2022.