2009 in motorsport
Appearance
The following is an overview of the events of 2009 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.
Annual events
[edit]The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.
Date | Event | Ref |
---|---|---|
3–18 January | 31st Dakar Rally | [1] |
24–25 January | 47th 24 Hours of Daytona | [2] |
15 February | 51st Daytona 500 | [3] |
23–24 May | 37th 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [4] |
24 May | 67th Monaco Grand Prix | [5] |
24 May | 93rd Indianapolis 500 | [6] |
30 May-13 June | 91st Isle of Man TT | [7] |
13–14 June | 77th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [8] |
14 June | 19th Masters of Formula 3 | [9] |
25–26 July | 61st 24 Hours of Spa | [10] |
26 July | 32nd Suzuka 8 Hours | [11] |
11 October | 52nd Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | [12] |
22 November | 56th Macau Grand Prix | [13] |
3–4 December | 22nd Race of Champions | [14] |
Disestablished championships/events
[edit]Last race | Championship | Ref |
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8 November | Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup | [15] |
Deaths
[edit]Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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2 | July | Tony Maggs | 72 | South African | Racing driver | The first South African Formula One driver. | [16] |
13 | Harry Källström | 70 | Swedish | Rally driver | 1976 Acropolis Rally winner. | [17] | |
18 | Ricardo Londoño | 59 | Colombian | Racing driver | The first Colombian Formula One driver. | [18] | |
30 | September | Pentti Airikkala | 64 | Finnish | Rally driver | 1989 Lombard RAC Rally winner. | [19] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2009 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "2009 Rolex 24 at Daytona". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "2009 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "21. – 24. Mai 2009: 37. ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "2009 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "2009 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 2009". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 2009". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "MASTERS OF FORMULA 3" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Spa 24 Hours 2009 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Suzuka 8 Hours 2009 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "2009 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "2009 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "2009 Beijing". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Calendar". frwec.com (in French). Archived from the original on 21 August 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Tony Maggs". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Harry Källström". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Ricardo Londoño". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Pentti Airikkala". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
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