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Overview of the events of 1978 in motorsport From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following is an overview of the events of 1978 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.
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 |
---|---|---|
4–5 February | 16th 24 Hours of Daytona | [1] |
12 February | 1978 NHRA Winternationals | [2] |
19 February | 20th Daytona 500 | [3] |
7 May | 36th Monaco Grand Prix | [4] |
28 May | 62nd Indianapolis 500 | [5] |
1–9 June | 60th Isle of Man TT | [6] |
10–11 June | 46th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [7] |
16 July | 1978 NHRA Summernationals | [8] |
22–23 July | 30th 24 Hours of Spa | [9] |
30 July | 1st Suzuka 8 Hours | [10] |
1 October | 19th Hardie-Ferodo 1000 | [11] |
7–8 October | 7th 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [12] |
19 November | 25th Macau Grand Prix | [13] |
Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 | June | Dan Wheldon | British | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (2005, 2011). | [14] |
14 | July | Mattias Ekström | Swedish | Racing driver | FIA World Rallycross champion (2016). | [15] |
Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | September | Ronnie Peterson | 34 | Swedish | Racing driver | 10-time Grand Prix Winner | |
20 | October | Gunnar Nilsson | 29 | Swedish | Racing driver | 1977 Belgian Grand Prix winner. | [16] |
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