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Overview of the events of 1989 in motorsport From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following is an overview of the events of 1989 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 |
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25 December-13 January | 11th Dakar Rally | [1] |
4–5 February | 27th 24 Hours of Daytona | [2] |
19 February | 31st Daytona 500 | [3] |
7 May | 47th Monaco Grand Prix | [4] |
28 May | 73rd Indianapolis 500 | [5] |
29 May-9 June | 72nd Isle of Man TT | [6] |
10–11 June | 57th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [7] |
17–18 June | 17th 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [8] |
22–23 July | 41st 24 Hours of Spa | [9] |
30 July | 12th Suzuka 8 Hours | [10] |
1 October | 30th Tooheys 1000 | [11] |
26 November | 36th Macau Grand Prix | [12] |
2–3 December | 2nd Race of Champions | [13] |
Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | July | Daniel Ricciardo | Australian | Racing driver | Formula One driver at McLaren. 8 wins, including the 2018 Monaco GP | |
3 | August | Jules Bianchi | French | Racing driver | 2009 Formula 3 Euro Series champion. Formula One driver. | [14] |
10 | November | Brendon Hartley | New Zealand | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (2017). FIA World Endurance champion (2015, 2017). | [15] |
Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | June | Chico Landi | 81 | Brazilian | Racing driver | The first Brazilian Formula One driver. | [16] |
20 | September | Richie Ginther | 59 | American | Racing driver | 1965 Mexican Grand Prix winner. | [17] |
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