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Overview of the events of 1998 in motorsport From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following is an overview of the events of 1998 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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1–18 January | 20th Dakar Rally | [1] |
31 January-1 February | 36th 24 Hours of Daytona | [2] |
15 February | 40th Daytona 500 | [3] |
24 May | 56th Monaco Grand Prix | [4] |
24 May | 82nd Indianapolis 500 | [5] |
30 May-12 June | 81st Isle of Man TT | [6] |
6–7 June | 66th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [7] |
13–14 June | 26th 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [8] |
4–5 July | 50th 24 Hours of Spa | [9] |
26 July | 21st Suzuka 8 Hours | [10] |
9 August | 8th Masters of Formula 3 | [11] |
4 October | 40th AMP Bathurst 1000 | [12] |
15 November | 41st FAI 1000 | [13] |
22 November | 45th Macau Grand Prix | [14] |
5–6 December | 11th Race of Champions | [15] |
Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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29 | October | Lance Stroll | Canadian | Racing driver | [16] |
Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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12 | January | Roger Clark | 58 | British | Rally driver | 1976 Lombard RAC Rally winner. | [17] |
2 | October | Olivier Gendebien | 74 | Belgian | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1958, 1960-1962). | [18] |
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