1989 in motorsport

Overview of the events of 1989 in motorsport

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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.

Annual events

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
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]

Births

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]

Deaths

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]

References

^ "1989 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
^ "Daytona 24 Hours 1989 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "1989 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "1989 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
^ "1989 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
^ "TT 1989". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
^ "Le Mans Register - 1989". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Freunde der Nordschleife - 1989". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
^ "24 h Spa-Francorchamps". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Suzuka 8 Hours 1989 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
^ "1989 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ "1989 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ "1989 Nurburgring". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
^ "Jules Bianchi | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 11 February 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Brendon Hartley". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
^ "Chico Landi". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
^ "Richie Ginther". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.