2019 in motorsport
Overview of the events of 2019 in motorsport
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The following is an overview of the events of 2019 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 |
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6–17 January | 41st Dakar Rally | [1] |
19–20 January | 30th Race of Champions | [2] |
26–27 January | 57th 24 Hours of Daytona | [3] |
17 February | 61st Daytona 500 | [4] |
16 March | 67th 12 Hours of Sebring | [5] |
16 March | 78th Daytona 200 | [6] |
29 April–4 May | 28th Tour Auto | [7] |
22–23 April | 42nd 24 Hours of Le Mans Moto | [8] |
6–11 May | 103th Scottish Six Days Trial | [9] |
26 May | 77th Monaco Grand Prix | [10] |
103rd Indianapolis 500 | [11] | |
25 May–7 June | 101st Isle of Man TT | [12] |
15–16 June | 87th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [13] |
20–23 June | 47th 24 Hours of Nürburgring | [14] |
30 June | 97th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb | [15] |
6–7 July | 27th Goodwood Festival of Speed | [16] |
12 July | 112th APBA Gold Cup | [17] |
28 July | 42nd Suzuka 8 Hours | [18] |
27–28 July | 71st 24 Hours of Spa | [19] |
10–11 August | 46th Rolex Motorsport Reunion | [20] |
26 August | 59th Cowes-Torquay-Cowes | [21] |
11–15 September | 53rd National Championship Air Races | [22] |
14–15 September | 22nd Goodwood Revival | [16] |
18, 21 September | 18th IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship | [23][24] |
21–22 September | 83rd Bol d'Or | [25] |
28–29 September | 74th Motocross des Nations | [26] |
13 October | 62nd Bathurst 1000 | [27] |
1–2 November | 23rd IFMAR 1:8 IC Track World Championship | [28] |
1–3 November | 1st FIA Motorsport Games | [29] |
17 November | 66th Macau Grand Prix | [30] |
11-16 November | 94th International Six Days Enduro | [31] |
22–24 November | 52nd Baja 1000 | [32] |
22 December | 34th Boat Race Grand Prix [ja] | [33] |
31 December | 34th Super Star Championship [ja] | [34] |
Established championships/events
First race | Championship | Ref |
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20 January | TCR Malaysia Touring Car Championship | [35][36] |
13 April | Formula Regional European Championship | [37] |
27 April | ADAC GT4 Germany | [38] |
11 May | FIA Formula 3 Championship | [39] |
18 May | TCR Australia Touring Car Series | [40] |
Deaths
Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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24 | January | Karl "Charly" Lamm | 63 | German | Team manager | Owner of Schnitzer Motorsport | [41] |
5 | February | Robert Hubbard | 75 | American | Inventor | Co-inventor of HANS device | [42][43] |
14 | March | Charlie Whiting | 66 | British | F1 director | Race Director, Safety Delegate, and Permanent Starter | [44][45][46] |
3 | April | Brian "Dirtinator" Kinwald | 45 | American | R/C car racer | Double IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Champion (1993, 1997) | [47] |
24 | Hubert Hahne | 84 | German | F1 driver | [48] | ||
20 | May | Niki Lauda | 70 | Austrian | F1 driver | Triple Formula One World Champion (1975, 1977, 1984) | [49][50] |
5 | June | Robin Herd | 80 | British | Co-founder of March Engineering | [51] | |
14 | Rod Hall | 81 | American | Off-road racer | [52] | ||
30 | Carlin Dunne | 36 | American | Motorcyclist | 4 times Pikes Peak motorcycle winner | [53][54] | |
31 | July | Jean-Luc Thérier | 73 | French | Rally driver | 5 time WRC winner | [55] |
4 | August | Jean-Paul Driot | 68 | French | Team owner | Owner of DAMS | [56] |
27 | Jessi Combs | 39 | American | [57] | |||
31 | Anthoine Hubert | 22 | French | Racing driver | 2018 GP3 Series Champion | [58] | |
15 | October | Andrew Cowan | 82 | British | Rally driver | founder/senior director of Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe | [59] |
17 | November | Tuka Rocha | 36 | Brazilian | Racing driver | Stock Car Brasil driver | [60] |
20 | December | Robert "Junior" Johnson | 88 | American | Racing driver and team owner | 6 time NASCAR championship team owner | [61] |
See also
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