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.
Annual events
editThe 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 |
---|---|---|
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] |
Births
editDate | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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29 | October | Lance Stroll | Canadian | Racing driver | [16] |
Deaths
editDate | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1998 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "1998 24 Hours of Daytona". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1998 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1998 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "1998 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1998". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 1998". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Freunde der Nordschleife - 1998". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Spa 24 Hours 1998 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Suzuka 8 Hours 1998 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "1998 Bathurst 1000". Super Touring Register. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "1998 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "1998 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "1998 Canary Islands". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Lance Stroll | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
- ^ "Roger Clark". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Olivier Gendebien". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
External links
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