1993 in motorsport
The following is an overview of the events of 1993 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
[edit]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 |
---|---|---|
1–16 January | 15th Dakar Rally | [1] |
30–31 January | 31st 24 Hours of Daytona | [2] |
14 February | 35th Daytona 500 | [3] |
2 May | 24th Winston 500 | [4] |
23 May | 51st Monaco Grand Prix | [5] |
30 May | 77th Indianapolis 500 | [6] |
34th Coca-Cola 600 | [7] | |
31 May-12 June | 76th Isle of Man TT | [8] |
11–13 June | 21st 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [9] |
19–20 June | 61st 24 Hours of Le Mans | [10] |
25 July | 16th Suzuka 8 Hours | [11] |
31 July-1 August | 45th 24 Hours of Spa | [12] |
1 August | 3rd Masters of Formula 3 | [13] |
5 September | 44th Mountain Dew Southern 500 | [14] |
3 October | 34th Tooheys 1000 | [15] |
22 November | 40th Macau Grand Prix | [16] |
4–5 December | 6th Race of Champions | [17] |
Births
[edit]Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 | January | Rio Haryanto | Indonesian | Racing driver | The first Indonesian Formula One driver. | [18] |
17 | February | Marc Márquez | Spanish | Motorcycle racer | MotoGP World champion (2013-2014, 2016-2017). | [19] |
Deaths
[edit]Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | April | Alan Kulwicki | 30 | American | Racing driver/Team owner | 1992 NASCAR Cup Series Champion | [20] |
15 | June | James Hunt | 45 | British | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (1976). | [21] |
13 | July | Davey Allison | 32 | American | Racing driver | Winner of the Daytona 500 (1992) | [22] |
22 | October | Innes Ireland | 63 | British | Racing driver | 1961 United States Grand Prix winner. | [23] |
28 | November | Joe Kelly | 80 | Irish | Racing driver | The first Irish Formula One driver. | [24] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1993 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "Daytona 24 Hours 1993 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1993 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1993 Winston 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "1993 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "1993 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "1993 Coca-Cola 600". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "TT 1993". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Freunde der Nordschleife - 1993". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 1993". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Suzuka 8 Hours 1993 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "24 h Spa-Francorchamps". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "1993 Mountain Dew Southern 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "1993 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "1993 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "1993 Canary Islands". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Rio Haryanto". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Marc Márquez". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Alan Kulwicki". nascarhall.com. NASCAR. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "James Hunt". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Davey Allison". nascarhall.com. NASCAR. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Innes Ireland". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Joe Kelly". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
External links
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