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1989 in motorsport

Years in motorsport
1989 in sports

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "1989 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Daytona 24 Hours 1989 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ^ "1989 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ^ "1989 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ^ "1989 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. ^ "TT 1989". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Le Mans Register - 1989". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Freunde der Nordschleife - 1989". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  9. ^ "24 h Spa-Francorchamps". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Suzuka 8 Hours 1989 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  11. ^ "1989 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  12. ^ "1989 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  13. ^ "1989 Nurburgring". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  14. ^ "Jules Bianchi | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 11 February 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  15. ^ "Brendon Hartley". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Chico Landi". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  17. ^ "Richie Ginther". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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