1969 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 1969 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.

DateEventRef
1–2 February8th 24 Hours of Daytona[1]
2 February1969 NHRA Winternationals[2]
23 February11th Daytona 500[3]
4 May53rd Targa Florio[4]
18 May27th Monaco Grand Prix[5]
30 May53rd Indianapolis 500[6]
7–13 June51st Isle of Man TT[7]
14–15 June37th 24 Hours of Le Mans[8]
26–27 July21st 24 Hours of Spa[9]
5 October10th Hardie-Ferodo 500[10]
16 November16th Macau Grand Prix[11]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
3JanuaryMichael SchumacherGermanRacing driverFormula One World Champion (-, -).[12]
30MarchTroy BaylissAustralianMotorcycle racerSuperbike World champion .[13]
23MayLaurent AïelloFrenchRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner .[14]
24MayMendy FryAmericanDrag racer
16AugustYvan MüllerFrenchRacing driverChampion of the BTCC in 2003 and, -, [15]
3SeptemberJörg MüllerGermanRacing driver1993 Macau Grand Prix winner.[16]
23NovemberOlivier BerettaMonégasqueRacing driver1999 FIA GT Champion, 2000 24 Hours of Daytona winner.[17]
29DecemberAllan McNishBritishRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner . FIA World Endurance champion (2013).[18]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
30MarchLucien Bianchi34BelgianRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner .[19]
27JulyMoisés Solana33MexicanRacing driver[20]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daytona 24 Hours 1969 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
  2. http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist.php?year=1969 Ultimateracinghistory
  3. Web site: 1969 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  4. Web site: 53^ TARGA FLORIO. targaflorio.info. 16 April 2017.
  5. Web site: 1969 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  6. Web site: 1969 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  7. Web site: TT 1969. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
  8. Web site: Le Mans Register - 1969. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
  9. Web site: 24 h Spa-Francorchamps. touringcarracing.net. 16 April 2017.
  10. Web site: 1969 Bathurst 1000. Unique Cars & Parts. 22 April 2017.
  11. Web site: 1969 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
  12. Web site: Michael Schumacher — Biography. Grand Prix History. 12 May 2017.
  13. Web site: Troy Bayliss. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 18 April 2018.
  14. Web site: Laurent Aïello. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 17 April 2018.
  15. Web site: Yvan Muller. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 17 April 2018.
  16. Web site: Jörg Müller. driverdb.com. 30 May 2017.
  17. Web site: Olivier Beretta. ESPN. 30 May 2017.
  18. Web site: Allan McNish. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 17 April 2018.
  19. Web site: Lucien Bianchi. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 16 April 2018.
  20. Web site: Moisés Solana. ESPN. 9 May 2017.

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