1979 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 1979 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
26 -14 January1st Dakar Rally[1]
3–4 February17th 24 Hours of Daytona[2]
18 February21st Daytona 500[3]
27 May37th Monaco Grand Prix[4]
27 May63rd Indianapolis 500[5]
3–9 June62nd Isle of Man TT[6]
9–10 June47th 24 Hours of Le Mans[7]
21–22 July31st 24 Hours of Spa[8]
29 July2nd Suzuka 8 Hours[9]
20 September20th Hardie-Ferodo 1000[10]
6–7 October8th 24 Hours of Nurburgring[11]
18 November26th Macau Grand Prix[12]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
16FebruaryValentino RossiItalianMotorcycle racerMotoGP World champion (-, -).[13]
18AprilAnthony DavidsonBritishRacing driverFIA World Endurance champion (2014).[14]
2JulySam Hornish Jr.AmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (2006).[15]
25DecemberRobert HuffBritishRacing driverWorld Touring Car champion .[16]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1979 Dakar Rally. rssp.eu. 29 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20090929212004/http://rssp.eu/downloads/dakar/1979.pdf. 29 September 2009. dead.
  2. Web site: Daytona 24 Hours 1979 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
  3. Web site: 1979 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  4. Web site: 1979 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  5. Web site: 1979 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  6. Web site: TT 1979. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
  7. Web site: Le Mans Register - 1979. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
  8. Web site: 24 h Spa-Francorchamps. touringcarracing.net. 16 April 2017.
  9. Web site: Suzuka 8 Hours 1979 results. Moto Racing JAPAN. 24 April 2017. 1 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201201013553/http://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/798h.html. dead.
  10. Web site: 1979 Bathurst 1000. Unique Cars & Parts. 22 April 2017.
  11. Web site: Nurburgring 24 hours. touringcarracing.net. 23 April 2017.
  12. Web site: 1979 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
  13. Web site: Valentino Rossi. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 18 April 2018.
  14. Web site: Anthony Davidson. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 17 April 2018.
  15. Web site: Sam Hornish Jr.. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 18 April 2018.
  16. Web site: Robert Huff. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 17 April 2018.
  17. Web site: Louis Chiron. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.