1982 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 1982 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
1–20 January4th Dakar Rally[1]
30–31 January20th 24 Hours of Daytona[2]
14 February24th Daytona 500[3]
23 May40th Monaco Grand Prix[4]
30 May66th Indianapolis 500[5]
5–11 June65th Isle of Man TT[6]
19–20 June50th 24 Hours of Le Mans[7]
31 July-1 August34th 24 Hours of Spa[8]
1 August5th Suzuka 8 Hours[9]
2 October23rd James Hardie 1000[10]
2–3 October11th 24 Hours of Nurburgring[11]
21 November29th Macau Grand Prix[12]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
12JuneLoïc DuvalFrenchRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner . FIA World Endurance champion (2013).[13]
24Sylvain GuintoliFrenchMotorcycle racerSuperbike World champion .[14]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1982 Dakar Rally. rssp.eu. 29 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20090929212017/http://rssp.eu/downloads/dakar/1982.pdf. 29 September 2009. dead.
  2. Web site: Daytona 24 Hours 1982 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
  3. Web site: 1982 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  4. Web site: 1982 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  5. Web site: 1982 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  6. Web site: TT 1982. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
  7. Web site: Le Mans Register - 1982. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
  8. Web site: 24 h Spa-Francorchamps. touringcarracing.net. 16 April 2017.
  9. Web site: Suzuka 8 Hours 1982 results. Moto Racing JAPAN. 24 April 2017.
  10. Web site: 1982 Bathurst 1000. Unique Cars & Parts. 22 April 2017.
  11. Web site: Nurburgring 24 hours. touringcarracing.net. 23 April 2017.
  12. Web site: 1982 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
  13. Web site: Loïc Duval. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 17 April 2018.
  14. Web site: Sylvain Guintoli. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 18 April 2018.