1993 in motorsport explained

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

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
1–16 January15th Dakar Rally[1]
30–31 January31st 24 Hours of Daytona[2]
14 February35th Daytona 500[3]
2 May24th Winston 500[4]
23 May51st Monaco Grand Prix[5]
30 May77th Indianapolis 500[6]
34th Coca-Cola 600[7]
31 May-12 June76th Isle of Man TT[8]
11–13 June21st 24 Hours of Nurburgring[9]
19–20 June61st 24 Hours of Le Mans[10]
25 July16th Suzuka 8 Hours[11]
31 July-1 August45th 24 Hours of Spa[12]
1 August3rd Masters of Formula 3[13]
5 September44th Mountain Dew Southern 500[14]
3 October34th Tooheys 1000[15]
22 November40th Macau Grand Prix[16]
4–5 December6th Race of Champions[17]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
22JanuaryRio HaryantoIndonesianRacing driverThe first Indonesian Formula One driver.[18]
17FebruaryMarc MárquezSpanishMotorcycle racerMotoGP World champion (-, -).[19]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
1AprilAlan Kulwicki30AmericanRacing driver/Team owner1992 NASCAR Cup Series Champion[20]
15JuneJames Hunt45BritishRacing driverFormula One World Champion .[21]
13JulyDavey Allison32AmericanRacing driverWinner of the Daytona 500 (1992)[22]
22OctoberInnes Ireland63BritishRacing driver1961 United States Grand Prix winner.[23]
28NovemberJoe Kelly80IrishRacing driverThe first Irish Formula One driver.[24]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1993 Dakar Rally. rssp.eu. 29 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180127170402/http://rssp.eu/downloads/dakar/1993.pdf. 2018-01-27. dead.
  2. Web site: Daytona 24 Hours 1993 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
  3. Web site: 1993 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  4. Web site: 1993 Winston 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 3 January 2022.
  5. Web site: 1993 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  6. Web site: 1993 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  7. Web site: 1993 Coca-Cola 600. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 3 January 2022.
  8. Web site: TT 1993. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
  9. Web site: Freunde der Nordschleife - 1993. veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. 23 April 2017.
  10. Web site: Le Mans Register - 1993. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
  11. Web site: Suzuka 8 Hours 1993 results. Moto Racing JAPAN. 24 April 2017.
  12. Web site: 24 h Spa-Francorchamps. touringcarracing.net. 16 April 2017.
  13. Web site: MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3. formel3guide.com. 30 April 2017. German.
  14. Web site: 1993 Mountain Dew Southern 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 3 January 2022.
  15. Web site: 1993 Bathurst 1000. Unique Cars & Parts. 22 April 2017.
  16. Web site: 1993 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
  17. Web site: 1993 Canary Islands. roc.com. 30 April 2017.
  18. Web site: Rio Haryanto. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
  19. Web site: Marc Márquez. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 18 April 2018.
  20. Web site: Alan Kulwicki. nascarhall.com. NASCAR. 3 January 2022.
  21. Web site: James Hunt. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
  22. Web site: Davey Allison. nascarhall.com. NASCAR. 3 January 2022.
  23. Web site: Innes Ireland. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
  24. Web site: Joe Kelly. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 15 April 2018.