1994 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 1994 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
28 -16 January	16th Dakar Rally	^[1]
5–6 February	32nd 24 Hours of Daytona	^[2]
20 February	36th Daytona 500	^[3]
19 March	42nd 12 Hours of Sebring	^[4]
1 May	25th Winston Select 500	^[5]
15 May	52nd Monaco Grand Prix	^[6]
29 May	78th Indianapolis 500	^[7]
	35th Coca-Cola 600	^[8]
4–5 June	22nd 24 Hours of Nurburgring	^[9]
30 May-10 June	77th Isle of Man TT	^[10]
18–19 June	62nd 24 Hours of Le Mans	^[11]
23–24 July	46th 24 Hours of Spa	^[12]
31 July	17th Suzuka 8 Hours	^[13]
7 August	4th Masters of Formula 3	^[14]
4 September	45th Mountain Dew Southern 500	^[15]
2 October	35th Tooheys 1000	^[16]
20 November	41st Macau Grand Prix	^[17]
3–4 December	7th Race of Champions	^[18]

Deaths

Date	Month	Name	Age	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
11	February	Neil Bonnett	47	American	Racing driver	NASCAR Cup Series winner of 3 crown jewel races (1981 Southern 500, 1982 and 1983 World 600)
14		Rodney Orr	31	American	Racing Driver	NASCAR Goody's Dash Series champion (1993)
30	April	Roland Ratzenberger	34	Austria	Racing driver	Class winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans	^[19]
1	May	Ayrton Senna	34	Brazilian	Racing driver	Formula One World Champion Winner of the Monaco Grand Prix (1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993)	^[20]
13		Duncan Hamilton	74	British	Racing driver	Overall winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans .	^[21]
27	June	Sam Hanks	79	American	Racing driver	Winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1957) IndyCar Series Champion (1953)	^[22]
17	August	Luigi Chinetti	93	Italian-American	Racing driver	Overall winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (and)	^[23]

See also

• List of 1994 motorsport champions

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1994 Dakar Rally. rssp.eu. 29 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20161006125231/http://rssp.eu/downloads/dakar/1994.pdf. 2016-10-06. dead.
2. Web site: Daytona 24 Hours 1994 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
3. Web site: 1994 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
4. Web site: 1994 12 Hours of Sebring. racingsportscars.com. Racing Sports Cars. 3 January 2022.
5. Web site: 1994 Winston Select 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 3 January 2022.
6. Web site: 1994 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
7. Web site: 1994 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
8. Web site: 1994 Coca-Cola 600. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 3 January 2022.
9. Web site: Freunde der Nordschleife - 1994. veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. 23 April 2017.
10. Web site: TT 1994. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
11. Web site: Le Mans Register - 1994. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
12. Web site: Spa 24 Hours 1994 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
13. Web site: Suzuka 8 Hours 1994 results. Moto Racing JAPAN. 24 April 2017. 4 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170904155206/http://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/948h.html. dead.
14. Web site: MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3. formel3guide.com. 30 April 2017. German.
15. Web site: 1994 Southern 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 3 January 2022.
16. Web site: 1994 Bathurst 1000. Unique Cars & Parts. 22 April 2017.
17. Web site: 1994 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
18. Web site: 1994 Canary Islands. roc.com. 30 April 2017.
19. Web site: Roland Ratzenberger: The inside story of the Imola weekend. 2020-06-17. www.motorsport.com. en.
20. Web site: Jones . Dylan . The last 96 hours of Ayrton Senna . 8wforix . 22 April 2011 . 9 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121031101710/http://8w.forix.com/senna1994.html . 31 October 2012 . dmy .
21. Web site: Duncan Hamilton. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 16 April 2018.
22. Web site: Sam Hanks. espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
23. News: Siano. Joseph. Luigi Chinetti Sr., 93, Automobile Importer and Champion Racer. 15 April 2017. nytimes.com. The New York Times Company. 20 August 1994.