2001 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 2001 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
1–21 January	23rd Dakar Rally	^[1]
3–4 February	39th 24 Hours of Daytona	^[2]
18 February	43rd Daytona 500	^[3]
26–27 May	29th 24 Hours of Nurburgring	^[4]
27 May	59th Monaco Grand Prix	^[5]
27 May	85th Indianapolis 500	^[6]
16–17 June	69th 24 Hours of Le Mans	^[7]
4–5 August	53rd 24 Hours of Spa	^[8]
5 August	24th Suzuka 8 Hours	^[9]
5 August	11th Masters of Formula 3	^[10]
7 October	44th V8 Supercar 1000	^[11]
18 November	48th Macau Grand Prix	^[12]
8–9 December	14th Race of Champions	^[13]

Deaths

Date	Month	Name	Age	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
11	January	Louis Krages	51	German	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner .	^[14]
18	February	Dale Earnhardt	49	American	Racing Driver	1998 Daytona 500 Winner, Seven-Time NASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion
10	March	Jorge Recalde	49	Argentine	Rally driver	1988 Rally Argentina winner.	^[15]
16	March	Bob Wollek	57	French	Racing driver	24 Hours of Daytona winner (1983, 1985, 1989, 1991)
25	April	Michele Alboreto	44	Italian	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner .	^[16]
26	May	Vittorio Brambilla	63	Italian	Racing driver	1975 Austrian Grand Prix winner.	^[17]

See also

• List of 2001 motorsport champions

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2001 Dakar Rally. rssp.eu. 29 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20090929212031/http://rssp.eu/downloads/dakar/2001.pdf. 29 September 2009. dead.
2. Web site: 2001 Rolex 24 at Daytona. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
3. Web site: 2001 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
4. Web site: Freunde der Nordschleife - 2001. veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. 23 April 2017.
5. Web site: 2001 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
6. Web site: 2001 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
7. Web site: Le Mans Register - 2001. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
8. Web site: Spa 24 Hours 2001 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
9. Web site: Suzuka 8 Hours 2001 results. Moto Racing JAPAN. 24 April 2017.
10. Web site: MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3. formel3guide.com. 30 April 2017. German.
11. Web site: 2001 Bathurst 1000. Unique Cars & Parts. 22 April 2017.
12. Web site: 2001 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
13. Web site: 2001 Canary Islands. roc.com. 30 April 2017.
14. Web site: "John Winter". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 16 April 2018.
15. News: Jorge Recalde. 27 April 2018. ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com.
16. Web site: Michele Alboreto. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 16 April 2018.
17. Web site: Vittorio Brambilla. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 16 April 2018.