2002 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 2002 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
28 -13 January24th Dakar Rally[1]
2–3 February40th 24 Hours of Daytona[2]
17 February44th Daytona 500[3]
25 May-7 June84th Isle of Man TT[4]
26 May60th Monaco Grand Prix[5]
26 May86th Indianapolis 500[6]
1–2 June30th 24 Hours of Nurburgring[7]
15–16 June70th 24 Hours of Le Mans[8]
3–4 August54th 24 Hours of Spa[9]
4 August25th Suzuka 8 Hours[10]
11 August12th Masters of Formula 3[11]
13 October45th Bob Jane T-Marts 1000[12]
17 November49th Macau Grand Prix[13]
30 November-1 December15th Race of Champions[14]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
7JanuaryGeoffrey Crossley80BritishRacing driverOne of the first British Formula One drivers.[15]
9AprilPat Flaherty76AmericanRacing driverWinner of the Indianapolis 500 (1956)[16]
15NovemberRoberta LeightonAmericandrag racerFirst woman licensed by the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) to race in a Gas class[17]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2002 Dakar Rally. rssp.eu. 29 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20131004222423/http://www.rssp.eu/downloads/dakar/2002.pdf. 4 October 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: 2002 Rolex 24 at Daytona. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  3. Web site: 2002 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  4. Web site: TT 2002. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
  5. Web site: 2002 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  6. Web site: 2002 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  7. Web site: Freunde der Nordschleife - 2002. veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. 23 April 2017.
  8. Web site: Le Mans Register - 2002. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
  9. Web site: Spa 24 Hours 2002 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
  10. Web site: Suzuka 8 Hours 2002 results. Moto Racing JAPAN. 24 April 2017.
  11. Web site: MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3. formel3guide.com. 30 April 2017. German.
  12. Web site: 2002 Bathurst 1000. Unique Cars & Parts. 22 April 2017.
  13. Web site: 2002 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
  14. Web site: 2002 Canary Islands. roc.com. 30 April 2017.
  15. Web site: Geoffrey Crossley. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
  16. Web site: Pat Flaherty. espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
  17. Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Carol Cox: NHRA's first class winner", written 4 May 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018)

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