2008 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 2008 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
26–27 January	46th 24 Hours of Daytona	^[1]
17 February	50th Daytona 500	^[2]
24–25 May	36th 24 Hours of Nurburgring	^[3]
25 May	66th Monaco Grand Prix	^[4]
25 May	92nd Indianapolis 500	^[5]
24 May-7 June	90th Isle of Man TT	^[6]
14–15 June	76th 24 Hours of Le Mans	^[7]
27 July	31st Suzuka 8 Hours	^[8]
2–3 August	60th 24 Hours of Spa	^[9]
10 August	18th Masters of Formula 3	^[10]
12 October	51st Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000	^[11]
16 November	55th Macau Grand Prix	^[12]
14 December	21st Race of Champions	^[13]

Deaths

Date	Month	Name	Age	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
6	February	Tony Rolt	89	British	Racing driver and engineer	24 Hours of Le Mans winner .	^[16]
23		Paul Frère	91	Belgian	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner .	^[17]
27	March	Jean-Marie Balestre	86	French	Auto racing executive administrator	The 9th FIA president	^[18]
13	June	Ove Andersson	70	Swedish	Rally driver	1975 Safari Rally winner.	^[19]
28	August	Phil Hill	81	American	Racing driver	Formula One World Champion . 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (-).	^[20]

See also

• List of 2008 motorsport champions

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2008 Rolex 24 at Daytona. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
2. Web site: 2008 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
3. Web site: 22. – 24. Mai 2008: 36. ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen. veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. 23 April 2017.
4. Web site: 2008 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
5. Web site: 2008 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
6. Web site: TT 2008. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
7. Web site: Le Mans Register - 2008. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
8. Web site: Suzuka 8 Hours 2008 results. Moto Racing JAPAN. 24 April 2017. 6 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111006025454/http://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/088h.html. dead.
9. Web site: Spa 24 Hours 2008 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
10. Web site: MASTERS OF FORMULA 3. formel3guide.com. 30 April 2017. German.
11. Web site: 2008 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
12. Web site: 2008 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
13. Web site: 2008 Wembley. roc.com. 30 April 2017.
14. News: Qui se souvient de la Superleague Formula?. 11 May 2017. sports.fr. 26 April 2017. French.
15. October 2008 . Adam confirmed as champ . . 194 . 3 . 89.
16. Web site: Tony Rolt. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 16 April 2018.
17. Web site: Paul Frère. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
18. News: Balestre passes away aged 86. Autosport. 28 March 2008. 15 April 2017.
19. News: Ove Andersson. 27 April 2018. ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com.
20. Web site: Phil Hill. ESPN. 3 September 2017.