2009 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 2009 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
3–18 January31st Dakar Rally[1]
24–25 January47th 24 Hours of Daytona[2]
15 February51st Daytona 500[3]
23–24 May37th 24 Hours of Nurburgring[4]
24 May67th Monaco Grand Prix[5]
24 May93rd Indianapolis 500[6]
30 May-13 June91st Isle of Man TT[7]
13–14 June77th 24 Hours of Le Mans[8]
14 June19th Masters of Formula 3[9]
25–26 July61st 24 Hours of Spa[10]
26 July32nd Suzuka 8 Hours[11]
11 October52nd Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000[12]
22 November56th Macau Grand Prix[13]
3–4 December22nd Race of Champions[14]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
2JulyTony Maggs72South AfricanRacing driverThe first South African Formula One driver.[16]
13Harry Källström70SwedishRally driver1976 Acropolis Rally winner.[17]
18Ricardo Londoño59ColombianRacing driverThe first Colombian Formula One driver.[18]
30SeptemberPentti Airikkala64FinnishRally driver1989 Lombard RAC Rally winner.[19]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2009 Dakar Rally. rssp.eu. 29 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180127205450/http://www.rssp.eu/downloads/dakar/2009.pdf. 27 January 2018. dead.
  2. Web site: 2009 Rolex 24 at Daytona. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  3. Web site: 2009 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  4. Web site: 21. – 24. Mai 2009: 37. ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen. veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. 23 April 2017.
  5. Web site: 2009 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  6. Web site: 2009 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  7. Web site: TT 2009. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
  8. Web site: Le Mans Register - 2009. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
  9. Web site: MASTERS OF FORMULA 3. formel3guide.com. 30 April 2017. German.
  10. Web site: Spa 24 Hours 2009 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
  11. Web site: Suzuka 8 Hours 2009 results. Moto Racing JAPAN. 24 April 2017. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195152/http://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/098h.html. dead.
  12. Web site: 2009 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  13. Web site: 2009 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
  14. Web site: 2009 Beijing. roc.com. 30 April 2017.
  15. Web site: Calendar . frwec.com . 12 May 2017 . French . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20090821124115/http://www.frwec.com/calendar.php?champ=40&langue=fr . 21 August 2009 .
  16. Web site: Tony Maggs. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
  17. News: Harry Källström. 27 April 2018. ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com.
  18. Web site: Ricardo Londoño. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
  19. News: Pentti Airikkala. 27 April 2018. ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com.

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