2012 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 2012 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
1–15 January34th Dakar Rally[1]
28–29 January50th 24 Hours of Daytona[2]
27–28 February54th Daytona 500[3]
19–20 May40th 24 Hours of Nurburgring[4]
27 May70th Monaco Grand Prix[5]
27 May96th Indianapolis 500[6]
26 May-9 June94th Isle of Man TT[7]
16–17 June80th 24 Hours of Le Mans[8]
15 July22nd Masters of Formula 3[9]
28–29 July64th 24 Hours of Spa[10]
29 July35th Suzuka 8 Hours[11]
7 October55th Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000[12]
18 November59th Macau Grand Prix[13]
15–16 December25th Race of Champions[14]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
28FebruaryAnders Kulläng68SwedishRally driver1980 Swedish Rally winner.[16]
29MarchBill "Grumpy" Jenkins81AmericanDrag racer
10MayCarroll Shelby89AmericanAutomotive designer and racing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner .[17]
31Paul Pietsch100GermanRacing driverThe first German Formula One driver.[18]
3JuneRoy Salvadori90BritishRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner .[19]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fixtures / Results Dakar 2012 - Rally Raid. eurosport.com. Eurosport. 29 April 2017.
  2. Web site: 2012 Rolex 24 at Daytona. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  3. Web site: 2012 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  4. Web site: Freunde der Nordschleife - 2012. veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. 23 April 2017.
  5. Web site: 2012 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  6. Web site: 2012 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  7. Web site: TT 2012. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
  8. Web site: Le Mans Register - 2012. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
  9. Web site: MASTERS OF FORMULA 3. formel3guide.com. 30 April 2017. German.
  10. Web site: Spa 24 Hours 2012 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
  11. Web site: Suzuka 8 Hours 2012 results. Moto Racing JAPAN. 24 April 2017. 20 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150920102054/http://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/128h.html. dead.
  12. Web site: 2012 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  13. Web site: 2012 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
  14. Web site: 2012 Thailand. roc.com. 30 April 2017.
  15. Web site: MotorSport Vision cancels Formula 2 championship . Elizalde . Pablo. 6 December 2012 . Autosport. 11 May 2017.
  16. Web site: Anders Kulläng. ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. 17 April 2018.
  17. Web site: Carroll Shelby. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
  18. Web site: Paul Pietsch. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
  19. Web site: Roy Salvadori. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.

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