2013 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 2013 in motorsport, including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during the 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
5–19 January	35th Dakar Rally	^[1]
26–27 January	51st 24 Hours of Daytona	^[2]
24 February	55th Daytona 500	^[3]
19–20 May	41st 24 Hours of Nurburgring	^[4]
26 May	71st Monaco Grand Prix	^[5]
26 May	97th Indianapolis 500	^[6]
25 May-7 June	95th Isle of Man TT	^[7]
22–23 June	81st 24 Hours of Le Mans	^[8]
7 July	23rd Masters of Formula 3	^[9]
27–28 July	65th 24 Hours of Spa	^[10]
28 July	36th Suzuka 8 Hours	^[11]
13 October	56th Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000	^[12]
17 November	60th Macau Grand Prix	^[13]

Disestablished championships/events

Last race	Championship	Ref
28 September	Rolex Sports Car Series	^[14]
19 October	American Le Mans Series
20 October	Formula Abarth	^[15]

Deaths

Date	Month	Name	Age	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
15	June	José Froilán González	90	Argentine	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner .	^[16]
29	July	Tony Gaze	93	Australian	Racing driver	The first Australian Formula One driver.	^[17]

See also

• List of 2013 motorsport champions

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fixtures / Results Dakar 2013 - Rally Raid. eurosport.com. Eurosport. 29 April 2017.
2. Web site: 2013 Rolex 24 at Daytona. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
3. Web site: 2013 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
4. Web site: Freunde der Nordschleife - 2013. veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. 23 April 2017.
5. Web site: 2013 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
6. Web site: 2013 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
7. Web site: TT 2013. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
8. Web site: Le Mans Register - 2013. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
9. Web site: MASTERS OF FORMULA 3. formel3guide.com. 30 April 2017. German.
10. Web site: Spa 24 Hours 2013 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
11. Web site: Suzuka 8 Hours 2013 results. Moto Racing JAPAN. 24 April 2017.
12. Web site: 2013 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
13. Web site: 2013 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
14. Web site: Grand-Am, ALMS to become 'United SportsCar Racing' series in 2014. Autoweek. 13 March 2013. 11 May 2017.
15. News: Italian Formula ACI,CSAI Abarth 2013. 11 May 2017. racecar.com. 5 December 2012.
16. Web site: José Froilán González. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 16 April 2018.
17. Web site: Tony Gaze. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.