2014 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 2014 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
5–18 January36th Dakar Rally[1]
25–26 January52nd 24 Hours of Daytona[2]
23 February56th Daytona 500[3]
25 May72nd Monaco Grand Prix[4]
98th Indianapolis 500[5]
24 May-6 June96th Isle of Man TT[6]
14–15 June82nd 24 Hours of Le Mans[7]
21–22 June42nd 24 Hours of Nürburgring[8]
6 July24th Zandvoort Masters[9]
26–27 July66th 24 Hours of Spa[10]
27 July37th Suzuka 8 Hours[11]
12 October57th Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000[12]
16 November61st Macau Grand Prix[13]
13–14 December26th Race of Champions[14]

Established championships/events

First raceChampionshipRef
25-26 JanuaryUnited SportsCar Championship[15]
3-4 MayFIA World Rallycross Championship[16]

Disestablished championships/events

Last raceChampionshipRef
14 SeptemberBritish Formula Three Championship[17]
5 OctoberGerman Formula Three Championship

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
19MayJack Brabham88AustralianRacing driverFormula One World Champion (-,).[18]
29AugustBjörn Waldegård70SwedishRally driverWorld Rally champion .[19]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fixtures / Results Dakar 2014 - Rally Raid. eurosport.com. Eurosport. 29 April 2017.
  2. Web site: 2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  3. Web site: 2014 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  4. Web site: 2014 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  5. Web site: 2014 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  6. Web site: TT 2014. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
  7. Web site: Le Mans Register - 2014. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
  8. Web site: 19. – 22. Juni 2014: 42. ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen. veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de.
  9. Web site: ZANVOORT MASTERS. formel3guide.com. 30 April 2017. German.
  10. Web site: Spa 24 Hours 2014 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
  11. Web site: Suzuka 8 Hours 2014 results. Moto Racing JAPAN. 24 April 2017.
  12. Web site: 2014 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  13. Web site: 2014 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
  14. Web site: 2014 Barbados. roc.com. 30 April 2017.
  15. Web site: Grand-Am, ALMS to become 'United SportsCar Racing' series in 2014. Autoweek. 13 March 2013. 11 May 2017.
  16. News: RALLYCROSS: FINAL 2014 DECISIONS AND CALENDARS. 12 May 2017. fia.com. FIA. 11 December 2013.
  17. News: Khorounzhiy. Valentin. German F3 organizers call off 2015 season. 11 May 2017. formulascout.com. 6 January 2016.
  18. Web site: Jack Brabham. ESPN. 3 September 2017.
  19. Web site: Björn Waldegård. juwra.com. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. 17 April 2018.

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