1982 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 1982 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.

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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
1–20 January 4th Dakar Rally [1]
30–31 January 20th 24 Hours of Daytona [2]
14 February 24th Daytona 500 [3]
23 May 40th Monaco Grand Prix [4]
30 May 66th Indianapolis 500 [5]
5–11 June 65th Isle of Man TT [6]
19–20 June 50th 24 Hours of Le Mans [7]
31 July-1 August 34th 24 Hours of Spa [8]
1 August 5th Suzuka 8 Hours [9]
2 October 23rd James Hardie 1000 [10]
2–3 October 11th 24 Hours of Nurburgring [11]
21 November 29th Macau Grand Prix [12]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
12June Loïc Duval FrenchRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (2013). FIA World Endurance champion (2013). [13]
24 Sylvain Guintoli FrenchMotorcycle racer Superbike World champion (2014). [14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1982 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Daytona 24 Hours 1982 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "1982 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "1982 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "1982 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "TT 1982". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Le Mans Register - 1982". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "24 h Spa-Francorchamps". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Suzuka 8 Hours 1982 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "1982 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "Nurburgring 24 hours". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "1982 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "Loïc Duval". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  14. ↑ "Sylvain Guintoli". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
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