2009 in motorsport

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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.

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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
3–18 January 31st Dakar Rally [1]
24–25 January 47th 24 Hours of Daytona [2]
15 February 51st Daytona 500 [3]
23–24 May 37th 24 Hours of Nurburgring [4]
24 May 67th Monaco Grand Prix [5]
24 May 93rd Indianapolis 500 [6]
30 May-13 June 91st Isle of Man TT [7]
13–14 June 77th 24 Hours of Le Mans [8]
14 June 19th Masters of Formula 3 [9]
25–26 July 61st 24 Hours of Spa [10]
26 July 32nd Suzuka 8 Hours [11]
11 October 52nd Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 [12]
22 November 56th Macau Grand Prix [13]
3–4 December 22nd Race of Champions [14]

Disestablished championships/events

Last raceChampionshipRef
8 November Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup [15]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
2 July Tony Maggs 72South AfricanRacing driverThe first South African Formula One driver. [16]
13 Harry Källström 70SwedishRally driver 1976 Acropolis Rally winner. [17]
18 Ricardo Londoño 59ColombianRacing driverThe first Colombian Formula One driver. [18]
30September Pentti Airikkala 64FinnishRally driver 1989 Lombard RAC Rally winner. [19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2009 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "2009 Rolex 24 at Daytona". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "2009 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "21. – 24. Mai 2009: 37. ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "2009 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "2009 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "TT 2009". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Le Mans Register - 2009". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "MASTERS OF FORMULA 3" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Spa 24 Hours 2009 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "Suzuka 8 Hours 2009 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "2009 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "2009 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  14. ↑ "2009 Beijing". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  15. ↑ "Calendar". frwec.com (in French). Archived from the original on 21 August 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  16. ↑ "Tony Maggs". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  17. ↑ "Harry Källström". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  18. ↑ "Ricardo Londoño". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  19. ↑ "Pentti Airikkala". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
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