1994 in motorsport
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The following is an overview of the events of 1994 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.
Date | Event | Ref |
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28 December-16 January | 16th Dakar Rally | [1] |
5–6 February | 32nd 24 Hours of Daytona | [2] |
20 February | 36th Daytona 500 | [3] |
19 March | 42nd 12 Hours of Sebring | [4] |
1 May | 25th Winston Select 500 | [5] |
15 May | 52nd Monaco Grand Prix | [6] |
29 May | 78th Indianapolis 500 | [7] |
35th Coca-Cola 600 | [8] | |
4–5 June | [9] | |
30 May-10 June | [10] | |
18–19 June | 62nd 24 Hours of Le Mans | [11] |
23–24 July | [12] | |
31 July | [13] | |
7 August | 4th Masters of Formula 3 | [14] |
4 September | 45th Mountain Dew Southern 500 | [15] |
2 October | 35th Tooheys 1000 | [16] |
20 November | 41st Macau Grand Prix | [17] |
3–4 December | [18] |
Deaths[]
Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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11 | February | Neil Bonnett | 47 | American | Racing driver | NASCAR Cup Series winner of 3 crown jewel races (1981 Southern 500, 1982 and 1983 World 600) | |
14 | Rodney Orr | 31 | American | Racing Driver | NASCAR Goody's Dash Series champion (1993) | ||
30 | April | Roland Ratzenberger | 34 | Austria | Racing driver | Class winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1993) | [19] |
1 | May | Ayrton Senna | 34 | Brazilian | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (1988, 1990, 1991) Winner of the Monaco Grand Prix (1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993) |
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13 | Duncan Hamilton | 74 | British | Racing driver | Overall winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1953). | [21] | |
27 | June | Sam Hanks | 79 | American | Racing driver | Winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1957) IndyCar Series Champion (1953) |
[22] |
17 | August | Luigi Chinetti | 93 | Italian-American | Racing driver | Overall winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1932, 1934 and 1949) | [23] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "1994 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "Daytona 24 Hours 1994 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1994 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1994 12 Hours of Sebring". racingsportscars.com. Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "1994 Winston Select 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "1994 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "1994 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "1994 Coca-Cola 600". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Freunde der Nordschleife - 1994". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1994". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 1994". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Spa 24 Hours 1994 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Suzuka 8 Hours 1994 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "1994 Southern 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "1994 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "1994 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "1994 Canary Islands". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Roland Ratzenberger: The inside story of the Imola weekend". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
- ^ Jones, Dylan (22 April 2011). "The last 96 hours of Ayrton Senna". 8wforix. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ "Duncan Hamilton". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Sam Hanks". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ Siano, Joseph (20 August 1994). "Luigi Chinetti Sr., 93, Automobile Importer and Champion Racer". nytimes.com. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
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