1989 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 1989 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
25 -13 January11th Dakar Rally[1]
4–5 February27th 24 Hours of Daytona[2]
19 February31st Daytona 500[3]
7 May47th Monaco Grand Prix[4]
28 May73rd Indianapolis 500[5]
29 May-9 June72nd Isle of Man TT[6]
10–11 June57th 24 Hours of Le Mans[7]
17–18 June17th 24 Hours of Nurburgring[8]
22–23 July41st 24 Hours of Spa[9]
30 July12th Suzuka 8 Hours[10]
1 October30th Tooheys 1000[11]
26 November36th Macau Grand Prix[12]
2–3 December2nd Race of Champions[13]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
1JulyDaniel RicciardoAustralianRacing driverFormula One driver at McLaren. 8 wins, including the 2018 Monaco GP
3AugustJules BianchiFrenchRacing driver2009 Formula 3 Euro Series champion. Formula One driver.[14]
10NovemberBrendon HartleyNew ZealandRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner . FIA World Endurance champion (2015, 2017).[15]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
7JuneChico Landi81BrazilianRacing driverThe first Brazilian Formula One driver.[16]
20SeptemberRichie Ginther59AmericanRacing driver1965 Mexican Grand Prix winner.[17]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1989 Dakar Rally. rssp.eu. 29 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20090929212028/http://rssp.eu/downloads/dakar/1989.pdf. 29 September 2009. dead.
  2. Web site: Daytona 24 Hours 1989 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
  3. Web site: 1989 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  4. Web site: 1989 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  5. Web site: 1989 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  6. Web site: TT 1989. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
  7. Web site: Le Mans Register - 1989. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
  8. Web site: Freunde der Nordschleife - 1989. veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. 23 April 2017.
  9. Web site: 24 h Spa-Francorchamps. touringcarracing.net. 16 April 2017.
  10. Web site: Suzuka 8 Hours 1989 results. Moto Racing JAPAN. 24 April 2017. 17 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180317035800/http://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/898h.html. dead.
  11. Web site: 1989 Bathurst 1000. Unique Cars & Parts. 22 April 2017.
  12. Web site: 1989 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
  13. Web site: 1989 Nurburgring. roc.com. 30 April 2017.
  14. Web site: Jules Bianchi Racing career profile Driver Database. www.driverdb.com. en. 11 February 2018.
  15. Web site: Brendon Hartley. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 17 April 2018.
  16. Web site: Chico Landi. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
  17. Web site: Richie Ginther. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.

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