The following is an overview of the events of 1996 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
editThe 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 |
---|---|---|
30 December-14 January | 18th Dakar Rally | [1] |
3–4 February | 34th 24 Hours of Daytona | [2] |
18 February | 38th Daytona 500 | [3] |
19 May | 54th Monaco Grand Prix | [4] |
26 May | 80th Indianapolis 500 | [5] |
27 May-10 June | 79th Isle of Man TT | [6] |
15–16 June | 64th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [7] |
15–16 June | 24th 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [8] |
27–28 July | 48th 24 Hours of Spa | [9] |
28 July | 19th Suzuka 8 Hours | [10] |
4 August | 6th Masters of Formula 3 | [11] |
6 October | 37th AMP Bathurst 1000 | [12] |
17 November | 43rd Macau Grand Prix | [13] |
7–8 December | 9th Race of Champions | [14] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1996 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "Daytona 24 Hours 1996 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1996 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1996 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "1996 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1996". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 1996". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Freunde der Nordschleife - 1996". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Spa 24 Hours 1996 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Suzuka 8 Hours 1996 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "1996 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "1996 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "1996 Canary Islands". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
External links
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