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1998 in motorsport

The following is an overview of the events of 1998 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 edit

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
1–18 January 20th Dakar Rally [1]
31 January-1 February 36th 24 Hours of Daytona [2]
15 February 40th Daytona 500 [3]
24 May 56th Monaco Grand Prix [4]
24 May 82nd Indianapolis 500 [5]
30 May-12 June 81st Isle of Man TT [6]
6–7 June 66th 24 Hours of Le Mans [7]
13–14 June 26th 24 Hours of Nurburgring [8]
4–5 July 50th 24 Hours of Spa [9]
26 July 21st Suzuka 8 Hours [10]
9 August 8th Masters of Formula 3 [11]
4 October 40th AMP Bathurst 1000 [12]
15 November 41st FAI 1000 [13]
22 November 45th Macau Grand Prix [14]
5–6 December 11th Race of Champions [15]

Births edit

Date Month Name Nationality Occupation Note Ref
29 October Lance Stroll Canadian Racing driver [16]

Deaths edit

Date Month Name Age Nationality Occupation Note Ref
12 January Roger Clark 58 British Rally driver 1976 Lombard RAC Rally winner. [17]
2 October Olivier Gendebien 74 Belgian Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1958, 1960-1962). [18]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "1998 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. ^ "1998 24 Hours of Daytona". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ^ "1998 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ^ "1998 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ^ "1998 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. ^ "TT 1998". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Le Mans Register - 1998". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Freunde der Nordschleife - 1998". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Spa 24 Hours 1998 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Suzuka 8 Hours 1998 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  11. ^ "MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  12. ^ "1998 Bathurst 1000". Super Touring Register. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  13. ^ "1998 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  14. ^ "1998 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  15. ^ "1998 Canary Islands". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  16. ^ "Lance Stroll | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  17. ^ "Roger Clark". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Olivier Gendebien". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.

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