The following is an overview of the events of 2014 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 |
---|---|---|
5–18 January | 36th Dakar Rally | [1] |
25–26 January | 52nd 24 Hours of Daytona | [2] |
23 February | 56th Daytona 500 | [3] |
25 May | 72nd Monaco Grand Prix | [4] |
98th Indianapolis 500 | [5] | |
24 May-6 June | 96th Isle of Man TT | [6] |
14–15 June | 82nd 24 Hours of Le Mans | [7] |
21–22 June | 42nd 24 Hours of Nürburgring | [8] |
6 July | 24th Zandvoort Masters | [9] |
26–27 July | 66th 24 Hours of Spa | [10] |
27 July | 37th Suzuka 8 Hours | [11] |
12 October | 57th Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | [12] |
16 November | 61st Macau Grand Prix | [13] |
13–14 December | 26th Race of Champions | [14] |
Established championships/events
editFirst race | Championship | Ref |
---|---|---|
25-26 January | United SportsCar Championship | [15] |
3-4 May | FIA World Rallycross Championship | [16] |
Disestablished championships/events
editLast race | Championship | Ref |
---|---|---|
14 September | British Formula Three Championship | [17] |
5 October | German Formula Three Championship | [17] |
Deaths
editDate | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 | May | Jack Brabham | 88 | Australian | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (1959-1960, 1966). | [18] |
29 | August | Björn Waldegård | 70 | Swedish | Rally driver | World Rally champion (1979). | [19] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Fixtures / Results Dakar 2014 - Rally Raid". eurosport.com. Eurosport. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "2014 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "2014 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "2014 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 2014". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 2014". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "19. – 22. Juni 2014: 42. ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de.
- ^ "ZANVOORT MASTERS" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Spa 24 Hours 2014 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Suzuka 8 Hours 2014 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "2014 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "2014 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "2014 Barbados". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Grand-Am, ALMS to become 'United SportsCar Racing' series in 2014". Autoweek. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "RALLYCROSS: FINAL 2014 DECISIONS AND CALENDARS". fia.com. FIA. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ a b Khorounzhiy, Valentin (6 January 2016). "German F3 organizers call off 2015 season". formulascout.com. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Jack Brabham". ESPN. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "Björn Waldegård". juwra.com. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
External links
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