1979 in motorsport
The following is an overview of the events of 1979 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.
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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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26 December-14 January | 1st Dakar Rally | [1] |
3–4 February | 17th 24 Hours of Daytona | [2] |
18 February | 21st Daytona 500 | [3] |
27 May | 37th Monaco Grand Prix | [4] |
27 May | 63rd Indianapolis 500 | [5] |
3–9 June | 62nd Isle of Man TT | [6] |
9–10 June | 47th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [7] |
21–22 July | 31st 24 Hours of Spa | [8] |
29 July | 2nd Suzuka 8 Hours | [9] |
20 September | 20th Hardie-Ferodo 1000 | [10] |
6–7 October | 8th 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [11] |
18 November | 26th Macau Grand Prix | [12] |
Births
Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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16 | February | Valentino Rossi | Italian | Motorcycle racer | MotoGP World champion (2001-2005, 2008-2009). | [13] |
18 | April | Anthony Davidson | British | Racing driver | FIA World Endurance champion (2014). | [14] |
2 | July | Sam Hornish Jr. | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (2006). | [15] |
25 | December | Robert Huff | British | Racing driver | World Touring Car champion (2012). | [16] |
Deaths
Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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22 | June | Louis Chiron | 79 | Monegasque | Racing driver | The first Monegasque Formula One driver. 1931 French Grand Prix winner. | [17] |
See also
References
- "1979 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- "Daytona 24 Hours 1979 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "1979 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "1979 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "1979 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "TT 1979". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "Le Mans Register - 1979". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "24 h Spa-Francorchamps". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "Suzuka 8 Hours 1979 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- "1979 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- "Nurburgring 24 hours". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- "1979 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- "Valentino Rossi". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- "Anthony Davidson". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- "Sam Hornish Jr". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- "Robert Huff". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- "Louis Chiron". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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