1978 in motorsport
Appearance
The following is an overview of the events of 1978 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.
Date | Event | Ref |
---|---|---|
4–5 February | 16th 24 Hours of Daytona | [1] |
12 February | 1978 NHRA Winternationals | [2] |
19 February | 20th Daytona 500 | [3] |
7 May | 36th Monaco Grand Prix | [4] |
28 May | 62nd Indianapolis 500 | [5] |
1–9 June | 60th Isle of Man TT | [6] |
10–11 June | 46th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [7] |
16 July | 1978 NHRA Summernationals | [8] |
22–23 July | 30th 24 Hours of Spa | [9] |
30 July | 1st Suzuka 8 Hours | [10] |
1 October | 19th Hardie-Ferodo 1000 | [11] |
7–8 October | 7th 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [12] |
19 November | 25th Macau Grand Prix | [13] |
Births
Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 | June | Dan Wheldon | British | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (2005, 2011). | [14] |
14 | July | Mattias Ekström | Swedish | Racing driver | FIA World Rallycross champion (2016). | [15] |
Deaths
Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | October | Gunnar Nilsson | 29 | Swedish | Racing driver | 1977 Belgian Grand Prix winner. | [16] |
See also
References
- ^ "Daytona 24 Hours 1978 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 20 September 2018)
- ^ "1978 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1978 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "1978 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1978". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 1978". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Summernationals Time Machine", written 2 June 2017, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018); Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 20 September 2018)
- ^ "24 h Spa-Francorchamps". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Suzuka 8 Hours 1978 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "1978 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Nurburgring 24 hours". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "1978 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Dan Wheldon". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Mattias Ekström". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Gunnar Nilsson". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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