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The following is an overview of the events of 1994 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
28 December-16 January 16th Dakar Rally [1]
5–6 February 32nd 24 Hours of Daytona [2]
20 February 36th Daytona 500 [3]
15 May 52nd Monaco Grand Prix [4]
29 May 78th Indianapolis 500 [5]
4–5 June 22nd 24 Hours of Nurburgring [6]
30 May-10 June 77th Isle of Man TT [7]
18–19 June 62nd 24 Hours of Le Mans [8]
23–24 July 46th 24 Hours of Spa [9]
31 July 17th Suzuka 8 Hours [10]
7 August 4th Masters of Formula 3 [11]
2 October 35th Tooheys 1000 [12]
20 November 41st Macau Grand Prix [13]
3–4 December 7th Race of Champions [14]

Deaths

Date Month Name Age Nationality Occupation Note Ref
30 April Roland Ratzenberger 34 Austria Racing driver [15]
1 May Ayrton Senna 34 Brazilian Racing driver Formula One champion (1988, 1990, 1991) [16]
13 Duncan Hamilton 74 British Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1953). [17]
27 June Sam Hanks 79 American Racing driver Winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1957) [18]
17 August Luigi Chinetti 93 Italian-American Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1932, 1934 and 1949) [19]

See also

References

  1. ^ "1994 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Daytona 24 Hours 1994 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ^ "1994 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ^ "1994 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ^ "1994 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Freunde der Nordschleife - 1994". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  7. ^ "TT 1994". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Le Mans Register - 1994". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Spa 24 Hours 1994 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Suzuka 8 Hours 1994 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  11. ^ "MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  12. ^ "1994 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  13. ^ "1994 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  14. ^ "1994 Canary Islands". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  15. ^ "Roland Ratzenberger: The inside story of the Imola weekend". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  16. ^ Jones, Dylan (22 April 2011). "The last 96 hours of Ayrton Senna". 8wforix. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  17. ^ "Duncan Hamilton". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Sam Hanks". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  19. ^ Siano, Joseph (20 August 1994). "Luigi Chinetti Sr., 93, Automobile Importer and Champion Racer". nytimes.com. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 15 April 2017.