2008 in motorsport
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The following is an overview of the events of 2008 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 |
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26–27 January | 46th 24 Hours of Daytona | [1] |
17 February | 50th Daytona 500 | [2] |
24–25 May | 36th 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [3] |
25 May | 66th Monaco Grand Prix | [4] |
25 May | 92nd Indianapolis 500 | [5] |
24 May-7 June | 90th Isle of Man TT | [6] |
14–15 June | 76th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [7] |
27 July | 31st Suzuka 8 Hours | [8] |
2–3 August | 60th 24 Hours of Spa | [9] |
10 August | 18th Masters of Formula 3 | [10] |
12 October | 51st Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | [11] |
16 November | 55th Macau Grand Prix | [12] |
14 December | 21st Race of Champions | [13] |
Established championships/events
[edit]Last race | Championship | Ref |
---|---|---|
31 August | Superleague Formula | [14] |
Disestablished championships/events
[edit]Last race | Championship | Ref |
---|---|---|
21 September | SEAT Cupra Championship | [15] |
Deaths
[edit]Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | February | Tony Rolt | 89 | British | Racing driver and engineer | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1953). | [16] |
23 | Paul Frère | 91 | Belgian | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1960). | [17] | |
27 | March | Jean-Marie Balestre | 86 | French | Auto racing executive administrator | The 9th FIA president | [18] |
13 | June | Ove Andersson | 70 | Swedish | Rally driver | 1975 Safari Rally winner. | [19] |
28 | August | Phil Hill | 81 | American | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (1961). 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1958, 1961-1962). | [20] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2008 Rolex 24 at Daytona". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "2008 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "22. – 24. Mai 2008: 36. ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "2008 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "2008 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 2008". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 2008". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Suzuka 8 Hours 2008 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Spa 24 Hours 2008 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "MASTERS OF FORMULA 3" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "2008 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "2008 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "2008 Wembley". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Qui se souvient de la Superleague Formula?". sports.fr (in French). 26 April 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Adam confirmed as champ". Autosport. Vol. 194, no. 3. October 2008. p. 89.
- ^ "Tony Rolt". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Paul Frère". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Balestre passes away aged 86". Autosport. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Ove Andersson". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Phil Hill". ESPN. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
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