1993 in motorsport
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The following is an overview of the events of 1993 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1–16 January | 15th Dakar Rally | [1] |
| 30–31 January | 31st 24 Hours of Daytona | [2] |
| 14 February | 35th Daytona 500 | [3] |
| 2 May | 24th Winston 500 | [4] |
| 23 May | 51st Monaco Grand Prix | [5] |
| 30 May | 77th Indianapolis 500 | [6] |
| 34th Coca-Cola 600 | [7] | |
| 31 May-12 June | 76th Isle of Man TT | [8] |
| 11–13 June | 21st 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [9] |
| 19–20 June | 61st 24 Hours of Le Mans | [10] |
| 25 July | 16th Suzuka 8 Hours | [11] |
| 31 July-1 August | 45th 24 Hours of Spa | [12] |
| 1 August | 3rd Masters of Formula 3 | [13] |
| 5 September | 44th Mountain Dew Southern 500 | [14] |
| 3 October | 34th Tooheys 1000 | [15] |
| 22 November | 40th Macau Grand Prix | [16] |
| 4–5 December | 6th Race of Champions | [17] |
Births
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | January | Rio Haryanto | Indonesian | Racing driver | The first Indonesian Formula One driver. | [18] |
| 17 | February | Marc Márquez | Spanish | Motorcycle racer | MotoGP World champion (2013-2014, 2016-2017). | [19] |
Deaths
| Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April | Alan Kulwicki | 30 | American | Racing driver/Team owner | 1992 NASCAR Cup Series Champion | [20] |
| 15 | June | James Hunt | 45 | British | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (1976). | [21] |
| 13 | July | Davey Allison | 32 | American | Racing driver | Winner of the Daytona 500 (1992) | [22] |
| 22 | October | Innes Ireland | 63 | British | Racing driver | 1961 United States Grand Prix winner. | [23] |
| 28 | November | Joe Kelly | 80 | Irish | Racing driver | The first Irish Formula One driver. | [24] |
