2009 in motorsport
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following is an overview of the events of 2009 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 3–18 January | 31st Dakar Rally | [1] |
| 24–25 January | 47th 24 Hours of Daytona | [2] |
| 15 February | 51st Daytona 500 | [3] |
| 23–24 May | 37th 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [4] |
| 24 May | 67th Monaco Grand Prix | [5] |
| 24 May | 93rd Indianapolis 500 | [6] |
| 30 May-13 June | 91st Isle of Man TT | [7] |
| 13–14 June | 77th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [8] |
| 14 June | 19th Masters of Formula 3 | [9] |
| 25–26 July | 61st 24 Hours of Spa | [10] |
| 26 July | 32nd Suzuka 8 Hours | [11] |
| 11 October | 52nd Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | [12] |
| 22 November | 56th Macau Grand Prix | [13] |
| 3–4 December | 22nd Race of Champions | [14] |
Disestablished championships/events
| Last race | Championship | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 8 November | Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup | [15] |
Deaths
| Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | July | Tony Maggs | 72 | South African | Racing driver | The first South African Formula One driver. | [16] |
| 13 | Harry Källström | 70 | Swedish | Rally driver | 1976 Acropolis Rally winner. | [17] | |
| 18 | Ricardo Londoño | 59 | Colombian | Racing driver | The first Colombian Formula One driver. | [18] | |
| 30 | September | Pentti Airikkala | 64 | Finnish | Rally driver | 1989 Lombard RAC Rally winner. | [19] |
