1968 in motorsport
The following is an overview of the events of 1968 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.
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Annual events
The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had own significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.
Date | Event | Ref |
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3–4 February | 7th 24 Hours of Daytona | [1] |
25 February | 10th Daytona 500 | [2] |
5 May | 52nd Targa Florio | [3] |
26 May | 26th Monaco Grand Prix | [4] |
30 May | 52nd Indianapolis 500 | [5] |
8–14 June | 50th Isle of Man TT | [6] |
20–21 July | 20th 24 Hours of Spa | [7] |
28–29 September | 36th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [8] |
6 October | 9th Hardie-Ferodo 500 | [9] |
17 November | 15th Macau Grand Prix | [10] |
Births
Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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5 | February | Marcus Grönholm | Finnish | Rally driver | World Rally champion (2000, 2002). | [11] |
8 | March | Michael Bartels | German | Racing driver | Champion of the FIA GT Championship in 2006, 2008-2009 and FIA GT1 World Championship in 2010. | [12] |
20 | John Kocinski | American | Motorcycle racer | Superbike World champion (1997). | [13] | |
5 | August | Colin McRae | British | Rally driver | World Rally champion (1995). | [14] |
28 | September | Mika Häkkinen | Finnish | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (1998, 1999). | [15] |
Deaths
Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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19 | January | Ray Harroun | 89 | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1911). | [16] |
7 | April | Jim Clark | 32 | British | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (1963, 1965). Winner of the 1965 Indianapolis 500. | [17] |
8 | June | Ludovico Scarfiotti | 34 | Italian | Racing driver | 1966 Italian Grand Prix winner. Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1963). | [18] |
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See also
References
- "Daytona 24 Hours 1968 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "1968 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "52^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "1968 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "1968 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "TT 1968". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "24 h Spa-Francorchamps". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "Le Mans Register - 1968". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "1968 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- "1968 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- "Marcus Grönholm". juwra.com. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- "Michael Bartels". driverdb.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- "John Kocinski". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- "Colin McRae". juwra.com. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- "Mika Hakkinen". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- "Ray Harroun". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- "Jim Clark". ESPN. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- "Ludovico Scarfiotti". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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