1994 in motorsport

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, 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
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

• List of 1994 motorsport champions

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.

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