The following is an overview of the events of 1992 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 |
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25 December-16 January | 14th Dakar Rally | |
1–2 February | 30th 24 Hours of Daytona | |
16 February | 34th Daytona 500 | |
24 May | 76th Indianapolis 500 | |
31 May | 50th Monaco Grand Prix | |
1–12 June | 75th Isle of Man TT | |
20–21 June | 60th 24 Hours of Le Mans | |
20–21 June | 20th 24 Hours of Nurburgring | |
26 July | 15th Suzuka 8 Hours | |
1–2 August | 44th 24 Hours of Spa | |
2 August | 2nd Masters of Formula 3 | |
4 October | 33rd Tooheys 1000 | |
22 November | 39th Macau Grand Prix | |
5–6 December | 5th Race of Champions |
Deaths
Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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4 | October | Denny Hulme | 56 | New Zealand | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (1967). | |
26 | December | Jan Flinterman | 73 | Dutch | Racing driver | One of the first Dutch Formula One drivers. |
See also
References
- "1992 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- "Daytona 24 Hours 1992 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "1992 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "1992 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "1992 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "TT 1992". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "Le Mans Register - 1992". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "Freunde der Nordschleife - 1992". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- "Suzuka 8 Hours 1992 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- "24 h Spa-Francorchamps". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- "1992 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- "1992 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- "1992 Canary Islands". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- "Denny Hulme". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- "Jan Flinterman". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.