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Overview of the events of 1994 in motorsport
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1994 in sports

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, 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
28 December-16 January 16th Dakar Rally
5–6 February 32nd 24 Hours of Daytona
20 February 36th Daytona 500
19 March 42nd 12 Hours of Sebring
1 May 25th Winston Select 500
15 May 52nd Monaco Grand Prix
29 May 78th Indianapolis 500
35th Coca-Cola 600
4–5 June 22nd 24 Hours of Nurburgring
30 May-10 June 77th Isle of Man TT
18–19 June 62nd 24 Hours of Le Mans
23–24 July 46th 24 Hours of Spa
31 July 17th Suzuka 8 Hours
7 August 4th Masters of Formula 3
4 September 45th Mountain Dew Southern 500
2 October 35th Tooheys 1000
20 November 41st Macau Grand Prix
3–4 December 7th Race of Champions

Deaths

Date Month Name Age Nationality Occupation Note Ref
11 February Neil Bonnett 47 American Racing driver NASCAR Cup Series winner of 3 crown jewel races (1981 Southern 500, 1982 and 1983 World 600)
14 Rodney Orr 31 American Racing Driver NASCAR Goody's Dash Series champion (1993)
30 April Roland Ratzenberger 34 Austria Racing driver Class winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1993)
1 May Ayrton Senna 34 Brazilian Racing driver Formula One World Champion (1988, 1990, 1991)
Winner of the Monaco Grand Prix (1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993)
13 Duncan Hamilton 74 British Racing driver Overall winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1953).
27 June Sam Hanks 79 American Racing driver Winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1957)
IndyCar Series Champion (1953)
17 August Luigi Chinetti 93 Italian-American Racing driver Overall winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1932, 1934 and 1949)

See also

References

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  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 12 Hours of Sebring". racingsportscars.com. Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  5. "1994 Winston Select 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. "1994 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. "1994 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  8. "1994 Coca-Cola 600". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  9. "Freunde der Nordschleife - 1994". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  10. "TT 1994". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  11. "Le Mans Register - 1994". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  12. "Spa 24 Hours 1994 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  13. "Suzuka 8 Hours 1994 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  14. "MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  15. "1994 Southern 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  16. "1994 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  17. "1994 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  18. "1994 Canary Islands". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  19. "Roland Ratzenberger: The inside story of the Imola weekend". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  20. 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.
  21. "Duncan Hamilton". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  22. "Sam Hanks". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  23. 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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