1969 in motorsport
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The following is an overview of the events of 1969 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 |
---|---|---|
1–2 February | 8th 24 Hours of Daytona | [1] |
2 February | 1969 NHRA Winternationals | [2] |
23 February | 11th Daytona 500 | [3] |
4 May | 53rd Targa Florio | [4] |
18 May | 27th Monaco Grand Prix | [5] |
30 May | 53rd Indianapolis 500 | [6] |
7–13 June | 51st Isle of Man TT | [7] |
14–15 June | 37th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [8] |
26–27 July | 21st 24 Hours of Spa | [9] |
5 October | 10th Hardie-Ferodo 500 | [10] |
16 November | 16th Macau Grand Prix | [11] |
Births
Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | January | Michael Schumacher | German | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (1994-1995, 2000-2004). | [12] |
30 | March | Troy Bayliss | Australian | Motorcycle racer | Superbike World champion (2001, 2006, 2008). | [13] |
23 | May | Laurent Aïello | French | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1998). | [14] |
24 | May | Mendy Fry | American | Drag racer | ||
16 | August | Yvan Müller | French | Racing driver | Champion of the BTCC in 2003 and 2008, 2010-2011, 2013 | [15] |
3 | September | Jörg Müller | German | Racing driver | 1993 Macau Grand Prix winner. | [16] |
23 | November | Olivier Beretta | Monégasque | Racing driver | 1999 FIA GT Champion, 2000 24 Hours of Daytona winner. | [17] |
29 | December | Allan McNish | British | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1998, 2008, 2013). FIA World Endurance champion (2013). | [18] |
Deaths
Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | March | Lucien Bianchi | 34 | Belgian | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1968). | [19] |
27 | July | Moisés Solana | 33 | Mexican | Racing driver | [20] |
See also
References
- ^ "Daytona 24 Hours 1969 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 20 September 2018)
- ^ "1969 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "53^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1969 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "1969 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1969". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 1969". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "24 h Spa-Francorchamps". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1969 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "1969 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Michael Schumacher — Biography". Grand Prix History. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Troy Bayliss". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Laurent Aïello". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Yvan Muller". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Jörg Müller". driverdb.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Olivier Beretta". ESPN. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Allan McNish". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Lucien Bianchi". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Moisés Solana". ESPN. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
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