The Grand Am Cup Series is established in 1997 following the demise of the IMSA Firehawk Series. It will undergo numerous changes over the decades before becoming the modern Michelin Pilot Challenge.
The Ford Thunderbird is discontinued after over forty years. It will return in 2002 as a luxury convertible, but due to poor sales the model is discontinued after only four years.
The Mexican Grand Prix is dropped from The F1 calendar in 1992. It is not held again until 2015.
Europe
The Luxembourg Grand Prix is held from 1997 to 1998 in order to have two F1 races in Germany.
From 1995 to 1996 and again beginning in 1999 the European Grand Prix is moved to the Nürburgring in order to have two races in Germany. This will become the standard until 2008 when it is moved to Spain, a place it had been held at a few times during the nineties in order to have two races there.
The Austrian Grand Prix returns in 1997 after a ten-year hiatus. It is held until 2003.
The Portuguese Grand Prix is dropped from the calendar in 1996 after over ten years on the calendar. It does not return until 2020.