Years in motorsport |
2009 in sports |
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The following is an overview of the events of 2009 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.
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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3–18 January | 31st Dakar Rally | [1] |
24–25 January | 47th 24 Hours of Daytona | [2] |
15 February | 51st Daytona 500 | [3] |
23–24 May | 37th 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [4] |
24 May | 67th Monaco Grand Prix | [5] |
24 May | 93rd Indianapolis 500 | [6] |
30 May-13 June | 91st Isle of Man TT | [7] |
13–14 June | 77th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [8] |
14 June | 19th Masters of Formula 3 | [9] |
25–26 July | 61st 24 Hours of Spa | [10] |
26 July | 32nd Suzuka 8 Hours | [11] |
11 October | 52nd Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | [12] |
22 November | 56th Macau Grand Prix | [13] |
3–4 December | 22nd Race of Champions | [14] |
Last race | Championship | Ref |
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8 November | Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup | [15] |
Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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2 | July | Tony Maggs | 72 | South African | Racing driver | The first South African Formula One driver. | [16] |
13 | Harry Källström | 70 | Swedish | Rally driver | 1976 Acropolis Rally winner. | [17] | |
18 | Ricardo Londoño | 59 | Colombian | Racing driver | The first Colombian Formula One driver. | [18] | |
30 | September | Pentti Airikkala | 64 | Finnish | Rally driver | 1989 Lombard RAC Rally winner. | [19] |