2018 in motorsport
Overview of the events of 2018 in motorsport
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The following is an overview of the events of 2018 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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6–20 January | 40th Dakar Rally | [1] |
27–28 January | 56th 24 Hours of Daytona | [2] |
5–6 February | 29th Race of Champions | [3] |
18 February | 60th Daytona 500 | [4] |
17 March | 66th 12 Hours of Sebring | [5] |
12–13 May | 46th 24 Hours of Nürburgring | [6] |
27 May | 76th Monaco Grand Prix | [7] |
102nd Indianapolis 500 | [8] | |
26 May–8 June | 100th Isle of Man TT | [9] |
16–17 June | 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [10] |
28–29 July | 70th 24 Hours of Spa | [11] |
7 October | 61st Bathurst 1000 | [12] |
9–10 November | 17th IFMAR 1:8 IC Off-Road World Championship | [13] |
18 November | 65th Macau Grand Prix | [14] |
Established championships/events
First race | Championship | Ref |
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1 April | TCR UK Touring Car Championship | [15] |
7 April | GT4 Belgium | [16] |
8 April | World Touring Car Cup | [17] |
22 April | IFMAR 1:10 Electric Drifting World Cup | [18] |
3 June | GT4 Nordic European Cup | [19] |
14 July | F3 Asian Championship | [20] |
4 August | F3 Americas Championship | [21] |
25 August | TCR Korea Touring Car Championship | [22] |
Opened motorsport venues
Date | Venue | First event | Ref |
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3 February | Santiago Street Circuit | Santiago ePrix | [23] |
14 April | Circuto Cittadino dell'EUR | Rome ePrix | [24] |
Deaths
Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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13 | January | Erhard "Dallas" Mathiesen | 69 | Swedish | Sport administrator | 3rd president of IFMAR | [25][26] |
14 | Dan Gurney | 86 | American | Racing driver | Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1967) | [27] | |
27 | Jerry Sneva | 68 | American | Racing driver | 1977 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year | [28] | |
10 | March | Ralf Waldmann | 51 | German | Motorcycle rider | Winner of the 20 Grand Prix motorcycle racing events (125cc and 250cc). | [29] |
8 | April | John Miles | 74 | British | Racing driver | [30] | |
28 | James Hylton | 83 | American | Racing driver | [31] | ||
10 | June | Tom "Mongo$e" McEwen | 81 | American | drag racer | [32] | |
25 | July | Sergio Marchionne | 66 | Italian-Canadian | Businessman | The chief executive officer (CEO) of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, the chairman and CEO of FCA US LLC, the chairman and CEO of Ferrari, and the chairman of Maserati | [33] |
8 | September | Barrie "Whizzo" Williams | 79 | British | Racing driver | [34] | |
11 | Don Panoz | 83 | American | Entrepreneur | Panoz LLC, Élan Motorsport Technologies and American Le Mans Series founder | [35] | |
23 | Juan Marcos Angelini | 31 | Argentine | Racing driver | Turismo Carretera driver | [36] | |
3 | November | Mari Hulman George | 83 | American | Businesswoman | Chairperson of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway | [37] |
12 | David Pearson | 83 | American | Racing driver | Three-time NASCAR Grand National Series champion | [38] |
See also
References
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- ^ "Action Express Breaks Distance Record En Route To Third Rolex 24 Win". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ Perez, Jerry (6 February 2018). "David Coulthard Dominates the 2018 Race of Champions". thedrive.com. The Drive. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ Rodgers, Joe (8 February 2018). "2018 Daytona 500: Entry list, date, time, TV schedule for Speedweeks". sportingnews.com. Sporting News Media. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "2018 IMSA WeatherTech Championship, CTSC Schedules Released". frontstretch.com. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (7 August 2017). "2018 Nürburgring 24 Hours Dates Confirmed". dailysportscar.com. Dailysportscar. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 2017-12-06. Archived from the original on 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
- ^ "2018 Indianapolis 500 Event Schedule". Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "2018 Isle of Man TT Schedule Calendar Remains Unchanged". ultimatemotorcycling.com. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "The FIA World Motor Sport Council approves the dates for the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans | ACO - Automobile Club de l'Ouest". Lemans.org. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ Kilshaw, Jake (17 September 2017). "Silverstone Race Moved to Avoid N24 Clash". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Bathurst 1000 2018: results, Craig Lowndes wins seventh with Steven Richards at Mount Panorama | Fox Sports". www.foxsports.com.au. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- ^ "Ongaro crowned World Champion Down under". Red RC. Archived from the original on 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ "Macau Grand Prix". en.macaotourism.gov.mo. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (13 September 2017). "TCR UK unveils seven-event calendar for its first season". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ Kilshaw, Jake (15 December 2017). "SRO Launches Nordic, Central, Belgian GT4 Cups". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Inaugural WTCR calendar announced, Suzuka added". Motorsport.com. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "IFMAR Drift World Cup - Stage 1 Report". www.liverc.com. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ^ Kilshaw, Jake (15 December 2017). "SRO Launches Nordic, Central, Belgian GT4 Cups". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Asia to host FIA-Certified F3 Championship in 2018". Speedcafe.com. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "First F3 Americas Entry Confirmed for Keystone Speedfest". F3 Americas Championship. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
- ^ "TCR Korea unveils provisional calendar". TouringCarTimes.com. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Guide: Welcome to the 2018 Antofagasta Minerals E-Prix – Formula E". www.fiaformulae.com. FIA Formula E. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Formula E ready for Rome". fiaformulae.com. 12 February 2018.
- ^ "RIP Dallas Mathiesen, 1948-2018". www.liverc.com. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- ^ "Dallas Mathiesen Obituary" (PDF). ifmar.org. 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ Litsky, Frank (15 January 2018). "Dan Gurney, Driver and Builder of Racecars, Is Dead at 86". The New York Times.
- ^ Miller, Robin (29 January 2018). "Jerry Sneva, 1949-2018". Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. Archived from the original on 2018-01-31. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ Bradley, Charles (27 April 2018). "Grand Prix motorcycling star Ralf Waldmann dies". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ Jenkins, Richard (9 April 2018). "The World Championship drivers – Where are they now?". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "NASCAR driver James Hylton dies in highway accident".
- ^ National Hot Rod Association, Legendary Top Fuel and Funny Car racer Tom "the Mongoose" McEwen passes away, NHRA Staff, 11 June 2018, Retrieved Jun. 11, 2018.
- ^ Di Paolo Griseri (25 July 2018). "E' morto Sergio Marchionne, l'uomo che salvò l'auto italiana". Repubblica.it. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Obituary: Versatile ace and historic racer Barrie 'Whizzo' Williams". www.autosport.com. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ Dagys, John (11 September 2018). "OBITUARYDon Panoz Passes Away at 83". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "La muerte de Juan Marcos Angelini: las fotos de la avioneta tras el accidente - TN.com.ar". Todo Noticias (in Spanish). 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- ^ Speedway, Indianapolis Motor. "IMS Chairman of the Board Emeritus Mari Hulman George Dies at 83". www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- ^ "David Pearson, NASCAR's Silver Fox, has died at 83". Associated Press. November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
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