1988 in motorsport
The following is an overview of the events of 1988 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[edit]
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1–22 January | 10th Dakar Rally | [1] |
| 30–31 January | 26th 24 Hours of Daytona | [2] |
| 14 February | 30th Daytona 500 | [3] |
| 15 May | 46th Monaco Grand Prix | [4] |
| 29 May | 72nd Indianapolis 500 | [5] |
| 30 May-10 June | 71st Isle of Man TT | [6] |
| 11–12 June | 56th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [7] |
| 18–19 June | 16th 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [8] |
| 30–31 July | 40th 24 Hours of Spa | [9] |
| 31 July | 11th Suzuka 8 Hours | [10] |
| 2 October | 29th Tooheys 1000 | [11] |
| 27 November | 35th Macau Grand Prix | [12] |
| 4 December | 1st Race of Champions | [13] |
Births[edit]
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | June | Courtney Force | American | Drag racer | ||
| 31 | October | Sébastien Buemi | Swiss | Racing driver | FIA World Endurance champion (2014). Formula E champion (2015–16). | [14] |
| 6 | December | Johan Kristoffersson | Swedish | Racing driver | FIA World Rallycross champion (2017, 2018). | [15] |
| 28 | Elfyn Evans | British | Rally driver | 2017 Wales Rally GB winner. | [16] |
Deaths[edit]
| Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | January | Piero Taruffi | 81 | Italian | Racing driver | 1952 Swiss Grand Prix winner | [17] |
| 30 | September | Al Holbert | 41 | American | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1983, 1986-1987). | [18] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "1988 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "Daytona 24 Hours 1988 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1988 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1988 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "1988 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1988". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 1988". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Freunde der Nordschleife - 1988". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "24 h Spa-Francorchamps". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Suzuka 8 Hours 1988 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "1988 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "1988 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "1988 Motlery". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Sébastien Buemi". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Johan Kristoffersson". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Elfyn Evans". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Piero Taruffi". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Al Holbert". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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