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2002 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 2002 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.

DateEventRef
28 December-13 January[24th Dakar Rally](2002-dakar-rally)
2–3 February[40th 24 Hours of Daytona](2002-24-hours-of-daytona)
17 February[44th Daytona 500](2002-daytona-500)
25 May-7 June[84th Isle of Man TT](2002-isle-of-man-tt)
26 May[60th Monaco Grand Prix](2002-monaco-grand-prix)
26 May[86th Indianapolis 500](2002-indianapolis-500)
1–2 June[30th 24 Hours of Nurburgring](2002-24-hours-of-nurburgring)
15–16 June[70th 24 Hours of Le Mans](2002-24-hours-of-le-mans)
3–4 August[54th 24 Hours of Spa](2002-24-hours-of-spa)
4 August[25th Suzuka 8 Hours](2002-suzuka-8-hours)
11 August[12th Masters of Formula 3](2002-masters-of-formula-3)
13 October[45th Bob Jane T-Marts 1000](2002-bob-jane-t-marts-1000)
17 November[49th Macau Grand Prix](2002-macau-grand-prix)
30 November-1 December[15th Race of Champions](2002-race-of-champions)

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
7JanuaryGeoffrey Crossley80BritishRacing driverOne of the first British Formula One drivers.
9AprilPat Flaherty76AmericanRacing driverWinner of the Indianapolis 500 ([1956](1956-indianapolis-500))
15NovemberRoberta LeightonAmericandrag racerFirst woman licensed by the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) to race in a Gas class

References

References

  1. "2002 Dakar Rally".
  2. "2002 Rolex 24 at Daytona". Racing Reference.
  3. "2002 Daytona 500". Racing Reference.
  4. "TT 2002". Isle of Man TT.
  5. "2002 Grand Prix of Monaco". Racing Reference.
  6. "2002 Indianapolis 500". Racing Reference.
  7. "Freunde der Nordschleife - 2002".
  8. "Le Mans Register - 2002".
  9. "Spa 24 Hours 2002 - Racing Sports Cars".
  10. "Suzuka 8 Hours 2002 results". Moto Racing JAPAN.
  11. "MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3".
  12. "2002 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts.
  13. "2002 Macau Grand Prix". Motor Sport Magazine.
  14. "2002 Canary Islands".
  15. "Geoffrey Crossley". [[ESPN]].
  16. "Pat Flaherty". [[ESPN]].
  17. Burgess, Phil, ''National Dragster'' editor. "Carol Cox: NHRA's first class winner", written 4 May 2018, at [https://www.nhra.com/news/2018/carol-cox-nhra-s-first-class-winner NHRA.com] (retrieved 16 September 2018)
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