1964 in motorsport

none 1964 motorsport sports The following is an overview of the events of 1964 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 own significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles. DateEventRef 16 FebruaryDaytona 2000 kmDaytona 2000 km 1964 - Racing Sports Cars http://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Daytona-1964-02-16.html racingsportscars.com 16 April 2017 23 February6th Daytona 5001964 Daytona 500 racing-reference.info Racing Reference http://racing-reference.info/race/1964_Daytona_500/W 16 April 2017 26 April48th Targa Florio48^ TARGA FLORIO http://www.targaflorio.info/48.htm targaflorio.info 16 April 2017 10 May22nd Monaco Grand Prix1964 Grand Prix of Monaco racing-reference.info Racing Reference http://racing-reference.info/race/1964_Grand_Prix_of_Monaco/F 15 April 2017 30 May48th Indianapolis 5001964 Indianapolis 500 racing-reference.info Racing Reference http://racing-reference.info/race/1964_Indianapolis_500/UO 15 April 2017 8–12 June46th Isle of Man TTTT 1964 https://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT64%20%20&era=3 iomtt.com Isle of Man TT 15 April 2017 20–21 June32nd 24 Hours of Le MansLe Mans Register - 1964 http://www.formula2.net/1964.htm formula2.net 16 April 2017 25–26 July16th 24 Hours of SpaSpa 24 Hours 1964 - Racing Sports Cars http://www.racingsportscars.com/etcc/race/Spa-1964-07-26.html racingsportscars.com 16 April 2017 4 October5th Armstrong 5001964 Bathurst 1000 http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/bathurst_1964 Unique Cars & Parts 22 April 2017 15 November11th Macau Grand Prix1964 Macau Grand Prix http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/3679-1964-macau-grand-prix motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 22 April 2017 Births DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef1JuneDavy JonesAmericanRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1996).Davy Jones https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/davy-jones motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 17 April 201811Jean Alesi FrenchRacing driver1995 Canadian Grand Prix winner.Jean Alesi http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/1128.html en.espn.co.uk ESPN 16 April 201819Kevin SchwantzAmericanMotorcycle racer500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1993).Kevin Schwantz https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/kevin-schwantz motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 18 April 201825Johnny HerbertBritishRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1991). Le Mans Series champion (2004).Johnny Herbert http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/1125.html en.espn.co.uk ESPN 16 April 201826Tommi MäkinenFinnishRally driverWorld Rally champion (1996-1999).Tommi Mäkinen http://juwra.com/makinen_tommi.html juwra.com Jonkka's World Rally Archive 17 April 201813JulyRinaldo CapelloItalianRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (2003-2004, 2008).Rinaldo Capello https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/rinaldo-capello motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 17 April 20182AugustFrank BielaGermanRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (2000-2002, 2006-2007).Frank Biela https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/frank-biela motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 17 April 201822SeptemberPaul BonhommeBritishAir racerRed Bull Air World Race champion (2009-2010, 2015).Targett Michael Pilot profile: Paul Bonhomme https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pilot-profile-paul-bonhomme-215839/ flightglobal.com Flight Global 18 April 201828OctoberScott RussellAmericanMotorcycle racerSuperbike World champion (1993).Scott Russell https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/scott-russell motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 18 April 2018 Deaths DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef7JanuaryReg Parnell52BritishRacing driver1951 BRDC International Trophy winner.Reg Parnell http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/468.html en.espn.co.uk ESPN 15 April 201819Joe Weatherly41AmericanRacing driverNASCAR Grand National champion (1962, 1963) NASCAR Legends Edelstein Robert 2011 The Overlook Press New York City 978-1-59020-184-8 308 https://archive.org/details/nascarlegendsmem0000edel_l6y8/page/30830MayEddie Sachs37AmericanRacing driver2 time Indianapolis 500 polesitter (1960, 1961)Nathan Brown Benbow, Christopher DeHarde and Dana Hunsinger Bobby Unser, three-time Indy 500 champion, dies at 87: 'There was nobody like him' https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/motorsports/2021/05/03/bobby-unser-dies-undy-500-champion/4927259001/ USA Today May 3, 2021Motorsport MemorialIndyStar.com: Indy 500 https://web.archive.org/web/20070808003405/http://www2.indystar.com/cgi-bin/indy500/index.php?action=show_race&id=48 2007-08-08 Dave MacDonald27AmericanRacing driver52 Road Racing victorieshttp://www.automobilemag.com/features/columns/0306_johnny_rutherford/ American Driver, Lone Star JR Johnny Rutherford — Columns — Automobile Magazine 2022-01-19 2016-01-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20160131121736/http://www.automobilemag.com/features/columns/0306_johnny_rutherford/ deadhttps://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1250017777/sportsbookreview/ "Black Noon" by author Art Garner - 2014http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=549 Motorsport Memorial 2JulyFireball Roberts35AmericanRacing driver1962 Daytona 500 winnerFireball Roberts http://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Fireball_Roberts Racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media Network 10 May 201726Earl Howe80BritishRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1930).Earl Howe https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/earl-howe motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 16 April 2018 See also List of 1964 motorsport champions References 30em External links 1960s Sports Category:Motorsport by year