1998 in motorsport

none 1998 motorsport sports The following is an overview of the events of 1998 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 1–18 January20th Dakar Rally1998 Dakar Rally http://www.rssp.eu/downloads/dakar/1998.pdf rssp.eu 29 April 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20090929212035/http://rssp.eu/downloads/dakar/1998.pdf 29 September 2009 dead 31 January-1 February36th 24 Hours of Daytona1998 24 Hours of Daytona racing-reference.info Racing Reference http://racing-reference.info/race/1998_24_Hours_of_Daytona/GA 16 April 2017 15 February40th Daytona 5001998 Daytona 500 racing-reference.info Racing Reference http://racing-reference.info/race/1998_Daytona_500/W 16 April 2017 24 May56th Monaco Grand Prix1998 Grand Prix of Monaco racing-reference.info Racing Reference http://racing-reference.info/race/1998_Grand_Prix_of_Monaco/F 15 April 2017 24 May82nd Indianapolis 5001998 Indianapolis 500 racing-reference.info Racing Reference http://racing-reference.info/race/1998_Indianapolis_500/O 15 April 2017 30 May-12 June81st Isle of Man TTTT 1998 https://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT98%20%20&era=5 iomtt.com Isle of Man TT 15 April 2017 6–7 June66th 24 Hours of Le MansLe Mans Register - 1998 http://www.formula2.net/1998.htm formula2.net 16 April 2017 13–14 June26th 24 Hours of NurburgringFreunde der Nordschleife - 1998 https://www.veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de/index.php/nuerburgring/chronologie/286-1998 veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de 23 April 2017 4–5 July50th 24 Hours of SpaSpa 24 Hours 1998 - Racing Sports Cars http://www.racingsportscars.com/etcc/race/Spa-1998-07-05.html racingsportscars.com 16 April 2017 26 July21st Suzuka 8 HoursSuzuka 8 Hours 1998 results http://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/988h.html Moto Racing JAPAN 24 April 2017 4 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090804103140/http://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/988h.html dead 9 August8th Masters of Formula 3MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3 http://www.formel3guide.com/images/ergebnisse/1998/1998-zandvoort-r2.pdf formel3guide.com 30 April 2017 German 4 October40th AMP Bathurst 10001998 Bathurst 1000 http://www.supertouringregister.com/event/242/ Super Touring Register 22 April 2017 15 November41st FAI 10001998 Bathurst 1000 http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/bathurst_1998 Unique Cars & Parts 22 April 2017 22 November45th Macau Grand Prix1998 Macau Grand Prix http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/12947-1998-macau-grand-prix motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 22 April 2017 5–6 December11th Race of Champions1998 Canary Islands http://www.raceofchampions.com/this-is-roc/past-results/1998-canary-islands/ roc.com 30 April 2017 Births DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef20MayJamie ChadwickBritishRacing driver29OctoberLance StrollCanadianRacing driverhttps://www.driverdb.com/drivers/lance-stroll/ Lance Stroll Racing career profile Driver Database www.driverdb.com en 2017-04-27 Deaths DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef12JanuaryRoger Clark58BritishRally driver1976 Lombard RAC Rally winner.Roger Clark https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile/7169-roger-clark/ 27 April 2018 ewrc-results.com ewrc-results.com2OctoberOlivier Gendebien74BelgianRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1958, 1960-1962).Olivier Gendebien http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/692.html en.espn.co.uk ESPN 15 April 2018 See also List of 1998 motorsport champions References 30em External links 1990s Sports Category:Motorsport by year