The following is an overview of the events of 1982 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.
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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1–20 January | 4th Dakar Rally | [1] |
30–31 January | 20th 24 Hours of Daytona | [2] |
14 February | 24th Daytona 500 | [3] |
23 May | 40th Monaco Grand Prix | [4] |
30 May | 66th Indianapolis 500 | [5] |
5–11 June | 65th Isle of Man TT | [6] |
19–20 June | 50th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [7] |
31 July-1 August | 34th 24 Hours of Spa | [8] |
1 August | 5th Suzuka 8 Hours | [9] |
2 October | 23rd James Hardie 1000 | [10] |
2–3 October | 11th 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [11] |
21 November | 29th Macau Grand Prix | [12] |
Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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12 | June | Loïc Duval | French | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner ( 2013). FIA World Endurance champion ( 2013). | [13] |
24 | Sylvain Guintoli | French | Motorcycle racer | Superbike World champion ( 2014). | [14] |