The following is an overview of the events of 1991 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.
| Date | Event | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 29 December-17 January | 13th Dakar Rally | [1] |
| 2–3 February | 29th 24 Hours of Daytona | [2] |
| 17 February | 33rd Daytona 500 | [3] |
| 12 May | 49th Monaco Grand Prix | [4] |
| 26 May | 75th Indianapolis 500 | [5] |
| 27 May-7 June | 74th Isle of Man TT | [6] |
| 15–16 June | 19th 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [7] |
| 22–23 June | 59th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [8] |
| 28 July | 14th Suzuka 8 Hours | [9] |
| 3–4 August | 43rd 24 Hours of Spa | [10] |
| 18 August | 1st Masters of Formula 3 | [11] |
| 6 October | 32nd Tooheys 1000 | [12] |
| 24 November | 38th Macau Grand Prix | [13] |
| 7–8 December | 4th Race of Champions | [14] |
Births
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | January | Esapekka Lappi | Finnish | Rally driver | 2017 Rally Finland winner. | [15] |
| 25 | September | Alexander Rossi | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner ( 2016). | [16] |
Deaths
| Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | May | Fritz Riess | 68 | German | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner ( 1951). | [17] |
| 1 | October | "Wild Willie" Borsch | 60 | American | Drag racer | Driver of the Winged Experess AA/FA | [18] |
See also
References
- ^ "1991 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "Daytona 24 Hours 1991 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1991 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1991 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "1991 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1991". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Freunde der Nordschleife - 1991". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 1991". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Suzuka 8 Hours 1991 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "24 h Spa-Francorchamps". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "1991 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "1991 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "1991 Madrid". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Esapekka Lappi". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Alexander Rossi". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Fritz Riess". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ Motorsport.com Archived 2018-09-14 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved 14 September 2018)
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