1964 in motorsport

List of years in motorsport

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, 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.

Date Event Ref
16 February Daytona 2000 km [1]
23 February 6th Daytona 500 [2]
26 April 48th Targa Florio [3]
10 May 22nd Monaco Grand Prix [4]
30 May 48th Indianapolis 500 [5]
8–12 June 46th Isle of Man TT [6]
20–21 June 32nd 24 Hours of Le Mans [7]
25–26 July 16th 24 Hours of Spa [8]
4 October 5th Armstrong 500 [9]
15 November 11th Macau Grand Prix [10]

Deaths

Date Month Name Age Nationality Occupation Note Ref
19 January Joe Weatherly 41 American Racing driver NASCAR Grand National champion (1962, 1963) [11]
2 July Fireball Roberts 35 American Racing driver 1962 Daytona 500 winner [12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Daytona 2000 km 1964 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "1964 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "48^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "1964 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "1964 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "TT 1964". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Le Mans Register - 1964". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Spa 24 Hours 1964 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "1964 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "1964 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  11. ↑ Edelstein, Robert (2011). NASCAR Legends. New York City: The Overlook Press. p. 308. ISBN 978-1-59020-184-8.
  12. ↑ "Fireball Roberts". Racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media Network. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
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