The following is an overview of the events of 2019 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 6–17 January41st Dakar Rally 19–20 January30th Race of Champions 26–27 January57th 24 Hours of Daytona 17 February61st Daytona 500 16 March67th 12 Hours of Sebring 16 March78th Daytona 20029 April–4 May28th Tour Auto22–23 April42nd 24 Hours of Le Mans Moto6–11 May103rd Scottish Six Days Trial26 May77th Monaco Grand Prix103rd Indianapolis 500 25 May–7 June101st Isle of Man TT 15–16 June87th 24 Hours of Le Mans 20–23 June47th 24 Hours of Nürburgring30 June97th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb6–7 July27th Goodwood Festival of Speed12 July112th APBA Gold Cup28 July42nd Suzuka 8 Hours 27–28 July71st 24 Hours of Spa10–11 August46th Rolex Motorsport Reunion26 August59th Cowes-Torquay-Cowes11–15 September53rd National Championship Air Races14–15 September22nd Goodwood Revival18, 21 September18th IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship21–22 September83rd Bol d'Or28–29 September74th Motocross des Nations 13 October62nd Bathurst 10001–2 November23rd IFMAR 1:8 IC Track World Championship 1–3 November1st FIA Motorsport Games 17 November66th Macau Grand Prix11-16 November94th International Six Days Enduro22–24 November52nd Baja 100022 December34th 31 December34th
Established championships/events First raceChampionshipRef 20 JanuaryTCR Malaysia Touring Car Championship 13 AprilFormula Regional European Championship 27 AprilADAC GT4 Germany 11 MayFIA Formula 3 Championship 18 MayTCR Australia Touring Car Series
Deaths DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef24JanuaryKarl "Charly" Lamm63GermanTeam managerOwner of Schnitzer Motorsport5FebruaryRobert Hubbard75AmericanInventorCo-inventor of HANS device14MarchCharlie Whiting66BritishF1 directorRace Director, Safety Delegate, and Permanent Starter3AprilBrian "Dirtinator" Kinwald45AmericanR/C car racer Double IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Champion (1993, 1997)24Hubert Hahne84GermanF1 driver20MayNiki Lauda70AustrianF1 driverTriple Formula One World Champion (, , )5JuneRobin Herd80BritishCo-founder of March EngineeringRobin Herd: 1939-201914Rod Hall81AmericanOff-road racer30Carlin Dunne36AmericanMotorcyclist4 times Pikes Peak motorcycle winner31JulyJean-Luc Thérier73FrenchRally driver5 time WRC winner4AugustJean-Paul Driot68FrenchTeam ownerOwner of DAMS27Jessi Combs39American31Anthoine Hubert22FrenchRacing driver2018 GP3 Series Champion15OctoberAndrew Cowan82BritishRally driverfounder/senior director of Mitsubishi Ralliart Europe17NovemberTuka Rocha36BrazilianRacing driverStock Car Brasil driver20DecemberRobert "Junior" Johnson88AmericanRacing driver and team owner6 time NASCAR championship team ownerJunior Johnson, moonshiner turned NASCAR legend, dies at 88
See also List of 2019 motorsport champions
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