The following is an overview of the events of 2009 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 3–18 January31st Dakar Rally 24–25 January47th 24 Hours of Daytona 15 February51st Daytona 500 23–24 May37th 24 Hours of Nurburgring 24 May67th Monaco Grand Prix24 May93rd Indianapolis 500 30 May-13 June91st Isle of Man TT 13–14 June77th 24 Hours of Le Mans 14 June19th Masters of Formula 3 25–26 July61st 24 Hours of Spa 26 July32nd Suzuka 8 Hours 11 October52nd Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 22 November56th Macau Grand Prix 3–4 December22nd Race of Champions
Disestablished championships/events Last raceChampionshipRef8 NovemberFormula Renault 2.0 West European Cup
Deaths DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef2JulyTony Maggs72South AfricanRacing driverThe first South African Formula One driver.13Harry Källström70SwedishRally driver1976 Acropolis Rally winner.18Ricardo Londoño59ColombianRacing driverThe first Colombian Formula One driver.30SeptemberPentti Airikkala64FinnishRally driver1989 Lombard RAC Rally winner.
See also List of 2009 motorsport champions
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