1982 in motorsport


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.

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
1–20 January4th Dakar Rally
30–31 January20th 24 Hours of Daytona
14 February24th Daytona 500
23 May40th Monaco Grand Prix
30 May66th Indianapolis 500
5–11 June65th Isle of Man TT
19–20 June50th 24 Hours of Le Mans
31 July-1 August34th 24 Hours of Spa
1 August5th Suzuka 8 Hours
2 October23rd James Hardie 1000
2–3 October11th 24 Hours of Nurburgring
21 November29th Macau Grand Prix