title: 2009 in motorsport
text: # 2009 in motorsport
  
  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.
  
  | Date | Event |
  | - | - |
  | 3–18 January | 31st Dakar Rally |
  | 24–25 January | 47th 24 Hours of Daytona |
  | 15 February | 51st Daytona 500 |
  | 23–24 May | 37th 24 Hours of Nurburgring |
  | 24 May | 67th Monaco Grand Prix |
  | 24 May | 93rd Indianapolis 500 |
  | 30 May-13 June | 91st Isle of Man TT |
  | 13–14 June | 77th 24 Hours of Le Mans |
  | 14 June | 19th Masters of Formula 3 |
  | 25–26 July | 61st 24 Hours of Spa |
  | 26 July | 32nd Suzuka 8 Hours |
  | 11 October | 52nd Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 |
  | 22 November | 56th Macau Grand Prix |
  | 3–4 December | 22nd Race of Champions |
  
  ## Disestablished championships/events
  
  | Last race | Championship | Ref |
  | - | - | - |
  | 8 November | Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup | |
  
  ## Deaths
  
  | Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | July | Tony Maggs | 72 | South African | Racing driver | The first South African Formula One driver. |
  | 13 | July | Harry Källström | 70 | Swedish | Rally driver | 1976 Acropolis Rally winner. |
  | 18 | July | Ricardo Londoño | 59 | Colombian | Racing driver | The first Colombian Formula One driver. |
  | 30 | September | Pentti Airikkala | 64 | Finnish | Rally driver | 1989 Lombard RAC Rally winner. |
  