1982 in motorsport
# 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.

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 1–20 January | 4th Dakar Rally |
| 30–31 January | 20th 24 Hours of Daytona |
| 14 February | 24th Daytona 500 |
| 23 May | 40th Monaco Grand Prix |
| 30 May | 66th Indianapolis 500 |
| 5–11 June | 65th Isle of Man TT |
| 19–20 June | 50th 24 Hours of Le Mans |
| 31 July-1 August | 34th 24 Hours of Spa |
| 1 August | 5th Suzuka 8 Hours |
| 2 October | 23rd James Hardie 1000 |
| 2–3 October | 11th 24 Hours of Nurburgring |
| 21 November | 29th Macau Grand Prix |

## Births

| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | June | Loïc Duval | French | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (2013). FIA World Endurance champion (2013). | |
| 24 | June | Sylvain Guintoli | French | Motorcycle racer | Superbike World champion (2014). | |
