The following is an overview of the events of 2002 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 28 -13 January24th Dakar Rally 2–3 February40th 24 Hours of Daytona 17 February44th Daytona 500 25 May-7 June84th Isle of Man TT 26 May60th Monaco Grand Prix26 May86th Indianapolis 500 1–2 June30th 24 Hours of Nurburgring 15–16 June70th 24 Hours of Le Mans 3–4 August54th 24 Hours of Spa 4 August25th Suzuka 8 Hours 11 August12th Masters of Formula 3 13 October45th Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 17 November49th Macau Grand Prix 30 November-1 December15th Race of Champions
Deaths DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef7JanuaryGeoffrey Crossley80BritishRacing driverOne of the first British Formula One drivers.9AprilPat Flaherty76AmericanRacing driverWinner of the Indianapolis 500 (1956)15November Roberta LeightonAmericandrag racer First woman licensed by the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) to race in a Gas classBurgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Carol Cox: NHRA's first class winner", written 4 May 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018)
See also List of 2002 motorsport champions
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