The following is an overview of the events of 1988 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 1–22 January10th Dakar Rally 30–31 January26th 24 Hours of Daytona 14 February30th Daytona 500 15 May46th Monaco Grand Prix 29 May72nd Indianapolis 500 30 May-10 June71st Isle of Man TT 11–12 June56th 24 Hours of Le Mans 18–19 June16th 24 Hours of Nurburgring 30–31 July40th 24 Hours of Spa 31 July11th Suzuka 8 Hours 2 October29th Tooheys 1000 27 November35th Macau Grand Prix 4 December1st Race of Champions
Births DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef20JuneCourtney ForceAmericanDrag racer31OctoberSébastien BuemiSwissRacing driverFIA World Endurance champion (2014). Formula E champion (2015–16).6DecemberJohan KristofferssonSwedishRacing driverFIA World Rallycross champion (, ).28Elfyn EvansBritishRally driver2017 Wales Rally GB winner.
Deaths DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef12JanuaryPiero Taruffi81ItalianRacing driver1952 Swiss Grand Prix winner30SeptemberAl Holbert41AmericanRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (, -).
See also List of 1988 motorsport champions
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