The following is an overview of the events of 1991 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.
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 | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 29December-17 January | 13th Dakar Rally | [1] |
| 2–3 February | 29th 24 Hours of Daytona | [2] |
| 17 February | 33rd Daytona 500 | [3] |
| 12 May | 49th Monaco Grand Prix | [4] |
| 26 May | 75th Indianapolis 500 | [5] |
| 27 May-7 June | 74th Isle of Man TT | [6] |
| 15–16 June | 19th 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [7] |
| 22–23 June | 59th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [8] |
| 28 July | 14th Suzuka 8 Hours | [9] |
| 3–4 August | 43rd 24 Hours of Spa | [10] |
| 18 August | 1st Masters of Formula 3 | [11] |
| 6 October | 32nd Tooheys 1000 | [12] |
| 24 November | 38th Macau Grand Prix | [13] |
| 7–8 December | 4th Race of Champions | [14] |
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | January | Esapekka Lappi | Finnish | Rally driver | 2017 Rally Finland winner. | [15] |
| 25 | September | Alexander Rossi | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (2016). | [16] |
| Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | May | Fritz Riess | 68 | German | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1951). | [17] |
| 1 | October | "Wild Willie" Borsch | 60 | American | Drag racer | Driver of the Winged Experess AA/FA | [18] |
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