2006 in motorsport
Appearance
The following is an overview of the events of 2006 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, 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 own significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.
Date | Event | Ref |
---|---|---|
31 December-15 January | 28th Dakar Rally | [1] |
28–29 January | 44th 24 Hours of Daytona | [2] |
19 February | 48th Daytona 500 | [3] |
28 May | 64th Monaco Grand Prix | [4] |
28 May | 90th Indianapolis 500 | [5] |
27 May-9 June | 88th Isle of Man TT | [6] |
17–18 June | 74th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [7] |
17–18 June | 34th 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [8] |
29–30 July | 58th 24 Hours of Spa | [9] |
30 July | 29th Suzuka 8 Hours | [10] |
6 August | 16th Masters of Formula 3 | [11] |
8 October | 49th Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | [12] |
19 November | 53rd Macau Grand Prix | [13] |
16 December | 19th Race of Champions | [14] |
Disestablished championships/events
Last race | Championship | Ref |
---|---|---|
13 August | Grand Prix Masters | [15] |
Deaths
Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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28 | May | Umberto Masetti | 80 | Italian | Motorcycle racer | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1950, 1952). | [16] |
3 | September | "Flash Gordon" Mineo | 61 | American | Drag racer | [17] | |
12 | October | Eugène Martin | 91 | French | Racing driver | One of the first French Formula One drivers. | [18] |
See also
References
- ^ "2006 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "2006 Rolex 24 at Daytona". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "2006 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "2006 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "2006 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 2006". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 2006". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "15. – 18. Juni 2006: 34. ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Spa 24 Hours 2006 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Suzuka 8 Hours 2006 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "2006 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "2006 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "2006 Paris". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ Beer, Matt; Rencken, Dieter (29 November 2007). "Masters series officially wound up". Autosport. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Umberto Masetti". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ Dallasnews.com (retrieved 3 October 2018)
- ^ "Eugène Martin". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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