The following is an overview of the events of 1906 in motorsport, including the major racing events, racing festivals, circuits 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 own significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | May | Mauri Rose | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1941, 1947-1948). | [2] | |
| 6 | July | Cuth Harrison | British | Racing driver | One of the first British Formula One drivers. | [3] | |
| 31 | August | Raymond Sommer | French | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner . | [4] | |
| 4 | October | Eitel Cantoni | Uruguayan | Racing driver | The first Uruguayan Formula One driver. | [5] | |
| 12 | Piero Taruffi | Italian | Racing driver | 1952 Swiss Grand Prix winner | [6] | ||
| 30 | Giuseppe Farina | Italian | Racing driver | First Formula One World Champion. | [7] | ||
| 11 | November | Bill Cummings | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1934). | [8] |
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