1965 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 1965 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
14 February7th Daytona 500[1]
28 FebruaryDaytona 2000 km[2]
9 May49th Targa Florio[3]
30 May23rd Monaco Grand Prix[4]
31 May49th Indianapolis 500[5]
14–18 June47th Isle of Man TT[6]
19–20 June33rd 24 Hours of Le Mans[7]
24–25 July17th 24 Hours of Spa[8]
3 October6th Armstrong 500[9]
28 November12th Macau Grand Prix[10]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
4JuneMick DoohanAustralianMotorcycle racer500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (-).[11]
1JulyCarl FogartyBritishMotorcycle racerSuperbike World champion (-, -).[12]
5SeptemberDavid BrabhamAustralianRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner .[13]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1965 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  2. Web site: Daytona 2000 km 1965 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
  3. Web site: 49^ TARGA FLORIO. targaflorio.info. 16 April 2017.
  4. Web site: 1965 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  5. Web site: 1965 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  6. Web site: TT 1965. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
  7. Web site: Le Mans Register - 1965. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
  8. Web site: Spa 24 Hours 1965 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
  9. Web site: 1965 Bathurst 1000. Unique Cars & Parts. 22 April 2017.
  10. Web site: 1965 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
  11. Web site: Mick Doohan. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 18 April 2018.
  12. Web site: Carl Fogarty. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 18 April 2018.
  13. Web site: David Brabham. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 17 April 2018.
  14. Web site: Jules Goux. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 16 April 2018.