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.

Date	Event	Ref
14 February	7th Daytona 500	^[1]
28 February	Daytona 2000 km	^[2]
9 May	49th Targa Florio	^[3]
30 May	23rd Monaco Grand Prix	^[4]
31 May	49th Indianapolis 500	^[5]
14–18 June	47th Isle of Man TT	^[6]
19–20 June	33rd 24 Hours of Le Mans	^[7]
24–25 July	17th 24 Hours of Spa	^[8]
3 October	6th Armstrong 500	^[9]
28 November	12th Macau Grand Prix	^[10]

Births

Date	Month	Name	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
4	June	Mick Doohan	Australian	Motorcycle racer	500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (-).	^[11]
1	July	Carl Fogarty	British	Motorcycle racer	Superbike World champion (-, -).	^[12]
5	September	David Brabham	Australian	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner .	^[13]

See also

• List of 1965 motorsport champions

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.