2005 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 2005 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
31 -16 January27th Dakar Rally[1]
5–6 February43rd 24 Hours of Daytona[2]
20 February47th Daytona 500[3]
7–8 May33rd 24 Hours of Nurburgring[4]
22 May63rd Monaco Grand Prix[5]
29 May89th Indianapolis 500[6]
28 May-10 June87th Isle of Man TT[7]
12 June15th Masters of Formula 3[8]
18–19 June73rd 24 Hours of Le Mans[9]
30–31 July57th 24 Hours of Spa[10]
31 July28th Suzuka 8 Hours[11]
9 October47th Supercheap Auto 1000[12]
20 November52nd Macau Grand Prix[13]
3 December18th Race of Champions[14]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
13FebruaryMaurice Trintignant87FrenchRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner .[16]
25AprilJohn Love80RhodesianRacing driverThe first Rhodesian Formula One driver. 1962 British Saloon Car Championship winner.[17]
25NovemberRichard Burns34BritishRally driverWorld Rally champion .[18]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2005 Dakar Rally. rssp.eu. 29 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20090929212036/http://rssp.eu/downloads/dakar/2005.pdf. 29 September 2009. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: 2005 Rolex 24 at Daytona. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  3. Web site: 2005 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  4. Web site: 8. Mai 2005: 33. ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen. veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. 23 April 2017.
  5. Web site: 2005 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  6. Web site: 2005 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  7. Web site: TT 2005. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
  8. Web site: MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3. formel3guide.com. 30 April 2017. German.
  9. Web site: Le Mans Register - 2005. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
  10. Web site: Spa 24 Hours 2005 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
  11. Web site: Suzuka 8 Hours 2005 results. Moto Racing JAPAN. 24 April 2017. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112717/http://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/058h.html. dead.
  12. Web site: 2005 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  13. Web site: 2005 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
  14. Web site: 2005 Paris. roc.com. 30 April 2017.
  15. News: Brad. Spurgeon. Formula One experiments with its minor league. The International Herald Tribune. 22. 1 June 2005.
  16. Web site: Maurice Trintignant. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 16 April 2018.
  17. Web site: John Love. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
  18. Web site: Richard Burns. juwra.com. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. 17 April 2018.

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