2006 in motorsport explained

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, 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 -15 January28th Dakar Rally[1]
28–29 January44th 24 Hours of Daytona[2]
19 February48th Daytona 500[3]
28 May64th Monaco Grand Prix[4]
28 May90th Indianapolis 500[5]
27 May-9 June88th Isle of Man TT[6]
17–18 June74th 24 Hours of Le Mans[7]
17–18 June34th 24 Hours of Nurburgring[8]
29–30 July58th 24 Hours of Spa[9]
30 July29th Suzuka 8 Hours[10]
6 August16th Masters of Formula 3[11]
8 October49th Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000[12]
19 November53rd Macau Grand Prix[13]
16 December19th Race of Champions[14]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
28MayUmberto Masetti80ItalianMotorcycle racer500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion .[16]
3September"Flash Gordon" Mineo61AmericanDrag racer[17]
12OctoberEugène Martin91FrenchRacing driverOne of the first French Formula One drivers.[18]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2006 Dakar Rally. rssp.eu. 29 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160311144239/http://rssp.eu/downloads/dakar/2006.pdf. 11 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: 2006 Rolex 24 at Daytona. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  3. Web site: 2006 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  4. Web site: 2006 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  5. Web site: 2006 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  6. Web site: TT 2006. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
  7. Web site: Le Mans Register - 2006. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
  8. Web site: 15. – 18. Juni 2006: 34. ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen. veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. 23 April 2017.
  9. Web site: Spa 24 Hours 2006 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
  10. Web site: Suzuka 8 Hours 2006 results. Moto Racing JAPAN. 24 April 2017. 27 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210927170102/https://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/068h.html. dead.
  11. Web site: MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3. formel3guide.com. 30 April 2017. German.
  12. Web site: 2006 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  13. Web site: 2006 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
  14. Web site: 2006 Paris. roc.com. 30 April 2017.
  15. News: Beer. Matt. Rencken. Dieter. Masters series officially wound up. 12 May 2017. Autosport. 29 November 2007.
  16. Web site: Umberto Masetti. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 16 April 2018.
  17. http://obits.dallasnews.com/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/obituary.aspx?n=gordon-and-ann-mineo&pid=19130543&fhid=2529 Dallasnews.com
  18. Web site: Eugène Martin. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.

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