1965 in motorsport

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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.

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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 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

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
4June Mick Doohan AustralianMotorcycle racer500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1994-1998). [11]
1July Carl Fogarty BritishMotorcycle racer Superbike World champion (1994-1995, 1998-1999). [12]
5September David Brabham AustralianRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (2009). [13]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
6March Jules Goux 79FrenchRacing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (1913). [14]

See also

References

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