2006 in motorsport

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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.

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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
31 December-15 January 28th Dakar Rally [1]
28–29 January 44th 24 Hours of Daytona [2]
19 February 48th Daytona 500 [3]
28 May 64th Monaco Grand Prix [4]
28 May 90th Indianapolis 500 [5]
27 May-9 June 88th Isle of Man TT [6]
17–18 June 74th 24 Hours of Le Mans [7]
17–18 June 34th 24 Hours of Nurburgring [8]
29–30 July 58th 24 Hours of Spa [9]
30 July 29th Suzuka 8 Hours [10]
6 August 16th Masters of Formula 3 [11]
8 October 49th Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 [12]
19 November 53rd Macau Grand Prix [13]
16 December 19th Race of Champions [14]

Disestablished championships/events

Last raceChampionshipRef
13 August Grand Prix Masters [15]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
28May Umberto Masetti 80ItalianMotorcycle racer500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1950, 1952). [16]
3September "Flash Gordon" Mineo 61American Drag racer [17]
12October Eugène Martin 91FrenchRacing driverOne of the first French Formula One drivers. [18]

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References

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  2. ↑ "2006 Rolex 24 at Daytona". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "2006 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "2006 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "2006 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "TT 2006". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Le Mans Register - 2006". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "15. – 18. Juni 2006: 34. ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Spa 24 Hours 2006 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Suzuka 8 Hours 2006 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "2006 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "2006 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  14. ↑ "2006 Paris". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  15. ↑ Beer, Matt; Rencken, Dieter (29 November 2007). "Masters series officially wound up". Autosport . Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  16. ↑ "Umberto Masetti". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  17. ↑ Dallasnews.com (retrieved 3 October 2018)
  18. ↑ "Eugène Martin". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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