2006 in motorsport

Overview of the events of 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.

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
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 race	Championship	Ref
13 August	Grand Prix Masters	^[15]

Deaths

Date	Month	Name	Age	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
28	May	Umberto Masetti	80	Italian	Motorcycle racer	500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1950, 1952).	^[16]
3	September	"Flash Gordon" Mineo	61	American	Drag racer		^[17]
12	October	Eugène Martin	91	French	Racing driver	One of the first French Formula One drivers.	^[18]

References

^ "2006 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
^ "2006 Rolex 24 at Daytona". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "2006 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "2006 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
^ "2006 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
^ "TT 2006". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
^ "Le Mans Register - 2006". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "15. – 18. Juni 2006: 34. ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
^ "Spa 24 Hours 2006 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Suzuka 8 Hours 2006 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
^ "MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
^ "2006 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "2006 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ "2006 Paris". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
^ Beer, Matt; Rencken, Dieter (29 November 2007). "Masters series officially wound up". Autosport. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
^ "Umberto Masetti". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
^ Dallasnews.com (retrieved 3 October 2018)
^ "Eugène Martin". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.