2006 in motorsport
# 2006 in motorsport

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

## Disestablished championships/events

| Last race | Championship | Ref |
| - | - | - |
| 13 August | Grand Prix Masters | |

## Deaths

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