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 28–29 January44th 24 Hours of Daytona 19 February48th Daytona 500 28 May64th Monaco Grand Prix28 May90th Indianapolis 500 27 May-9 June88th Isle of Man TT 17–18 June74th 24 Hours of Le Mans 17–18 June34th 24 Hours of Nurburgring 29–30 July58th 24 Hours of Spa 30 July29th Suzuka 8 Hours 6 August16th Masters of Formula 3 8 October49th Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 19 November53rd Macau Grand Prix 16 December19th Race of Champions
Disestablished championships/events Last raceChampionshipRef13 AugustGrand Prix Masters
Deaths DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef28MayUmberto Masetti80ItalianMotorcycle racer500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (, ).3 September "Flash Gordon" Mineo 61AmericanDrag racerDallasnews.com (retrieved 3 October 2018)12OctoberEugène Martin91FrenchRacing driverOne of the first French Formula One drivers.
See also List of 2006 motorsport champions
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