The following is an overview of the events of 1906 in motorsport, including the major racing events, racing festivals, circuits 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 own significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles. DateEventRef 6 May1st Targa Florio
Opened motorsport venues 29 January - opening of Aspendale Racecourse (Aspendale Speedway) near Melbourne (1906) was the world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit.
Births DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef26MayMauri RoseAmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1941, 1947-1948).6JulyCuth HarrisonBritishRacing driverOne of the first British Formula One drivers.31AugustRaymond SommerFrenchRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (, ).4OctoberEitel CantoniUruguayanRacing driverThe first Uruguayan Formula One driver.12Piero TaruffiItalianRacing driver1952 Swiss Grand Prix winner30Giuseppe FarinaItalianRacing driverFirst Formula One World Champion.11NovemberBill CummingsAmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1934).
References
External links Aspendale Speedway 1906 https://www.hyperracer.com/history