The following is an overview of the events of 2005 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
[edit]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 |
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31 December-16 January | 27th Dakar Rally | [1] |
5–6 February | 43rd 24 Hours of Daytona | [2] |
20 February | 47th Daytona 500 | [3] |
7–8 May | 33rd 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [4] |
22 May | 63rd Monaco Grand Prix | [5] |
29 May | 89th Indianapolis 500 | [6] |
28 May-10 June | 87th Isle of Man TT | [7] |
12 June | 15th Masters of Formula 3 | [8] |
18–19 June | 73rd 24 Hours of Le Mans | [9] |
30–31 July | 57th 24 Hours of Spa | [10] |
31 July | 28th Suzuka 8 Hours | [11] |
9 October | 47th Supercheap Auto 1000 | [12] |
20 November | 52nd Macau Grand Prix | [13] |
3 December | 18th Race of Champions | [14] |
Established championships/events
[edit]First race | Championship | Ref |
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23 April | GP2 Series | [15] |
Deaths
[edit]Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 | February | Maurice Trintignant | 87 | French | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1954). | [16] |
25 | April | John Love | 80 | Rhodesian | Racing driver | The first Rhodesian Formula One driver. 1962 British Saloon Car Championship winner. | [17] |
25 | November | Richard Burns | 34 | British | Rally driver | World Rally champion (2001). | [18] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2005 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "2005 Rolex 24 at Daytona". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "2005 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "8. Mai 2005: 33. ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "2005 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "2005 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 2005". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 2005". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Spa 24 Hours 2005 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Suzuka 8 Hours 2005 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "2005 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "2005 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "2005 Paris". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ Spurgeon, Brad (1 June 2005). "Formula One experiments with its minor league". The International Herald Tribune. p. 22.
- ^ "Maurice Trintignant". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "John Love". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Richard Burns". juwra.com. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2018.