1965 in motorsport
Appearance
The following is an overview of the events of 1965 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 |
---|---|---|
14 February | 7th Daytona 500 | [1] |
28 February | Daytona 2000 km | [2] |
9 May | 49th Targa Florio | [3] |
30 May | 23rd Monaco Grand Prix | [4] |
31 May | 49th Indianapolis 500 | [5] |
14–18 June | 47th Isle of Man TT | [6] |
19–20 June | 33rd 24 Hours of Le Mans | [7] |
24–25 July | 17th 24 Hours of Spa | [8] |
3 October | 6th Armstrong 500 | [9] |
28 November | 12th Macau Grand Prix | [10] |
Births
[edit]Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | June | Mick Doohan | Australian | Motorcycle racer | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1994-1998). | [11] |
1 | July | Carl Fogarty | British | Motorcycle racer | Superbike World champion (1994-1995, 1998-1999). | [12] |
5 | September | David Brabham | Australian | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (2009). | [13] |
Deaths
[edit]Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | March | Jules Goux | 79 | French | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1913). | [14] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1965 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Daytona 2000 km 1965 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "49^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1965 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "1965 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1965". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 1965". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Spa 24 Hours 1965 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1965 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "1965 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Mick Doohan". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Carl Fogarty". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "David Brabham". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Jules Goux". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
External links
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