2011 in motorsport

Overview of the events of 2011 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 2011 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

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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.

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1–17 January  | 33rd Dakar Rally | [1]
29–30 January  | 49th 24 Hours of Daytona | [2]
20 February  | 53rd Daytona 500 | [3]
29 May  | 69th Monaco Grand Prix | [4]
29 May  | 95th Indianapolis 500 | [5]
30 May-10 June  | 93rd Isle of Man TT | [6]
11–12 June  | 79th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [7]
25–26 June  | 39th 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [8]
30–31 July  | 63rd 24 Hours of Spa | [9]
31 July  | 34th Suzuka 8 Hours | [10]
14 August  | 21st Masters of Formula 3 | [11]
9 October  | 54th Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | [12]
20 November  | 58th Macau Grand Prix | [13]
4 December  | 24th Race of Champions | [14]

## Disestablished championships/events

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Last race  | Championship  | Ref

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11 July  | Superleague Formula | [15]

## Deaths

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Date  | Month  | Name  | Age  | Nationality  | Occupation  | Note  | Ref

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1  | July  | Jean-Louis Rosier | 86  | French  | Racing driver  | Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1950)  | [16]
16  | October  | Dan Wheldon | 33  | British  | Racing driver  | Indianapolis 500 winner (2005, 2011).  | [17]
23  | October  | Marco Simoncelli | 24  | Italian  | Motorcycle racer  | 250cc World champion (2008)  |
23  | November  | Jim Rathmann | 83  | American  | Racing driver  | Winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1960)  | [18]
5  | December  | Peter Gethin | 71  | British  | Racing driver  | 1971 Italian Grand Prix winner.  | [19]

## See also

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* List of 1956 motorsport champions

## See also

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* List of 2011 motorsport champions

## References

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1. ^ "Fixtures / Results Dakar 2011 - Rally Raid". eurosport.com. Eurosport. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
2. ^ "2011 Rolex 24 at Daytona". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
3. ^ "2011 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
4. ^ "2011 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
5. ^ "2011 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
6. ^ "TT 2011". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
7. ^ "Le Mans Register - 2011". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
8. ^ "Freunde der Nordschleife - 2011". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
9. ^ "Spa 24 Hours 2011 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
10. ^ "Suzuka 8 Hours 2011 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
11. ^ "MASTERS OF FORMULA 3" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
12. ^ "2011 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
13. ^ "2011 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
14. ^ "2011 Dusseldorf". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
15. ^ "Qui se souvient de la Superleague Formula?". sports.fr (in French). 26 April 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
16. ^ "Jean-Louis Rosier". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
17. ^ "Dan Wheldon". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
18. ^ "Jim Rathmann". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
19. ^ "Peter Gethin". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.

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