2015 in motorsport

Overview of the events of 2015 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 2015 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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4–17 January  | 37th Dakar Rally | [1]
24–25 January  | 53rd 24 Hours of Daytona | [2]
22 February  | 57th Daytona 500 | [3]
16–17 May  | 43rd 24 Hours of Nürburgring | [4]
24 May  | 73rd Monaco Grand Prix | [5]
99th Indianapolis 500 | [6]
6–12 June  | 97th Isle of Man TT | [7]
13–14 June  | 83rd 24 Hours of Le Mans | [8]
25–26 July  | 67th 24 Hours of Spa | [9]
26 July  | 38th Suzuka 8 Hours | [10]
20 September  | 25th Masters of Formula 3 | [11]
11 October  | 58th Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | [12]
20–21 November  | 27th Race of Champions | [13]
22 November  | 62nd Macau Grand Prix | [14]

## Disestablished championships/events[edit]

Last race  | Championship  | Ref

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11 October  | Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | [15]

## Deaths[edit]

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

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5  | January | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 77  | French  | Racing driver  | 1972 Monaco Grand Prix winner.  | [16]
1  | May | Geoff Duke | 92  | British  | Motorcycle racer  | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1951, 1953-1955).  | [17]
1  | July | Robert La Caze | 98  | Moroccan  | Racing driver  | The first Moroccan Formula One driver.  | [18]
17  | Jules Bianchi | 25  | French  | Racing driver  | 2009 Formula 3 Euro Series champion and the most recent driver to be fatally injured during a Formula One Grand Prix.  | [19]
14  | September | Bill Golden | 81  | American  | Drag racer  | Driver of the Little Red Wagon A/FX pickup  | [20]
6  | December | Mike Mangold | 60  | American  | Air racer  | Red Bull Air World Race champion (2005, 2007).  | [21]

## See also[edit]

* List of 2015 motorsport champions

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Fixtures / Results Dakar 2015 - Rally Raid". eurosport.com. Eurosport. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
2. ^ "2015 Rolex 24 at Daytona". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
3. ^ "2015 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
4. ^ "Nurburgring 24 Hours 2015 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
5. ^ "2015 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
6. ^ "2015 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
7. ^ "TT 2015". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
8. ^ "Le Mans Register - 2015". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
9. ^ "Spa 24 Hours 2015 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
10. ^ "Official race results" (PDF). fimewc.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
11. ^ "MASTERS OF FORMULA 3" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
12. ^ "2015 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
13. ^ "2015 London". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
14. ^ "2015 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
15. ^ Allen, Peter (6 January 2016). "Formula Renault 2.0 Alps won't run in 2016". formulascout.com. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
16. ^ "Jean-Pierre Beltoise". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
17. ^ "Geoff Duke". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
18. ^ "Robert La Caze". motorsportmagazine.com. Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
19. ^ "Jules Bianchi dies from injuries suffered in 2014 Japanese GP crash". espn.com. ESPN. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
20. ^ Bill "Maverick" Golden HNRA.com (retrieved 15 September 2018)
21. ^ "Michael Eugene Mangold (1955 - 2015)". legacy.com. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2018.

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