2016 in motorsport

The following is an overview of the events of 2016 in motorsport, including the major racing events, award ceremonies, 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.

Years in motorsport

2016 in sports

Annual events

Sporting events

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
2–16 January 38th Dakar Rally [1]
30–31 January 54th 24 Hours of Daytona [2]
21 February 58th Daytona 500 [3]
28–29 May 44th 24 Hours of Nürburgring [4]
29 May 74th Monaco Grand Prix [5]
100th Indianapolis 500 [6]
4–10 June 98th Isle of Man TT [7]
18–19 June 84th 24 Hours of Le Mans [8]
30–31 July 68th 24 Hours of Spa [9]
31 July 39th Suzuka 8 Hours [10]
21 August 26th Masters of Formula 3 [11]
9 October 59th Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 [12]
20 November 63rd Macau Grand Prix [13]

Award ceremonies
Date Event Ref
2 December FIA Prize Giving Ceremony

Established championships/events
First race Championship Ref
7 February Intercontinental GT Challenge [14]
27 March BRDC British Formula 3 Championship [15]
2 April Touring Car Endurance Series [16]
3 April TCR Spanish Series [17]
16 April ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship [18]
14 May GT3 Le Mans Cup [19]
21 May TCR Thailand Touring Car Championship [20]
TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship [21]
11 June F4 Spanish Championship [22]
2 July Formula 4 United States Championship [23]
5 August Formula 4 South East Asia Championship [24]
18 November 2016–17 Formula 4 UAE Championship [25]

Disestablished championships/events
Last race Championship Ref
9 October Auto GP [26]
16 October European Junior Cup [27]
23 October Renault Sport Trophy [28]
27 November GP2 Series [29]

Opened motorsport venues
Date Venue First event Ref
23 April Paris Street Circuit Paris ePrix [30]
21 May Berlin Street Circuit Berlin ePrix [31]
19 June Baku City Circuit European Grand Prix [32]
9 October Hong Kong Central Harbourfront Circuit Hong Kong ePrix [33]

Closed motorsport venues
Date Venue Last event Ref
3 July Battersea Park Street Circuit London ePrix [34]

Deaths
Date Month Name Age Nationality Occupation Note Ref
8 January Maria Teresa de Filippis 89 Italian Racing driver First female Formula One driver [35]
13 Mike Salmon 82 British Racing driver [36]
16 Bob Harkey 85 American Racing driver [37]
19 Mike MacDowel 83 British Racing driver [38]
26 Barney Hall 83 American Motorsport commentator Specialised on NASCAR [39]
4 February Dave Mirra 41 American Racing driver [40]
10 Lennie Pond 75 American Racing driver [41]
3 March Alan Henry 68 British Motorsport journalist [42]
7 Bobby Johns 83 American Racing driver [43]
26 Yoshimi Katayama 75 Japanese Racing driver [44]
31 Bertil Roos 72 Swedish Racing driver and instructor [45]
23 April Attila Ferjáncz 69 Hungarian Rally driver Hungarian Rally champion (1976–1982, 1985, 1990) [46]
29 Don White 89 American Racing driver [47]
14 May Andre Wicky 87 Swiss Racing driver and team owner [48]
21 Eddie Keizan 71 South African Racing driver [49]
28 June Andre Guelfi 97 French Racing driver [50]
29 Carl Haas 87 American Racing driver and team owner [51]
7 July Peter Riley 85 British Rally driver [52]
3 August Chris Amon 73 New Zealander Racing driver Winner of the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans [53]
7 Bryan Clauson 27 American Racing driver [54]
Jack Sears 86 British Race and rally driver First BTCC champion [55]
9 Bill Alsup 78 American Racing driver [56]
2 September Blackie Gejeian 90 American Racing driver Also known as hot rod builder [57]
8 Hannes Arch 48 Austrian Air racer Red Bull Air World Race champion (2008). [58]
10 October Tony Adamowicz 75 American Racing driver [59]
24 Jack Sellers 72 American Racing driver [60]
15 November Paul Rosche 82 German Engineer [61]
19 Jacques Henry 74 French Rally driver [62]
10 December Herm Johnson 63 American Racing driver [63]

See also

References
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  43. In Memory of Robert James Johns
  44. RIP Yoshimi Katayama, 1940 — 2016
  45. Bertil Roos Racing School
  46. Meghalt Ferjancz Attila (in Hungarian)
  47. Stock-car racer Don White was all-time victory leader at Milwaukee Mile
  48. Andre WICKY • STATS F1
  49. Tiger Wheels boss and racing legend Eddie Keizan dies
  50. Andre Guelfi alias "Dede la sardine" est mort (in French)
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  52. NOTICE OF DEATH - PETER RILEY (1930 - 2016)
  53. Motor racing legend Chris Amon dies
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  57. Local Hot Rod Legend Dies
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