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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4–17 January | 37th Dakar Rally | |
| 24–25 January | 53rd 24 Hours of Daytona | |
| 22 February | 57th Daytona 500 | |
| 16–17 May | 43rd 24 Hours of Nürburgring | |
| 24 May | 73rd Monaco Grand Prix | |
| 99th Indianapolis 500 | ||
| 6–12 June | 97th Isle of Man TT | |
| 13–14 June | 83rd 24 Hours of Le Mans | |
| 25–26 July | 67th 24 Hours of Spa | |
| 26 July | 38th Suzuka 8 Hours | |
| 20 September | 25th Masters of Formula 3 | |
| 11 October | 58th Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | |
| 20–21 November | 27th Race of Champions | |
| 22 November | 62nd Macau Grand Prix |
Disestablished championships/events
| Last race | Championship | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 11 October | Formula Renault 2.0 Alps |
Deaths
| Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | January | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 77 | French | Racing driver | 1972 Monaco Grand Prix winner. | |
| 1 | May | Geoff Duke | 92 | British | Motorcycle racer | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1951, 1953-1955). | |
| 1 | July | Robert La Caze | 98 | Moroccan | Racing driver | The first Moroccan Formula One driver. | |
| 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. | ||
| 14 | September | Bill Golden | 81 | American | Drag racer | Driver of the Little Red Wagon A/FX pickup | |
| 6 | December | Mike Mangold | 60 | American | Air racer | Red Bull Air World Race champion (2005, 2007). |
See also
References
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- "2015 Rolex 24 at Daytona". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "2015 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "Nurburgring 24 Hours 2015 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "2015 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "2015 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "TT 2015". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "Le Mans Register - 2015". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "Spa 24 Hours 2015 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "Official race results" (PDF). fimewc.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- "MASTERS OF FORMULA 3" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- "2015 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "2015 London". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- "2015 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- Allen, Peter (6 January 2016). "Formula Renault 2.0 Alps won't run in 2016". formulascout.com. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- "Jean-Pierre Beltoise". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- "Geoff Duke". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- "Robert La Caze". motorsportmagazine.com. Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- "Jules Bianchi dies from injuries suffered in 2014 Japanese GP crash". espn.com. ESPN. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- Bill "Maverick" Golden HNRA.com (retrieved 15 September 2018)
- "Michael Eugene Mangold (1955 - 2015)". legacy.com. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
