The following is an overview of the events of 1996 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.

Date Event Ref
30 December-14 January 18th Dakar Rally [1]
3–4 February 34th 24 Hours of Daytona [2]
18 February 38th Daytona 500 [3]
19 May 54th Monaco Grand Prix [4]
26 May 80th Indianapolis 500 [5]
27 May-10 June 79th Isle of Man TT [6]
15–16 June 64th 24 Hours of Le Mans [7]
15–16 June 24th 24 Hours of Nurburgring [8]
27–28 July 48th 24 Hours of Spa [9]
28 July 19th Suzuka 8 Hours [10]
4 August 6th Masters of Formula 3 [11]
6 October 37th AMP Bathurst 1000 [12]
17 November 43rd Macau Grand Prix [13]
7–8 December 9th Race of Champions [14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1996 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Daytona 24 Hours 1996 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ^ "1996 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ^ "1996 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ^ "1996 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. ^ "TT 1996". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Le Mans Register - 1996". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Freunde der Nordschleife - 1996". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Spa 24 Hours 1996 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Suzuka 8 Hours 1996 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  11. ^ "MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  12. ^ "1996 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  13. ^ "1996 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  14. ^ "1996 Canary Islands". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
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