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.
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] |