2011 in motorsport
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The following is an overview of the events of 2011 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1–17 January | 33rd Dakar Rally | [1] |
| 29–30 January | 49th 24 Hours of Daytona | [2] |
| 20 February | 53rd Daytona 500 | [3] |
| 29 May | 69th Monaco Grand Prix | [4] |
| 29 May | 95th Indianapolis 500 | [5] |
| 30 May-10 June | 93rd Isle of Man TT | [6] |
| 11–12 June | 79th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [7] |
| 25–26 June | 39th 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [8] |
| 30–31 July | 63rd 24 Hours of Spa | [9] |
| 31 July | 34th Suzuka 8 Hours | [10] |
| 14 August | 21st Masters of Formula 3 | [11] |
| 9 October | 54th Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | [12] |
| 20 November | 58th Macau Grand Prix | [13] |
| 4 December | 24th Race of Champions | [14] |
Disestablished championships/events
| Last race | Championship | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 11 July | Superleague Formula | [15] |
Deaths
| Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July | Jean-Louis Rosier | 86 | French | Racing driver | Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1950) | [16] |
| 16 | October | Dan Wheldon | 33 | British | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (2005, 2011). | [17] |
| 23 | October | Marco Simoncelli | 24 | Italian | Motorcycle racer | 250cc World champion (2008) | |
| 23 | November | Jim Rathmann | 83 | American | Racing driver | Winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1960) | [18] |
| 5 | December | Peter Gethin | 71 | British | Racing driver | 1971 Italian Grand Prix winner. | [19] |
