2012 in motorsport
The following is an overview of the events of 2012 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 |
| 1–15 January | 34th Dakar Rally | |
| 28–29 January | 50th 24 Hours of Daytona | |
| 27–28 February | 54th Daytona 500 | |
| 19–20 May | 40th 24 Hours of Nurburgring | |
| 27 May | 70th Monaco Grand Prix | |
| 27 May | 96th Indianapolis 500 | |
| 26 May-9 June | 94th Isle of Man TT | |
| 16–17 June | 80th 24 Hours of Le Mans | |
| 15 July | 22nd Masters of Formula 3 | |
| 28–29 July | 64th 24 Hours of Spa | |
| 29 July | 35th Suzuka 8 Hours | |
| 7 October | 55th Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | |
| 18 November | 59th Macau Grand Prix | |
| 15–16 December | 25th Race of Champions |