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Daniel Becke
Daniel Becke (born 1978, Erfurt) is a German track and road cyclist, Olympic team pursuit champion at Sydney 2000 in world record 3:59.710, world champion 1999 and 2000, later a Tour de France domestique.
Daniel Morelon
Daniel Morelon (born 1944, Bourg-en-Bresse), French track cyclist; Olympic sprint champion 1968 and 1972, tandem gold 1968 with Pierre Trentin, eight world titles, later French national track coach 1978–2005.
Daniel Rebillard
Daniel Rebillard (Daniel Denis Etienne Rebillard), French track cyclist born 1948 in Tournan-en-Brie; won upset gold in the 1968 Mexico City Olympic 4,000 m individual pursuit, later two 1969 world bronzes and a 1974 Tour de France start.
Daniel Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo (born 1989, Perth), the "Honey Badger", is an Australian ex-Formula 1 driver: 257 starts, 8 wins, 32 podiums, third in the 2014 and 2016 championships; retired from F1 after the 2024 Singapore GP.
Daniel Suárez
Daniel Suárez (born 1992, Monterrey, Mexico) is a NASCAR Cup Series driver for Spire Motorsports' No. 7 Chevrolet; first Mexican-born Cup winner (Sonoma 2022), 2016 Xfinity champion, three Cup wins including the 2026 Coca-Cola 600.
Daniil Kvyat (Даниил Вячеславович Квят)
Daniil Kvyat (Даниил Квят) is a Russian racing driver who competed in Formula 1 from 2014 to 2020, making 110 starts and taking three podiums.
Danilo Di Luca
Danilo Di Luca (Il killer di Spoltore), Italian cyclist born 1976 in Spoltore; won the 2007 Giro d'Italia, Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2007, Giro di Lombardia 2001, and Amstel Gold 2005; banned for life in 2013 after a third EPO offence.
Daqing (venue)
Daqing International Raceway (Daqing Racing Town), Daqing, Heilongjiang, China: FIA Grade 3 permanent circuit, 3.164 km, 12 turns, 735 m straight, debuted 2024, hosts TCR China and Formula 4 racing.
Dario Franchitti
Dario Franchitti (born 1973) is a Scottish racing driver, four-time IndyCar Series champion (2007, 2009-11) and three-time Indianapolis 500 winner (2007, 2010, 2012) with 31 wins from 265 starts; retired in 2013 after a Houston crash, now a Chip Ganassi Racing advisor.
Darlington Raceway
Darlington Raceway, the 'Track Too Tough to Tame' and 'Lady in Black,' is a 1.366-mile egg-shaped NASCAR oval in Darlington, South Carolina, built by Harold Brasington in 1950 and home of the first Southern 500.
Darrell Waltrip
Darrell Waltrip (DW, "Jaws"), born 1947, American NASCAR Hall of Fame driver: three Cup championships (1981, 1982, 1985), 84 wins, 1989 Daytona 500, longtime Fox broadcaster; 2026 FTD diagnosis.
Dave Brailsford
Dave Brailsford (born 1965), British cycling performance director and Team Sky/INEOS Grenadiers principal; marginal gains philosophy, eight Beijing 2008 golds, seven Tour de France wins.
Dave Mirra
Dave Mirra (1974–2016), American BMX freestyle rider from Chittenango, New York; won 24 X Games medals (14 gold), landed the first competition double backflip in 2000, founded MirraCo, raced for Subaru, first action sports athlete diagnosed with CTE.
Davey Allison
Davey Allison (1961-1993), American NASCAR Cup driver, son of Bobby Allison, member of the Alabama Gang; won 19 races including the 1992 Daytona 500, 1987 Rookie of the Year, died in a helicopter crash at Talladega, NASCAR Hall of Fame 2019.
David Coulthard
David Coulthard, also known as David Marshall Coulthard, is a Scottish former Formula One driver who won 13 Grands Prix with Williams, McLaren, and Red Bull.
David Hobbs (racing driver)
David Wishart Hobbs (born 9 June 1939, Royal Leamington Spa) is a British former racing driver and broadcaster: 7 F1 starts, 21 Le Mans entries, 1971 Formula 5000 and 1983 Trans-Am champion, later NBC F1 commentator.
David Millar
David Millar (born 1977), Scottish former pro cyclist 1997-2014 with Cofidis and Garmin, EPO ban 2004, first Brit to lead all three Grand Tours, later anti-doping advocate and Factor Bikes brand director.
David Schumacher (racing driver)
David Schumacher (born 2001, Salzburg), German racing driver, son of Ralf Schumacher, nephew of Michael, cousin of Mick; F4 rookie champion 2018, FIA F3 2019-2021, DTM and GT3 racing with Winward and HRT.
Daytona 500
Daytona 500, "The Great American Race": 500-mile NASCAR Cup Series season opener each February at Daytona International Speedway, first run 1959, won by Lee Petty; Richard Petty holds seven wins, Tyler Reddick the 2026 race.
Dean Woods
Dean Woods (Dean Anthony Woods, 1966–2022), Australian track cyclist from Wangaratta; four-time Olympic medallist including 1984 team pursuit gold, three Commonwealth Games golds, later mail-order bike businessman, died of cancer aged 55.
Death of Ayrton Senna
Death of Ayrton Senna: the Brazilian three-time F1 champion, aged 34, died 1 May 1994 of head injuries after crashing his Williams at Tamburello, Imola, during the San Marino Grand Prix, one day after Roland Ratzenberger's fatal qualifying crash; the deaths drove major FIA safety reforms.
Death of Dale Earnhardt
Death of Dale Earnhardt: fatal last-lap crash of the seven-time NASCAR champion at the February 18, 2001 Daytona 500; basilar skull fracture after a wall impact that led to HANS device and SAFER barrier mandates.
Death of Tom Simpson
Tom Simpson was a British professional road racing cyclist, 1965 world champion, who died climbing Mont Ventoux on stage 13 of the 1967 Tour de France.
Deng Yawen
Deng Yawen (邓雅文), born 2005 in Luzhou, Sichuan, is a Chinese BMX freestyle rider and the women's Park gold medalist at Paris 2024 with 92.60 points, China's first Olympic BMX freestyle champion.
Denny Hamlin
Denny Hamlin, American NASCAR Cup Series driver of the No. 11 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing and co-owner of 23XI Racing with Michael Jordan; three-time Daytona 500 winner, 60+ Cup wins, record 19 playoff appearances, no Cup championship, retiring after 2027.
Denny Hulme
Denny Hulme (Denis Clive Hulme, 1936–1992), New Zealand racing driver, the only Kiwi Formula One world champion (1967, Brabham); later McLaren F1 driver and two-time Can-Am champion; died of a heart attack at the 1992 Bathurst 1000.
Detroit Grand Prix Street Circuit
Detroit Grand Prix Street Circuit: 1.645-mile, nine-turn temporary course on downtown Detroit streets (Jefferson, Bates, Atwater), used 1982-1991 and since 2023, hosting IndyCar and IMSA races.
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM), also known historically as Deutsche Tourenwagen-Meisterschaft, a German racing series founded 1984 as the DPM, revived 2000, and running FIA GT3 cars in sprint format since 2021.
Dick Trickle
Dick Trickle (Richard Leroy Trickle, 1941-2013), American stock car driver nicknamed the White Knight; Wisconsin short-track legend with an estimated 1,000-1,200 wins, 1989 NASCAR Cup Rookie of the Year at 48, winless in 303 Cup starts.
Didier Pironi
Didier Pironi (1952–1987), French Formula One driver for Tyrrell, Ligier, and Ferrari; 1978 Le Mans winner; 1982 championship runner-up after a career-ending Hockenheim crash; died powerboat racing near the Isle of Wight.