Years in motorsport
1997 in sports

The following is an overview of the events of 1997 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
4–19 January 19th Dakar Rally [1]
1–2 February 35th 24 Hours of Daytona [2]
16 February 39th Daytona 500 [3]
11 May 55th Monaco Grand Prix [4]
26–27 May 81st Indianapolis 500 [5]
26 May-6 June 80th Isle of Man TT [6]
7–8 June 25th 24 Hours of Nurburgring [7]
14–15 June 65th 24 Hours of Le Mans [8]
26–27 July 49th 24 Hours of Spa [9]
27 July 20th Suzuka 8 Hours [10]
3 August 7th Masters of Formula 3 [11]
5 October 38th AMP Bathurst 1000 [12]
19 October 39th Primus 1000 Classic [13]
16 November 44th Macau Grand Prix [14]
6–7 December 10th Race of Champions [15]

Deaths

Date Month Name Age Nationality Occupation Note Ref
19 May Troy Ruttman 67 American Racing driver Winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1952) [16]
6 June Eitel Cantoni 90 Uruguayan Racing driver The first Uruguayan Formula One driver. [17]

See also

References

  1. ^ "1997 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Daytona 24 Hours 1997 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ^ "1997 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ^ "1997 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ^ "1997 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. ^ "TT 1997". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Freunde der Nordschleife - 1997". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Le Mans Register - 1997". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Spa 24 Hours 1997 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Suzuka 8 Hours 1997 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Archived from the original on 9 August 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  11. ^ "MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  12. ^ "1997 Bathurst 1000". Super Touring Register. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  13. ^ "1997 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  14. ^ "1997 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  15. ^ "1997 Canary Islands". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  16. ^ "Troy Ruttman". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  17. ^ "Eitel Cantoni". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 15 April 2018.

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