1975 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 1975 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
1–2 February	13th 24 Hours of Daytona	^[1]
16 February	17th Daytona 500	^[2]
11 May	33rd Monaco Grand Prix	^[3]
25 May	59th Indianapolis 500	^[4]
1–7 June	57th Isle of Man TT	^[5]
14–15 June	43rd 24 Hours of Le Mans	^[6]
20 July	59th Targa Florio	^[7]
26–27 July	27th 24 Hours of Spa	^[8]
5 October	16th Hardie-Ferodo 1000	^[9]
16 November	22nd Macau Grand Prix	^[10]

Births

Date	Month	Name	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
10	May	Hélio Castroneves	Brazilian	Racing driver	Indianapolis 500 winner (2001-2002, 2009).	^[11]
17	September	Jimmie Johnson	American	Racing Driver	Seven-Time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion
20	September	Juan Pablo Montoya	Colombian	Racing driver	Indianapolis 500 winner (2000, 2015).	^[12]

Deaths

Date	Month	Name	Age	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
19	August	Mark Donohue	38	American	Racing driver	Indianapolis 500 winner (1972).	^[13]
23	September	René Thomas	89	French	Racing driver	Indianapolis 500 winner (1914).	^[14]
29	November	Graham Hill	46	British	Racing driver	Formula One World Champion . Indianapolis 500 winner (1963). Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans .	^[15]

See also

• List of 1975 motorsport champions

Notes and References

1. Web site: Daytona 24 Hours 1975 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
2. Web site: 1975 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
3. Web site: 1975 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
4. Web site: 1975 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
5. Web site: TT 1975. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
6. Web site: Le Mans Register - 1975. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
7. Web site: 59^ TARGA FLORIO. targaflorio.info. 16 April 2017.
8. Web site: 24 h Spa-Francorchamps. touringcarracing.net. 16 April 2017.
9. Web site: 1975 Bathurst 1000. Unique Cars & Parts. 22 April 2017.
10. Web site: 1975 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
11. Web site: Hélio Castroneves. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 17 April 2018.
12. Web site: Juan Pablo Montoya. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 17 April 2018.
13. Web site: Mark Donohue. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
14. Web site: René Thomas. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 16 April 2018.
15. Web site: Graham Hill. ESPN. 15 April 2018.