1976 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 1976 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.

DateEventRef
31 January-1 February14th 24 Hours of Daytona[1]
15 February18th Daytona 500[2]
14 May60th Targa Florio[3]
30 May34th Monaco Grand Prix[4]
30 May60th Indianapolis 500[5]
7–12 June58th Isle of Man TT[6]
12–13 June44th 24 Hours of Le Mans[7]
24–25 July28th 24 Hours of Spa[8]
25–26 September5th 24 Hours of Nurburgring[9]
3 October17th Hardie-Ferodo 1000[10]
14 November23rd Macau Grand Prix[11]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
31JanuaryBuddy RiceAmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (2004).[12]
27MayMarcel FässlerSwissRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (-,). FIA World Endurance champion (2012).[13]
20JulyAlex YoongMalaysianRacing driverThe first Malaysian Formula One driver.[14]
27AugustMark WebberAustralianRacing driverFIA World Endurance champion (2015).[15]
11SeptemberTomáš EngeCzechRacing driverThe first Czech Formula One driver.[16]
7DecemberBenoît TréluyerFrenchRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (-,). FIA World Endurance champion (2012).[17]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
28JulyGeorge Souders75AmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1927).[18]
10NovemberBilly Arnold70AmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1930).[19]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daytona 24 Hours 1976 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
  2. Web site: 1976 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  3. Web site: 60^ TARGA FLORIO. targaflorio.info. 16 April 2017.
  4. Web site: 1976 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  5. Web site: 1976 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  6. Web site: TT 1976. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
  7. Web site: Le Mans Register - 1976. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
  8. Web site: 24 h Spa-Francorchamps. touringcarracing.net. 16 April 2017.
  9. Web site: Nurburgring 24 hours. touringcarracing.net. 23 April 2017.
  10. Web site: 1976 Bathurst 1000. Unique Cars & Parts. 22 April 2017.
  11. Web site: 1976 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
  12. Web site: Buddy Rice. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 18 April 2018.
  13. Web site: Marcel Fässler. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 17 April 2018.
  14. Web site: Alex Yoong. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
  15. Web site: Mark Webber. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 17 April 2018.
  16. Web site: Tomas Enge. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
  17. Web site: Benoît Tréluyer. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 17 April 2018.
  18. Web site: George Souders. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 17 April 2018.
  19. Web site: Billy Arnold. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 17 April 2018.

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