1997 in motorsport explained

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.

DateEventRef
4–19 January19th Dakar Rally[1]
1–2 February35th 24 Hours of Daytona[2]
16 February39th Daytona 500[3]
11 May55th Monaco Grand Prix[4]
26–27 May81st Indianapolis 500[5]
26 May-6 June80th Isle of Man TT[6]
7–8 June25th 24 Hours of Nurburgring[7]
14–15 June65th 24 Hours of Le Mans[8]
26–27 July49th 24 Hours of Spa[9]
27 July20th Suzuka 8 Hours[10]
3 August7th Masters of Formula 3[11]
5 October38th AMP Bathurst 1000[12]
19 October39th Primus 1000 Classic[13]
16 November44th Macau Grand Prix[14]
6–7 December10th Race of Champions[15]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
19MayTroy Ruttman67AmericanRacing driverWinner of the Indianapolis 500 (1952)[16]
6JuneEitel Cantoni90UruguayanRacing driverThe first Uruguayan Formula One driver.[17]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1997 Dakar Rally. rssp.eu. 29 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20090929211947/http://rssp.eu/downloads/dakar/1997.pdf. 29 September 2009. dead.
  2. Web site: Daytona 24 Hours 1997 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
  3. Web site: 1997 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  4. Web site: 1997 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  5. Web site: 1997 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  6. Web site: TT 1997. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
  7. Web site: Freunde der Nordschleife - 1997. veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. 23 April 2017.
  8. Web site: Le Mans Register - 1997. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
  9. Web site: Spa 24 Hours 1997 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
  10. Web site: Suzuka 8 Hours 1997 results. Moto Racing JAPAN. 24 April 2017. 9 August 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090809182814/http://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/978h.html. dead.
  11. Web site: MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3. formel3guide.com. 30 April 2017. German.
  12. Web site: 1997 Bathurst 1000. Super Touring Register. 22 April 2017.
  13. Web site: 1997 Bathurst 1000. Unique Cars & Parts. 22 April 2017.
  14. Web site: 1997 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
  15. Web site: 1997 Canary Islands. roc.com. 30 April 2017.
  16. Web site: Troy Ruttman. espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
  17. Web site: Eitel Cantoni. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 15 April 2018.

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