2007 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 2007 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
6–21 January	29th Dakar Rally	^[1]
27–28 January	45th 24 Hours of Daytona	^[2]
18 February	49th Daytona 500	^[3]
27 May	65th Monaco Grand Prix	^[4]
27 May	91st Indianapolis 500	^[5]
26 May-8 June	89th Isle of Man TT	^[6]
9–10 June	35th 24 Hours of Nurburgring	^[7]
16–17 June	75th 24 Hours of Le Mans	^[8]
28–29 July	59th 24 Hours of Spa	^[9]
29 July	30th Suzuka 8 Hours	^[10]
5 August	17th Masters of Formula 3	^[11]
7 October	50th Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000	^[12]
18 November	54th Macau Grand Prix	^[13]
16 December	20th Race of Champions	^[14]

Deaths

Date	Month	Name	Age	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
22	January	Toulo de Graffenried	92	Swiss	Racing driver	The first Swiss Formula One driver.	^[16]
15	September	Colin McRae	39	British	Rally driver	World Rally champion .	^[17]

See also

• List of 2007 motorsport champions

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2007 Dakar Rally. rssp.eu. 29 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050443/http://www.rssp.eu/downloads/dakar/2007.pdf. 4 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
2. Web site: 2007 Rolex 24 at Daytona. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
3. Web site: 2007 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
4. Web site: 2007 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
5. Web site: 2007 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
6. Web site: TT 2007. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
7. Web site: 7. – 10. Juni 2007: 35. ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen. veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. 23 April 2017.
8. Web site: Le Mans Register - 2007. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
9. Web site: Spa 24 Hours 2007 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
10. Web site: Suzuka 8 Hours 2007 results. Moto Racing JAPAN. 24 April 2017. 15 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110315095631/http://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/078h.html. dead.
11. Web site: MASTERS OF FORMULA 3. formel3guide.com. 30 April 2017. German.
12. Web site: 2007 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
13. Web site: 2007 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
14. Web site: 2007 Wembley. roc.com. 30 April 2017.
15. Web site: 三つ巴のタイトル争いは、まさかまさかの結末に 3連勝飾って、ケイ・コッツォリーノが王者に輝く！. Toyota Motor Sports. 28 December 2013.
16. Web site: Toulo de Graffenried. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
17. Web site: Colin McRae. juwra.com. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. 17 April 2018.