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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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 31 January-1 February | 14th 24 Hours of Daytona | [1] |
| 15 February | 18th Daytona 500 | [2] |
| 14 May | 60th Targa Florio | [3] |
| 30 May | 34th Monaco Grand Prix | [4] |
| 30 May | 60th Indianapolis 500 | [5] |
| 7–12 June | 58th Isle of Man TT | [6] |
| 12–13 June | 44th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [7] |
| 24–25 July | 28th 24 Hours of Spa | [8] |
| 25–26 September | 5th 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [9] |
| 3 October | 17th Hardie-Ferodo 1000 | [10] |
| 14 November | 23rd Macau Grand Prix | [11] |
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | January | Buddy Rice | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (2004). | [12] |
| 27 | May | Marcel Fässler | Swiss | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (2011-2012, 2014). FIA World Endurance champion (2012). | [13] |
| 20 | July | Alex Yoong | Malaysian | Racing driver | The first Malaysian Formula One driver. | [14] |
| 27 | August | Mark Webber | Australian | Racing driver | FIA World Endurance champion (2015). | [15] |
| 11 | September | Tomáš Enge | Czech | Racing driver | The first Czech Formula One driver. | [16] |
| 7 | December | Benoît Tréluyer | French | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (2011-2012, 2014). FIA World Endurance champion (2012). | [17] |
| Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | July | George Souders | 75 | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1927). | [18] |
| 10 | November | Billy Arnold | 70 | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1930). | [19] |
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The following is an overview of the events of 1974 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.
The following is an overview of the events of 1973 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.
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