1937 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 1937 in motorsport, including major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during the year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished, as well as the births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport figures.

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Annual events

The calendar includes only 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
4–5 April 11th Mille Miglia [1]
23 May 28th Targa Florio [2]
31 May 25th Indianapolis 500 [3]
15–18 June 26th Isle of Man TT [4]
19–20 June 14th 24 Hours of Le Mans [5]
8 August 9th Monaco Grand Prix [6]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
14January Tom "Mongo$e" McEwen American drag racer [7]
9February Tony Maggs South AfricanRacing driverThe first South African Formula One driver. [8]
18March Mark Donohue AmericanRacing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (1972). [9]
26April Jean-Pierre Beltoise FrenchRacing driver 1972 Monaco Grand Prix winner. [10]
3June Jean-Pierre Jaussaud FrenchRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1978, 1980). [11]
30August Bruce McLaren New ZealanderRacing driverFounder of the McLaren. Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1966) [12]
30September Gary Hocking RhodesianMotorcycle racer500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1961). [13]
11November Vittorio Brambilla ItalianRacing driver 1975 Austrian Grand Prix winner. [14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mille Miglia - 1937". grandprixhistory.org. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "28^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "1937 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "TT 1937". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Le Mans Register - 1937". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "IX Grand Prix de Monaco". kolumbus.fi. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Tom McEwen Gallery | Trading Card Database".
  8. ↑ "Tony Maggs". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Mark Donohue". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Jean-Pierre Beltoise". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "Jean-Pierre Jaussaud". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "Bruce McLaren". ESPN . Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  13. ↑ "Gary Hocking". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  14. ↑ "Vittorio Brambilla". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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