1977 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 1977 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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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
5–6 February 15th 24 Hours of Daytona [1]
20 February 19th Daytona 500 [2]
15 May 61st Targa Florio [3]
22 May 35th Monaco Grand Prix [4]
29 May 61st Indianapolis 500 [5]
11–12 June 45th 24 Hours of Le Mans [6]
11–17 June 59th Isle of Man TT [7]
23–24 July 29th 24 Hours of Spa [8]
2 October 18th Hardie-Ferodo 1000 [9]
8–9 October 6th 24 Hours of Nurburgring [10]
20 November 24th Macau Grand Prix [11]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
14January Narain Karthikeyan IndianRacing driverThe first Indian Formula One driver. [12]
28 Takuma Sato JapaneseRacing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (2017). [13]
14December Romain Dumas FrenchRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (2010, 2016). FIA World Endurance champion (2016). [14]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
18March José Carlos Pace 32BrazilianRacing driver 1975 Brazilian Grand Prix winner. [15]
31May Floyd Davis 72AmericanRacing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (1941). [16]
9September Russell "Jungle Jim". Liberman 31American drag racer [17] 
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References

  1. ↑ "Daytona 24 Hours 1977 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "1977 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "61^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "1977 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "1977 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Le Mans Register - 1977". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "TT 1977". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "24 h Spa-Francorchamps". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "1977 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Nurburgring 24 hours". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "1977 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "Narain Karthikeyan". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Takuma Sato". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  14. ↑ "Romain Dumas". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  15. ↑ "Carlos Pace". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  16. ↑ "Floyd Davis". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  17. ↑ "No. 17 'Jungle Jim'". National Hot Rod Association . Retrieved May 9, 2018.
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