1997 in motorsport

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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.

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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
4–19 January 19th Dakar Rally [1]
1–2 February 35th 24 Hours of Daytona [2]
16 February 39th Daytona 500 [3]
11 May 55th Monaco Grand Prix [4]
26–27 May 81st Indianapolis 500 [5]
26 May-6 June 80th Isle of Man TT [6]
7–8 June 25th 24 Hours of Nurburgring [7]
14–15 June 65th 24 Hours of Le Mans [8]
26–27 July 49th 24 Hours of Spa [9]
27 July 20th Suzuka 8 Hours [10]
3 August 7th Masters of Formula 3 [11]
5 October 38th AMP Bathurst 1000 [12]
19 October 39th Primus 1000 Classic [13]
16 November 44th Macau Grand Prix [14]
6–7 December 10th Race of Champions [15]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
19May Troy Ruttman 67AmericanRacing driverWinner of the Indianapolis 500 (1952) [16]
6June Eitel Cantoni 90UruguayanRacing driverThe first Uruguayan Formula One driver. [17]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "1997 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Daytona 24 Hours 1997 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "1997 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "1997 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "1997 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "TT 1997". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Freunde der Nordschleife - 1997". veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Le Mans Register - 1997". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Spa 24 Hours 1997 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Suzuka 8 Hours 1997 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Archived from the original on 9 August 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "MARLBORO MASTERS OF FORMULA 3" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "1997 Bathurst 1000". Super Touring Register. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "1997 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  14. ↑ "1997 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  15. ↑ "1997 Canary Islands". roc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  16. ↑ "Troy Ruttman". espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  17. ↑ "Eitel Cantoni". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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