2017 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 2017 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
2–14 January 39th Dakar Rally [1]
21–22 January 28th Race of Champions [2]
28–29 January 55th 24 Hours of Daytona [3]
26 February 59th Daytona 500 [4]
18 March 65th 12 Hours of Sebring [5]
22–23 April 40th 24 Hours of Le Mans Moto [6]
27–28 May 45th 24 Hours of Nürburgring [7]
28 May 75th Monaco Grand Prix [8]
101st Indianapolis 500 [9]
3–9 June 99th Isle of Man TT [10]
17–18 June 85th 24 Hours of Le Mans [11]
25 June 95th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb [12]
29–30 July 69th 24 Hours of Spa [13]
30 July 40th Suzuka 8 Hours [14]
16–17 September 81st Bol d'Or [15]
8 October 60th Bathurst 1000 [16]
14–18 November 50th Baja 1000 [17]
19 November 64th Macau Grand Prix [18]

Established championships/events

First raceChampionshipRef
10–11 January 24H Proto Series [19]
13 January TCR Middle East Series [20]
8 April Blancpain GT Series Asia [21]
15 April FIA Formula 2 Championship [22]
GT4 European Series Southern Cup [23]
29 April TCR Iberico Touring Car Series [24]
17 June TCR China Touring Car Championship [25]
1 October FIA Intercontinental Drifting Cup [26]

Disestablished championships/events

Last raceChampionshipRef
18 November TCR International Series [27]
World Series Formula V8 3.5 [28]
1 December World Touring Car Championship [27]

Opened motorsport venues

DateVenueFirst eventRef
15 July Brooklyn Street Circuit New York ePrix [29]
29 July Montreal Street Circuit Montreal ePrix [29]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
24 January Chuck Weyant 93AmericanRacing driver [30]
10 March John Surtees 83BritishMotorcycle racer
Racing driver		World champion in MotoGP (1956, 1958, 1959, 1960) and Formula One (1964) [31]
12 Patrick Nève 67BelgianRacing driver [32]
2 April Sam Ard 78AmericanRacing driverNASCAR Late Model champion [33]
5 Tim Parnell 84BritishRacing driver [34]
27 Joe Leonard 84AmericanMotorcycle racer
Racing driver		1954, 1956 and 1967 AMA Grand National champion
1971 and 1972 USAC champion		 [35]
28 Billy Scott 68AmericanRacing driver [36]
30 Preston Henn 86AmericanRacing driverAlso known as entrepreneur (Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop) [37]
4 May Timo Mäkinen 79FinnishRally driverOne of the Flying Finns [38]
18 Jim McElreath 89AmericanRacing driver 1966 USAC runner-up [39]
22 Nicky Hayden 35AmericanMotorcycle racer 2006 MotoGP champion [40]
18 July Erich Waxenberger 86GermanEngineer and racing driverCreator of the Rote Sau. [41]
26 July Leo Kinnunen 73FinnishRacing driverFirst Finnish Formula One driver. [42]
1 August Bud Moore 75AmericanRacing driverRaced in NASCAR. [43]
3 Ángel Nieto 70SpanishMotorcycle racerWinner of 13 Grand Prix World Championships. [44]
19 Shane Sieg 34AmericanRacing driverRaced in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. [45]
21Don Nichols92AmericanTeam ownerFounded Shadow Racing Cars. [46]
15 September Bruce Leven 79AmericanRacing driver/team ownerTriple 12 Hours of Sebring winner (1981, 1987 and 1988) [47]
19 John Nicholson 75New ZealanderRacing driverFounded Nicholson-McLaren engines, classified in 1975 British Grand Prix. [48]
9 October Bill Puterbaugh 81AmericanRacing driver 1975 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year. [49]
25 October Gaspar Ronda 91AmericanDrag racer and restaurateur [50]
17 December Bob Glidden 73American Drag racer

See also

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