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 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 |
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17 February | 16th Daytona 500 | [1] |
26 May | 32nd Monaco Grand Prix | [2] |
26 May | 58th Indianapolis 500 | [3] |
4–6 June | 56th Isle of Man TT | [4] |
9 June | 58th Targa Florio | [5] |
15–16 June | 42nd 24 Hours of Le Mans | [6] |
27–28 July | 26th 24 Hours of Spa | [7] |
6 October | 15th Hardie-Ferodo 1000 | [8] |
1 December | 21st Macau Grand Prix | [9] |
Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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15 | February | Alexander Wurz | Austrian | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1996, 2009). | [10] |
26 | Sébastien Loeb | French | Rally driver | World Rally champion (2004-2012). | [11] | |
27 | Colin Edwards | American | Motorcycle racer | Superbike World champion (2000, 2002). | [12] | |
29 | March | Marc Gené | Spanish | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (2009). | [13] |
5 | May | Seiji Ara | Japanese | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (2004). | [14] |
13 | July | Jarno Trulli | Italian | Racing driver | 2004 Monaco Grand Prix winner. | [15] |
8 | August | Andy Priaulx | British | Racing driver | World Touring Car champion (2005-2007). | [16] |
12 | September | Guy Smith | British | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (2003). | [17] |
18 | November | Petter Solberg | Norwegian | Rally driver | World Rally champion (2003). FIA World Rallycross champion (2014-2015). | [18] |
31 | December | Tony Kanaan | Brazilian | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (2013). | [19] |