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.
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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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] |
Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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19 | May | Troy Ruttman | 67 | American | Racing driver | Winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1952) | [16] |
6 | June | Eitel Cantoni | 90 | Uruguayan | Racing driver | The first Uruguayan Formula One driver. | [17] |