1974 in motorsport

Overview of the events of 1974 in motorsport

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* 1973–74
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* Triathlon
* Volleyball

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.

## Annual events

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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]

## Births

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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]

## See also

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* List of 1974 motorsport champions

## References

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1. ^ "1974 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
2. ^ "1974 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
3. ^ "1974 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
4. ^ "TT 1974". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
5. ^ "58^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
6. ^ "Le Mans Register - 1974". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
7. ^ "24 h Spa-Francorchamps". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
8. ^ "1974 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
9. ^ "1974 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
10. ^ "Alexander Wurz". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
11. ^ "Sébastien Loeb". juwra.com. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
12. ^ "Colin Edwards". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
13. ^ "Marc Gené". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
14. ^ "Seiji Ara". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
15. ^ "Jarno Trulli". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
16. ^ "Andy Priaulx". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
17. ^ "Guy Smith". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
18. ^ "Richard Burns". juwra.com. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
19. ^ "Tony Kanaan". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.

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