1997 in motorsport

Overview of the events of 1997 in motorsport

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* Cycling
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* Golf
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* Ice hockey
* Ice sports
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* Modern pentathlon
* Motorsport
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* Precision sports
* Shooting
* Racquetball
* Roller sports
* Sailing
* Skiing
* Speedway
* Rugby league‎
* Rugby union
* Snooker
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* Strength sports
* Weightlifting
* Squash
* Table tennis
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball

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.

## 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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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

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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]

## See also

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* List of 1997 motorsport champions

## References

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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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