1937 in motorsport
The following is an overview of the events of 1937 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 own significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.
Date | Event | Ref |
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4–5 April | 11th Mille Miglia | [1] |
23 May | 28th Targa Florio | [2] |
31 May | 25th Indianapolis 500 | [3] |
15–18 June | 26th Isle of Man TT | [4] |
19–20 June | 14th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [5] |
8 August | 9th Monaco Grand Prix | [6] |
Births
Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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14 | January | Tom "Mongo$e" McEwen | American | drag racer | [7] | |
9 | February | Tony Maggs | South African | Racing driver | The first South African Formula One driver. | [8] |
18 | March | Mark Donohue | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1972). | [9] |
26 | April | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | French | Racing driver | 1972 Monaco Grand Prix winner. | [10] |
3 | June | Jean-Pierre Jaussaud | French | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1978, 1980). | [11] |
30 | August | Bruce McLaren | New Zealander | Racing driver | Founder of the McLaren. Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1966) | [12] |
30 | September | Gary Hocking | Rhodesian | Motorcycle racer | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1961). | [13] |
11 | November | Vittorio Brambilla | Italian | Racing driver | 1975 Austrian Grand Prix winner. | [14] |
See also
References
- "Mille Miglia - 1937". grandprixhistory.org. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "28^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "1937 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "TT 1937". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "Le Mans Register - 1937". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "IX Grand Prix de Monaco". kolumbus.fi. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- http://www.tradingcarddb.com/GalleryP.cfm/pid/45891/Tom-McEwen
- "Tony Maggs". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- "Mark Donohue". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- "Jean-Pierre Beltoise". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- "Jean-Pierre Jaussaud". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- "Bruce McLaren". ESPN. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- "Gary Hocking". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- "Vittorio Brambilla". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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