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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4–5 April | 11th Mille Miglia | |
| 23 May | 28th Targa Florio | |
| 31 May | 25th Indianapolis 500 | |
| 15–18 June | 26th Isle of Man TT | |
| 19–20 June | 14th 24 Hours of Le Mans | |
| 8 August | 9th Monaco Grand Prix |
Births
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | January | Tom "Mongo$e" McEwen | American | drag racer | ||
| 9 | February | Tony Maggs | South African | Racing driver | The first South African Formula One driver. | |
| 18 | March | Mark Donohue | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1972). | |
| 26 | April | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | French | Racing driver | 1972 Monaco Grand Prix winner. | |
| 3 | June | Jean-Pierre Jaussaud | French | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1978, 1980). | |
| 30 | August | Bruce McLaren | New Zealander | Racing driver | Founder of the McLaren. Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1966) | |
| 30 | September | Gary Hocking | Rhodesian | Motorcycle racer | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1961). | |
| 11 | November | Vittorio Brambilla | Italian | Racing driver | 1975 Austrian Grand Prix winner. |
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. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "Tom McEwen Gallery | Trading Card Database".
- "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.
