The following is an overview of the events of 2017 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 significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles. DateEventRef 2–14 January39th Dakar Rally 21–22 January28th Race of Champions Juan Pablo Montoya wins the 2017 Race of Champions – Samuel Reiman, Fox Sports, 21 January 2017 28–29 January55th 24 Hours of Daytona 26 February59th Daytona 50018 March65th 12 Hours of Sebring22–23 April40th 24 Hours of Le Mans Moto 27–28 May45th 24 Hours of Nürburgring28 May75th Monaco Grand Prix101st Indianapolis 500 3–9 June99th Isle of Man TT 17–18 June85th 24 Hours of Le Mans25 June95th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb 29–30 July69th 24 Hours of Spa 30 July40th Suzuka 8 Hours16–17 September81st Bol d'Or 8 October60th Bathurst 100014–18 November50th Baja 1000 19 November64th Macau Grand Prix
Established championships/events First raceChampionshipRef10–11 January24H Proto Series13 JanuaryTCR Middle East Series8 AprilBlancpain GT Series Asia15 AprilFIA Formula 2 ChampionshipGT4 European Series Southern Cup29 AprilTCR Iberico Touring Car Series17 JuneTCR China Touring Car Championship1 October FIA Intercontinental Drifting Cup
Disestablished championships/events Last raceChampionshipRef18 NovemberTCR International SeriesWorld Series Formula V8 3.51 DecemberWorld Touring Car Championship
Opened motorsport venues DateVenueFirst eventRef15 JulyBrooklyn Street CircuitNew York ePrix 29 JulyMontreal Street CircuitMontreal ePrix
Deaths DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef24JanuaryChuck Weyant93AmericanRacing driver10MarchJohn Surtees83BritishMotorcycle racer Racing driverWorld champion in MotoGP (1956, 1958, 1959, 1960) and Formula One (1964)12Patrick Nève67BelgianRacing driver2AprilSam Ard78AmericanRacing driverNASCAR Late Model championFormer NASCAR Late Model champion Sam Ard dies at 785Tim Parnell84BritishRacing driverTim Parnell obituary: 1932–201727Joe Leonard84AmericanMotorcycle racer Racing driver1954, 1956 and 1967 AMA Grand National champion 1971 and 1972 USAC championIndy car, motorcycle champion Joe Leonard dies28Billy Scott68AmericanRacing driver30Preston Henn86AmericanRacing driverAlso known as entrepreneur (Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop)Swap Shop entrepreneur Preston Henn dies at 864MayTimo Mäkinen79FinnishRally driverOne of the Flying Finns18Jim McElreath89AmericanRacing driver1966 USAC runner-upIndianapolis 500 fixture Jim McElreath dies at 89 – Fox News / AP, 19 May 201722Nicky Hayden35AmericanMotorcycle racer2006 MotoGP champion18JulyErich Waxenberger86GermanEngineer and racing driverCreator of the Rote Sau.26JulyLeo Kinnunen73FinnishRacing driverFirst Finnish Formula One driver.1AugustBud Moore75AmericanRacing driverRaced in NASCAR.3Ángel Nieto70SpanishMotorcycle racerWinner of 13 Grand Prix World Championships.19Shane Sieg34AmericanRacing driverRaced in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.21Don Nichols92AmericanTeam ownerFounded Shadow Racing Cars.15SeptemberBruce Leven79AmericanRacing driver/team ownerTriple 12 Hours of Sebring winner (1981, 1987 and 1988)19John Nicholson75New ZealanderRacing driverFounded Nicholson-McLaren engines, classified in 1975 British Grand Prix.9OctoberBill Puterbaugh81AmericanRacing driver1975 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year.25OctoberGaspar Ronda 91AmericanDrag racer and restaurateurBurgess, Phil. "Remembering Gas Ronda", Written 26 October 2017, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018)17DecemberBob Glidden73AmericanDrag racer
See also List of 2017 motorsport champions
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