The following is an overview of the events of 1976 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 31 January-1 February14th 24 Hours of Daytona 15 February18th Daytona 500 14 May60th Targa Florio 30 May34th Monaco Grand Prix 30 May60th Indianapolis 500 7–12 June58th Isle of Man TT 12–13 June44th 24 Hours of Le Mans 24–25 July28th 24 Hours of Spa 25–26 September5th 24 Hours of Nurburgring 3 October17th Hardie-Ferodo 1000 14 November23rd Macau Grand Prix
Births DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef31JanuaryBuddy RiceAmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (2004).27MayMarcel FässlerSwissRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (-, ). FIA World Endurance champion (2012).20JulyAlex YoongMalaysianRacing driverThe first Malaysian Formula One driver.27AugustMark WebberAustralianRacing driverFIA World Endurance champion (2015).11SeptemberTomáš EngeCzechRacing driverThe first Czech Formula One driver.7DecemberBenoît TréluyerFrenchRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (-, ). FIA World Endurance champion (2012).
Deaths DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef28JulyGeorge Souders75AmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1927).10NovemberBilly Arnold70AmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1930).
See also List of 1976 motorsport champions
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