title: 1937 in motorsport
text: # 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.
  
  ## 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 |
  | - | - |
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 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. |
  