title: 1977 in motorsport
text: # 1977 in motorsport
  
  The following is an overview of the events of 1977 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.
  
  | Date | Event |
  | - | - |
  | 5–6 February | 15th 24 Hours of Daytona |
  | 20 February | 19th Daytona 500 |
  | 15 May | 61st Targa Florio |
  | 22 May | 35th Monaco Grand Prix |
  | 29 May | 61st Indianapolis 500 |
  | 11–12 June | 45th 24 Hours of Le Mans |
  | 11–17 June | 59th Isle of Man TT |
  | 23–24 July | 29th 24 Hours of Spa |
  | 2 October | 18th Hardie-Ferodo 1000 |
  | 8–9 October | 6th 24 Hours of Nurburgring |
  | 20 November | 24th Macau Grand Prix |
  
  ## Births
  
  | Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 14 | January | Narain Karthikeyan | Indian | Racing driver | The first Indian Formula One driver. |
  | 28 | January | Takuma Sato | Japanese | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (2017). |
  | 14 | December | Romain Dumas | French | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (2010, 2016). FIA World Endurance champion (2016). |
  
  ## Deaths
  
  | Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 18 | March | José Carlos Pace | 32 | Brazilian | Racing driver | 1975 Brazilian Grand Prix winner. |
  | 31 | May | Floyd Davis | 72 | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1941). |
  | 9 | September | Russell "Jungle Jim". Liberman | 31 | American | drag racer | |
  