1967 in motorsport
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The following is an overview of the events of 1967 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 February | 6th 24 Hours of Daytona | [1] |
| 26 February | 9th Daytona 500 | [2] |
| 7 May | 25th Monaco Grand Prix | [3] |
| 14 May | 51st Targa Florio | [4] |
| 30–31 May | 51st Indianapolis 500 | [5] |
| 10–11 June | 35th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [6] |
| 12–16 June | 49th Isle of Man TT | [7] |
| 22–23 July | 19th 24 Hours of Spa | [8] |
| 1 October | 8th Gallaher 500 | [9] |
| 19 November | 14th Macau Grand Prix | [10] |
Established championships/events
| First race | Championship | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 24 March | European Formula Two Championship | [11] |
Births
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | July | Tom Kristensen | Danish | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1997, 2000-2005, 2008, 2013). FIA World Endurance champion (2013). | [12] |
| 22 | September | Hannes Arch | Austrian | Air racer | Red Bull Air World Race champion (2008). | [13] |
| 14 | October | Jason Plato | British | Racing driver | BTCC Champion (2001, 2010) | [14] |
| 31 | Buddy Lazier | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1996). | [15] | |
| 11 | November | Gil de Ferran | Brazilian | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (2003). | [16] |
Deaths
| Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | May | Lorenzo Bandini | 31 | Italian | Racing driver | 1964 Austrian Grand Prix winner. | [17] |
