1972 in motorsport
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The following is an overview of the events of 1972 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 | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 6 February | 6 Hours of Daytona | [1] |
| 20 February | 14th Daytona 500 | [2] |
| 6 May | 56th Targa Florio | [3] |
| 14 May | 30th Monaco Grand Prix | [4] |
| 27 May | 56th Indianapolis 500 | [5] |
| 5–9 June | 54th Isle of Man TT | [6] |
| 10–11 June | 40th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [7] |
| 24–25 June | 3rd 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [8] |
| 22–23 July | 24th 24 Hours of Spa | [9] |
| 1 October | 13th Hardie-Ferodo 500 | [10] |
| 26 November | 19th Macau Grand Prix | [11] |
Births
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | January | Toto Wolff | Austrian | Racing driver and executive | Head of Mercedes AMG Petronas | [12] |
| 20 | March | Pedro Lamy | Portuguese | Racing driver | 1992 Masters of Formula 3 winner. | [13] |
| 5 | April | Tom Coronel | Dutch | Racing driver | 1999 Formula Nippon champion, 1997 Masters of Formula 3 winner. | [14] |
| 23 | May | Rubens Barrichello | Brazilian | Racing driver | Winner of the 11 Formula One Grand Prix, GPDA chairman (2010–2012). | [15] |
| 11 | July | Steven Richards | New Zealander | Racing driver | Winner of the Bathurst 1000 in 1998-1999, 2013 and 2015. | [16] |
| 15 | October | Carlos Checa | Spanish | Motorcycle racer | Superbike World champion (2011). | [17] |
Deaths
| Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | June | Jo Bonnier | 42 | Swedish | Racing driver | The first Swedish Formula One driver. 1959 Dutch Grand Prix winner. | [18] |
