The following is an overview of the events of 1975 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 1–2 February13th 24 Hours of Daytona 16 February17th Daytona 500 11 May33rd Monaco Grand Prix 25 May59th Indianapolis 500 1–7 June57th Isle of Man TT 14–15 June43rd 24 Hours of Le Mans 20 July59th Targa Florio 26–27 July27th 24 Hours of Spa 5 October16th Hardie-Ferodo 1000 16 November22nd Macau Grand Prix
Births DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef10MayHélio CastronevesBrazilianRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (2001-2002, 2009).17SeptemberJimmie JohnsonAmericanRacing DriverSeven-Time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion20SeptemberJuan Pablo MontoyaColombianRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (2000, 2015).
Deaths DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef19AugustMark Donohue38AmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1972).23SeptemberRené Thomas89FrenchRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1914).29NovemberGraham Hill46BritishRacing driverFormula One World Champion (, ). Indianapolis 500 winner (1963). Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans ().
See also List of 1975 motorsport champions
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