1947 in motorsport
# 1947 in motorsport

The following is an overview of the events of 1947 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 |
| - | - |
| 30 May | 31st Indianapolis 500 |
| 9–13 June | 29th Isle of Man TT |
| 21–22 June | 14th Mille Miglia |

## Births

| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | March | Walter Röhrl | German | Rally driver | World Rally champion (1980, 1982). |
| 29 | August | James Hunt | British | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (1976). |
| 24 | September | Bernard Béguin | French | Rally driver | 1987 Tour de Corse winner. |
| 14 | October | Rikky von Opel | Liechtensteiner | Racing driver | The first Liechtensteiner Formula One driver. |
| 10 | December | Jürgen Barth | German | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1977). |
