1974 in motorsport
# 1974 in motorsport

The following is an overview of the events of 1974 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 |
| - | - |
| 17 February | 16th Daytona 500 |
| 26 May | 32nd Monaco Grand Prix |
| 26 May | 58th Indianapolis 500 |
| 4–6 June | 56th Isle of Man TT |
| 9 June | 58th Targa Florio |
| 15–16 June | 42nd 24 Hours of Le Mans |
| 27–28 July | 26th 24 Hours of Spa |
| 6 October | 15th Hardie-Ferodo 1000 |
| 1 December | 21st Macau Grand Prix |

## Births

| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | February | Alexander Wurz | Austrian | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1996, 2009). |
| 26 | February | Sébastien Loeb | French | Rally driver | World Rally champion (2004-2012). |
| 27 | February | Colin Edwards | American | Motorcycle racer | Superbike World champion (2000, 2002). |
| 29 | March | Marc Gené | Spanish | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (2009). |
| 5 | May | Seiji Ara | Japanese | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (2004). |
| 13 | July | Jarno Trulli | Italian | Racing driver | 2004 Monaco Grand Prix winner. |
| 8 | August | Andy Priaulx | British | Racing driver | World Touring Car champion (2005-2007). |
| 12 | September | Guy Smith | British | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (2003). |
| 18 | November | Petter Solberg | Norwegian | Rally driver | World Rally champion (2003). FIA World Rallycross champion (2014-2015). |
| 31 | December | Tony Kanaan | Brazilian | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (2013). |
