1926 in motorsport
The following is an overview of the events of 1926 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
[edit]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 |
|---|---|---|
| 25 April | 17th Targa Florio | [1] |
| 31 May | 14th Indianapolis 500 | [2] |
| 12–13 June | 4th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [3] |
| 17–21 June | 15th Isle of Man TT | [4] |
| 3–4 July | 3rd 24 Hours of Spa | [5] |
Births
[edit]| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | January | Pat Flaherty | American | Racing driver | Winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1956) | [6] |
| 28 | Jimmy Bryan | American | Racing driver | Winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1958) | [7] | |
| 2 | April | Jack Brabham | Australian | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (1959-1960, 1966). | [8] |
| 4 | May | Umberto Masetti | Italian | Motorcycle racer | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1950, 1952). | [9] |
| 20 | Bob Sweikert | American | Racing driver | Winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1955) | [10] | |
| 20 | September | Libero Liberati | Italian | Motorcycle racer | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1957). | [11] |
| 11 | November | Maria Teresa de Filippis | Italian | Racing driver | The first female Formula One driver. | [12] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "17^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1926 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 1926". formula2.net. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1926". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Spa 24 Hours 1926 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Pat Flaherty". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Jimmy Bryan". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Jack Brabham". ESPN. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "Umberto Masetti". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Bob Sweikert". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Libero Liberati". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Maria Teresa de Filippis". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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