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1934 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 1934 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

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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
2 April 6th Monaco Grand Prix [1]
8–9 April 8th Mille Miglia [2]
20 May 25th Targa Florio [3]
30 May 22nd Indianapolis 500 [4]
11–15 June 23rd Isle of Man TT [5]
16–17 June 12th 24 Hours of Le Mans [6]
8 July 10 Hours of Spa [7]

Births

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Date Month Name Nationality Occupation Note Ref
11 February John Surtees British Racing driver Grand Prix motorcycle racing champion (1956, 1958, 1959, 1960). Formula One World Champion (1964). [8]
20 Bobby Unser American Racing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (1968, 1975, 1981). [9]
10 November Lucien Bianchi Belgian Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1968). [10]
25 December Giancarlo Baghetti Italian Racing driver 1961 French Grand Prix winner. [11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "VI Grand Prix de Monaco". kolumbus.fi. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Mille Miglia - 1934". grandprixhistory.org. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ^ "25^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ^ "1934 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ^ "TT 1934". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Le Mans Register - 1934". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Spa 10 Hours 1934 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  8. ^ "John Surtees". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Bobby Unser". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Lucien Bianchi". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Giancarlo Baghetti". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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