1903 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 1903 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.

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Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
8April Frank Lockhart AmericanRacing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (1926). [1]
23May Ernst Klodwig GermanRacing driverThe first East German Formula One driver. [2]
9June Felice Bonetto ItalianRacing driver1952 Targa Florio winner. [3]
1October Pierre Veyron FrenchRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1939). [4]
23November Juan Jover SpanishRacing driverThe first Spanish Formula One driver. [5]
5December Kelly Petillo AmericanRacing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (1935). [6]

References

  1. "Frank Lockhart". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  2. "Ernst Klodwig". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. "Felice Bonetto". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. "Pierre Veyron". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  5. "Juan Jover". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  6. "Kelly Petillo". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.