1908 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 1908 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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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.

DateEventRef
18 May 3rd Targa Florio [1]
22 September 2nd Isle of Man TT [2]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
26February Jean-Pierre Wimille FrenchRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1937, 1939). [3]
18December Bill Holland AmericanRacing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (1949). [4]

References

  1. ↑ "3^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "TT 1908". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Jean-Pierre Wimille". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Bill Holland". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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