1917 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 1917 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
30January Paul Frère BelgianRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1960). [1]
26February Robert La Caze MoroccanRacing driverThe first Moroccan Formula One driver. [2]
30October Maurice Trintignant FrenchRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1954). [3]
29December David Hampshire BritishRacing driverOne of the first British Formula One drivers. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Paul Frère". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Robert La Caze". motorsportmagazine.com. Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Maurice Trintignant". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "David Hampshire". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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