1918 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 1918 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
4July Johnnie Parsons AmericanRacing driverWinner of the Indianapolis 500 (1950) [1]
13 Alberto Ascari ItalianRacing driver Formula One World Champion (1952, 1953). [2]
16October Tony Rolt BritishRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1953). [3]
13December Bill Vukovich AmericanRacing driverWinner of the Indianapolis 500 (1953, 1954). [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Johnnie Parsons". espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Alberto Ascari". espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Tony Rolt". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Bill Vukovich". espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 10 May 2017.
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