1923 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 1923 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
15 April 14th Targa Florio [1]
26–27 May 1st 24 Hours of Le Mans [2]
30 May 11th Indianapolis 500 [3]
13–16 June 12th Isle of Man TT [4]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
11January Carroll Shelby AmericanAutomotive designer and racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1959). [5]
29March Geoff Duke BritishMotorcycle racer500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1951, 1953-1955). [6]
6June Ivor Bueb BritishRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1955, 1957). [7]
16 Ron Flockhart BritishRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1956, 1957). [8]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
4September Howdy Wilcox 34AmericanRacing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (1919). [9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "14^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Le Mans Register - 1923". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "1923 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "TT 1923". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Carroll Shelby". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Geoff Duke". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Ivor Bueb". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Ron Flockhart". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Howdy Wilcox". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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