1924 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 1924 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
27 April 15th Targa Florio [1]
30 May 12th Indianapolis 500 [2]
14–15 June 2nd 24 Hours of Le Mans [3]
23–28 June 13th Isle of Man TT [4]
19–20 July 1st 24 Hours of Spa [5]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
12January Olivier Gendebien BelgianRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1958, 1960-1962). [6]
28July Luigi Musso ItalianRacing driver 1956 Argentine Grand Prix winner [7]
7December John Love RhodesianRacing driverThe first Rhodesian Formula One driver. 1962 British Saloon Car Championship winner. [8]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
2September Joe Boyer 35AmericanRacing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (1924). [9]
3 Dario Resta 42Italian-BritishRacing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (1916). [10]
15 Jimmy Murphy 30AmericanRacing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (1922). [11]

See also

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References

  1. "15^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. "1924 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  3. "Le Mans Register - 1924". formula2.net. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. "TT 1924". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. "Spa 24 Hours 1924 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. "Olivier Gendebien". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  7. "Luigi Musso". espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  8. "John Love". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  9. "Joe Boyer". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  10. "Dario Resta". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  11. "Jimmy Murphy". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.