1928 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 1928 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
31 March-1 April 2nd Mille Miglia [1]
6 May 19th Targa Florio [2]
30 May 16th Indianapolis 500 [3]
16–17 June 6th 24 Hours of Le Mans [4]
16–20 June 17th Isle of Man TT [5]
7–8 July 5th 24 Hours of Spa [6]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
23February Hans Herrmann GermanRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1970). [7]
16July Jim Rathmann AmericanRacing driverWinner of the Indianapolis 500 (1960) [8]
9October Pat O'Connor AmericanRacing driver [9]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
8April Frank Lockhart 25AmericanRacing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (1926). [10]

See also

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References

  1. "Mille Miglia - 1928". grandprixhistory.org. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. "19^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. "1928 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  4. "Le Mans Register - 1928". formula2.net. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  5. "TT 1928". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. "Spa 24 Hours 1928 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  7. "Hans Herrmann". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  8. "Jim Rathmann". espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  9. "Pat O'Connor". ESPN . Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  10. "Frank Lockhart". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.