1931 in motorsport

The following is an overview of the events of 1931 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.

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.

Date	Event	Ref
11–12 April	5th Mille Miglia	[1]
19 April	3rd Monaco Grand Prix	[2]
10 May	22nd Targa Florio	[3]
30 May	19th Indianapolis 500	[4]
10–14 June	20th Isle of Man TT	[5]
13–14 June	9th 24 Hours of Le Mans	[6]
4–5 July	8th 24 Hours of Spa	[7]

Births

Date	Month	Name	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
13	April	Dan Gurney	American	Racing driver	Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1967).	[8]

Deaths

Date	Month	Name	Age	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
5	May	Glen Kidston	31	British	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1930).	[9]

See also

• List of 1931 motorsport champions

References

1. "Mille Miglia - 1931". grandprixhistory.org. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
2. "II Grand Prix de Monaco". kolumbus.fi. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
3. "22^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
4. "1931 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
5. "TT 1931". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
6. "Le Mans Register - 1931". formula2.net. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
7. "Spa 24 Hours 1931 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
8. Litsky, Frank (15 January 2018). "Dan Gurney, Driver and Builder of Racecars, Is Dead at 86". The New York Times .
9. "Glen Kidston". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.