1936 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 1936 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
5–6 April 10th Mille Miglia [1]
13 April 8th Monaco Grand Prix [2]
30 May 24th Indianapolis 500 [3]
16–19 June 25th Isle of Man TT [4]
11–12 July 11th 24 Hours of Spa [5]
20 December 27th Targa Florio [6]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
4March Jim Clark BritishRacing driver Formula One World Champion (1963, 1965). Winner of the 1965 Indianapolis 500. [7]
18June Denny Hulme New ZealandRacing driver Formula One World Champion (1967). [8]
5August Gordon Johncock AmericanRacing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (1973, 1982). [9]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
27June Bernard Rubin 39AustralianRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1928). [10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mille Miglia - 1936". grandprixhistory.org. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "VIII Grand Prix de Monaco". kolumbus.fi. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "1936 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "TT 1936". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Spa 24 Hours 1936 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "27^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Jim Clark". ESPN . Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Denny Hulme". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Gordon Johncock". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Bernard Rubin". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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