1909 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 1909 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.

DateEventRef
2 May4th Targa Florio[1]
23 September3rd Isle of Man TT[2]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
15JanuaryJean BugattiFrenchAutomotive designer and test engineer
24FebruaryGeorge RobsonAmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1946).[3]
6AprilHermann LangGermanRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner .[4]
12Jean TrémouletFrenchRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner .[5]
28DecemberDavid MurrayBritishRacing driverOne of the first British Formula One drivers.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 4^ TARGA FLORIO. targaflorio.info. 16 April 2017.
  2. Web site: TT 1909. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
  3. Web site: George Robson. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 17 April 2018.
  4. Web site: Hermann Lang. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 16 April 2018.
  5. Web site: Jean Trémoulet. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 16 April 2018.
  6. Web site: David Murray. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.

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