1919 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 1919 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
31 May7th Indianapolis 500[1]
23 November10th Targa Florio[2]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
24AugustDries van der LofDutchRacing driverOne of the first Dutch Formula One drivers.[3]
2OctoberJan FlintermanDutchRacing driverOne of the first Dutch Formula One drivers.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1919 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  2. Web site: 10^ TARGA FLORIO. targaflorio.info. 16 April 2017.
  3. Web site: Dries van der Lof. motorsportmagazine.com. Motorsport Magazine. 15 April 2018.
  4. Web site: Jan Flinterman. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.

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