1920 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 1920 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 May8th Indianapolis 500[1]
15–16 June9th Isle of Man TT[2]
24 October11th Targa Florio[3]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
3FebruaryTony GazeAustralianRacing driverThe first Australian Formula One driver.[4]
30AprilDuncan HamiltonBritishRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner .[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1920 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  2. Web site: TT 1920. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
  3. Web site: 11^ TARGA FLORIO. targaflorio.info. 16 April 2017.
  4. Web site: Tony Gaze. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
  5. Web site: Duncan Hamilton. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 16 April 2018.
  6. Web site: Gaston Chevrolet. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 16 April 2018.