1924 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 1924 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
27 April15th Targa Florio[1]
30 May12th Indianapolis 500[2]
14–15 June2nd 24 Hours of Le Mans[3]
23–28 June13th Isle of Man TT[4]
19–20 July1st 24 Hours of Spa[5]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
12JanuaryOlivier GendebienBelgianRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (-).[6]
28JulyLuigi MussoItalianRacing driver1956 Argentine Grand Prix winner[7]
7DecemberJohn LoveRhodesianRacing driverThe first Rhodesian Formula One driver. 1962 British Saloon Car Championship winner.[8]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
2SeptemberJoe Boyer35AmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1924).[9]
3Dario Resta42Italian-BritishRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1916).[10]
15Jimmy Murphy30AmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1922).[11]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 15^ TARGA FLORIO. targaflorio.info. 16 April 2017.
  2. Web site: 1924 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  3. Web site: Le Mans Register - 1924. formula2.net. 16 April 2017. 5 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170705000830/http://www.formula2.net/1924.htm. dead.
  4. Web site: TT 1924. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
  5. Web site: Spa 24 Hours 1924 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
  6. Web site: Olivier Gendebien. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
  7. Web site: Luigi Musso. espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
  8. Web site: John Love. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
  9. Web site: Joe Boyer. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 16 April 2018.
  10. Web site: Dario Resta. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 16 April 2018.
  11. Web site: Jimmy Murphy. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 16 April 2018.

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