1928 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 1928 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.

Date	Event	Ref
31 March-1 April	2nd Mille Miglia	^[1]
6 May	19th Targa Florio	^[2]
30 May	16th Indianapolis 500	^[3]
16–17 June	6th 24 Hours of Le Mans	^[4]
16–20 June	17th Isle of Man TT	^[5]
7–8 July	5th 24 Hours of Spa	^[6]

Births

Date	Month	Name	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
23	February	Hans Herrmann	German	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner .	^[7]
16	July	Jim Rathmann	American	Racing driver	Winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1960)	^[8]
9	October	Pat O'Connor	American	Racing driver		^[9]

See also

• List of 1928 motorsport champions

Notes and References

1. News: Mille Miglia - 1928. 16 April 2017. grandprixhistory.org.
2. Web site: 19^ TARGA FLORIO. targaflorio.info. 16 April 2017.
3. Web site: 1928 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
4. Web site: Le Mans Register - 1928. formula2.net. 16 April 2017. 5 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170705000830/http://www.formula2.net/1928.htm. dead.
5. Web site: TT 1928. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
6. Web site: Spa 24 Hours 1928 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
7. Web site: Hans Herrmann. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 16 April 2018.
8. Web site: Jim Rathmann. espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
9. Web site: Pat O'Connor. ESPN. 10 May 2017.
10. Web site: Frank Lockhart. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 17 April 2018.