The following is an overview of the events of 1930 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.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 April | 2nd Monaco Grand Prix | [1] | |
| 12–13 April | 4th Mille Miglia | [2] | |
| 4 May | 21st Targa Florio | [3] | |
| 30 May | 18th Indianapolis 500 | [4] | |
| 16–20 June | 19th Isle of Man TT | [5] | |
| 21–22 June | 8th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [6] | |
| 5–6 July | 7th 24 Hours of Spa | [7] |
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | January | Jo Bonnier | Swedish | Racing driver | The first Swedish Formula One driver. 1959 Dutch Grand Prix winner. | [8] | |
| 19 | February | "Wild Willie" Borsch | American | Drag racer | Driver of the Winged Experess AA/FA | [9] | |
| 11 | March | Troy Ruttman | American | Racing driver | Winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1952) | [10] | |
| 12 | June | Innes Ireland | British | Racing driver | 1961 United States Grand Prix winner. | [11] | |
| 5 | August | Richie Ginther | American | Racing driver | 1965 Mexican Grand Prix winner. | [12] |