1934 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 1934 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
2 April6th Monaco Grand Prix[1]
8–9 April8th Mille Miglia[2]
20 May25th Targa Florio[3]
30 May22nd Indianapolis 500[4]
11–15 June23rd Isle of Man TT[5]
16–17 June12th 24 Hours of Le Mans[6]
8 July10 Hours of Spa[7]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
11FebruaryJohn SurteesBritishRacing driverGrand Prix motorcycle racing champion . Formula One World Champion .[8]
20Bobby UnserAmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1968, 1975, 1981).[9]
10NovemberLucien BianchiBelgianRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner .[10]
25DecemberGiancarlo BaghettiItalianRacing driver1961 French Grand Prix winner.[11]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: VI Grand Prix de Monaco. kolumbus.fi. 15 April 2017. 18 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121218155736/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp341.htm#3. dead.
  2. News: Mille Miglia - 1934. 16 April 2017. grandprixhistory.org.
  3. Web site: 25^ TARGA FLORIO. targaflorio.info. 16 April 2017.
  4. Web site: 1934 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  5. Web site: TT 1934. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
  6. Web site: Le Mans Register - 1934. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
  7. Web site: Spa 10 Hours 1934 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
  8. Web site: John Surtees. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
  9. Web site: Bobby Unser. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 17 April 2018.
  10. Web site: Lucien Bianchi. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 16 April 2018.
  11. Web site: Giancarlo Baghetti. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.

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