1936 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 1936 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
5–6 April10th Mille Miglia[1]
13 April8th Monaco Grand Prix[2]
30 May24th Indianapolis 500[3]
16–19 June25th Isle of Man TT[4]
11–12 July11th 24 Hours of Spa[5]
20 December27th Targa Florio[6]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
4MarchJim ClarkBritishRacing driverFormula One World Champion . Winner of the 1965 Indianapolis 500.[7]
18JuneDenny HulmeNew ZealandRacing driverFormula One World Champion .[8]
5AugustGordon JohncockAmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1973, 1982).[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Mille Miglia - 1936. 16 April 2017. grandprixhistory.org.
  2. Web site: VIII Grand Prix de Monaco. kolumbus.fi. 15 April 2017. 14 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110514062233/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp361.htm#7. dead.
  3. Web site: 1936 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  4. Web site: TT 1936. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
  5. Web site: Spa 24 Hours 1936 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
  6. Web site: 27^ TARGA FLORIO. targaflorio.info. 16 April 2017.
  7. Web site: Jim Clark. ESPN. 9 May 2017.
  8. Web site: Denny Hulme. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
  9. Web site: Gordon Johncock. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 18 April 2018.
  10. Web site: Bernard Rubin. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 16 April 2018.

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