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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.
| Date | Event | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 27 April | 15th Targa Florio | [1] |
| 30 May | 12th Indianapolis 500 | [2] |
| 14–15 June | 2nd 24 Hours of Le Mans | [3] |
| 23–28 June | 13th Isle of Man TT | [4] |
| 19–20 July | 1st 24 Hours of Spa | [5] |
Births
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | January | Olivier Gendebien | Belgian | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1958, 1960-1962). | [6] |
| 28 | July | Luigi Musso | Italian | Racing driver | 1956 Argentine Grand Prix winner | [7] |
| 7 | December | John Love | Rhodesian | Racing driver | The first Rhodesian Formula One driver. 1962 British Saloon Car Championship winner. | [8] |
Deaths
| Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | September | Joe Boyer | 35 | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1924). | [9] |
| 3 | Dario Resta | 42 | Italian-British | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1916). | [10] | |
| 15 | Jimmy Murphy | 30 | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1922). | [11] |
See also
References
- ^ "15^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1924 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 1924". formula2.net. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1924". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Spa 24 Hours 1924 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Olivier Gendebien". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Luigi Musso". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "John Love". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Joe Boyer". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Dario Resta". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Jimmy Murphy". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
External links
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