The following is an overview of the events of 1913 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
editThe 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 11–12 May | 8th Targa Florio | [1] |
| 30 May | 3rd Indianapolis 500 | [2] |
| 4–6 June | 7th Isle of Man TT | [3] |
Births
edit| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | March | Joe Kelly | Irish | Racing driver | The first Irish Formula One driver. | [4] |
| 28 | May | Peter Mitchell-Thomson | British | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1949). | [5] |
References
edit- ^ "8^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1913 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1913". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Joe Kelly". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Peter Selsdon". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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