The following is an overview of the events of 1914 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 19–21 May | 8th Isle of Man TT | [1] |
| 24–25 May | 9th Targa Florio | [2] |
| 30 May | 4th Indianapolis 500 | [3] |
Births
edit| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | January | Bob Gerard | British | Racing driver | One of the first British Formula One drivers. | [4] |
| 22 | June | Toulo de Graffenried | Swiss | Racing driver | The first Swiss Formula One driver. | [5] |
| 13 | July | Sam Hanks | American | Racing driver | Winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1957) | [6] |
| 15 | Birabongse Bhanudej | Thai | Racing driver | The first Thai Formula One driver. | [7] | |
| 12 | November | Peter Whitehead | British | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1951) | [8] |
References
edit- ^ "TT 1914". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "9^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1914 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Bob Gerard". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Toulo de Graffenried". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Sam Hanks". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Prince Bira". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Peter Whitehead". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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