1934 in motorsport
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.
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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 |
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2 April | 6th Monaco Grand Prix | [1] |
8–9 April | 8th Mille Miglia | [2] |
20 May | 25th Targa Florio | [3] |
30 May | 22nd Indianapolis 500 | [4] |
11–15 June | 23rd Isle of Man TT | [5] |
16–17 June | 12th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [6] |
8 July | 10 Hours of Spa | [7] |
Births
Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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11 | February | John Surtees | British | Racing driver | Grand Prix motorcycle racing champion (1956, 1958, 1959, 1960). Formula One World Champion (1964). | [8] |
20 | Bobby Unser | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1968, 1975, 1981). | [9] | |
10 | November | Lucien Bianchi | Belgian | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1968). | [10] |
25 | December | Giancarlo Baghetti | Italian | Racing driver | 1961 French Grand Prix winner. | [11] |
See also
References
- "VI Grand Prix de Monaco". kolumbus.fi. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "Mille Miglia - 1934". grandprixhistory.org. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "25^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "1934 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "TT 1934". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "Le Mans Register - 1934". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "Spa 10 Hours 1934 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "John Surtees". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- "Bobby Unser". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- "Lucien Bianchi". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- "Giancarlo Baghetti". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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