1930 in motorsport
The following is an overview of the events of 1930 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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6 April | 2nd Monaco Grand Prix | [1] |
12–13 April | 4th Mille Miglia | [2] |
4 May | 21st Targa Florio | [3] |
30 May | 18th Indianapolis 500 | [4] |
16–20 June | 19th Isle of Man TT | [5] |
21–22 June | 8th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [6] |
5–6 July | 7th 24 Hours of Spa | [7] |
Births
Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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31 | January | Jo Bonnier | Swedish | Racing driver | The first Swedish Formula One driver. 1959 Dutch Grand Prix winner. | [8] |
19 | February | "Wild Willie" Borsch | American | Drag racer | Driver of the Winged Experess AA/FA | [9] |
11 | March | Troy Ruttman | American | Racing driver | Winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1952) | [10] |
12 | June | Innes Ireland | British | Racing driver | 1961 United States Grand Prix winner. | [11] |
5 | August | Richie Ginther | American | Racing driver | 1965 Mexican Grand Prix winner. | [12] |
See also
References
- "II Grand Prix de Monaco". kolumbus.fi. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "Mille Miglia - 1930". grandprixhistory.org. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "21^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "1930 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "TT 1930". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "Le Mans Register - 1930". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "Spa 24 Hours 1930 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "Jo Bonnier". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- Motorsport.com (retrieved 14 September 2018)
- "Troy Ruttman". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- "Innes Ireland". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- "Richie Ginther". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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