1922 in motorsport
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The following is an overview of the events of 1922 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[edit]
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 | 13th Targa Florio | [1] |
30 May | 10th Indianapolis 500 | [2] |
30 May-1 June | 11th Isle of Man TT | [3] |
Births[edit]
Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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12 | May | Roy Salvadori | British | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1959). | [4] |
11 | July | Fritz Riess | German | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1952). | [5] |
5 | October | José Froilán González | Argentine | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1954). | [6] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "13^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1922 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1922". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Roy Salvadori". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Fritz Riess". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "José Froilán González". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.