1925 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 1925 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
3 May 16th Targa Florio [1]
30 May 12th Indianapolis 500 [2]
20–21 June 3rd 24 Hours of Le Mans [3]
18–22 June 14th Isle of Man TT [4]
11–12 July 2nd 24 Hours of Spa [5]

Births[edit]

Date Month Name Nationality Occupation Note Ref
14 May Ninian Sanderson British Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1956). [6]
14 June Jean-Louis Rosier French Racing driver Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1950) [7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "16^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. ^ "1925 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Le Mans Register - 1925". formula2.net. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ^ "TT 1925". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Spa 24 Hours 1925 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Ninian Sanderson". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Jean-Louis Rosier". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 15 April 2018.