1921 in motorsport
The following is an overview of the events of 1921 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 May | 12th Targa Florio | [1] |
| 30 May | 9th Indianapolis 500 | [2] |
| 14–16 June | 10th Isle of Man TT | [3] |
Births
[edit]| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | January | Rodger Ward | American | Racing driver | Winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1959, 1962) | [4] |
| 9 | April | Jean-Marie Balestre | French | Auto racing executive administrator | The 9th FIA president | [5] |
| 11 | May | Geoffrey Crossley | British | Racing driver | One of the first British Formula One drivers. | [6] |
| 4 | June | Ettore Chimeri | Venezuelan | Racing driver | The first Venezuelan Formula One driver. | [7] |
| 29 | Harry Schell | American | Racing driver | The first American Formula One driver. | [8] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "12^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1921 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1921". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Rodger Ward". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ Henry, Alan (31 March 2008). "Obituary: Jean-Marie Balestre". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "Geoffrey Crossley". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Ettore Chimeri". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Harry Schell". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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