1906 in motorsport

none 1906 motorsport sports The following is an overview of the events of 1906 in motorsport, including the major racing events, racing festivals, circuits 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 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. DateEventRef 6 May1st Targa Florio1^ TARGA FLORIO https://www.targaflorio.info/01.htm targaflorio.info 16 April 2017 Opened motorsport venues 29 January - opening of Aspendale Racecourse (Aspendale Speedway) near Melbourne (1906) was the world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit. Births DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef26MayMauri RoseAmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1941, 1947-1948).Mauri Rose https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/mauri-rose motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 17 April 20186JulyCuth HarrisonBritishRacing driverOne of the first British Formula One drivers.Cuth Harrison http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/463.html en.espn.co.uk ESPN 15 April 201831AugustRaymond SommerFrenchRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1932, 1933).Raymond Sommer https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/raymond-sommer motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 16 April 20184OctoberEitel CantoniUruguayanRacing driverThe first Uruguayan Formula One driver.Eitel Cantoni https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/eitel-cantoni motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 15 April 201812Piero TaruffiItalianRacing driver1952 Swiss Grand Prix winnerPiero Taruffi http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/530.html espn.co.uk ESPN 15 April 201830Giuseppe FarinaItalianRacing driverFirst Formula One World Champion.https://www.grandprixhistory.org/farina_bio.htm Giuseppe Nino Farina — Biography Grand Prix History 3 September 201711NovemberBill CummingsAmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1934).Bill Cummings https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/bill-cummings motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 17 April 2018 References 30em External links Aspendale Speedway 1906 https://www.hyperracer.com/history Sports Category:Motorsport by year