1896 in motorsport

none 1896 motorsport sports The following is an overview of the events of 1896 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. Events It was the first year with motorsport competition with 1896 Paris–Marseille–Paris as the first race.http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/upto1903/1896.html TeamDan Early results database - 1896 2018-04-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924113832/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/upto1903/1896.html 2015-09-24 dead Births DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef26JulyTim BirkinBritishRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1929, 1931).Tim Birkin https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/tim-birkin motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 16 April 20186 DecemberBernard RubinAustralianRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1928).Bernard Rubin https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/bernard-rubin motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 16 April 201828Philippe ÉtancelinFrenchRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1934).Philippe Entancelin http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/454.html ESPN 15 April 2018 References 30em External links Sports Category:Motorsport by year