1907 in motorsport

none 1907 motorsport sports The following is an overview of the events of 1907 in motorsport, including the major racing events, racing festivals, circuits that were opened and closed during that year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in that 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 21 April2nd Targa Florio2^ TARGA FLORIO http://www.targaflorio.info/02.htm targaflorio.info 16 April 2017 28 May1st Isle of Man TTTT 1907 https://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT07%20%20&era=1 iomtt.com Isle of Man TT 15 April 2017 Opened motorsport venues 17 July - opening of Brooklands, the world's first purpose-built 'banked' motor racing circuit. Aspendale Racecourse near Melbourne (1906) was the world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit. n Several venues hosted auto races prior to the opening of Brooklands, but all were originally built for purposes other than motorsport. The Milwaukee Mile (1903), and Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville (1904), were both originally built as horse racing tracks. Prior to the opening of Brooklands, Crystal Palace, London built a cycle track which was also used for motorcycle racing.http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/circuits/88-brooklands Milwaukee motorsportmagazine.com 19 April 2017 Births DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef12AprilEugène ChaboudFrenchRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1938).Eugène Chaboud https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/eugene-chaboud motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 16 April 201814JulyChico LandiBrazilianRacing driverThe first Brazilian Formula One driver.Chico Landi http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/558.html en.espn.co.uk ESPN 15 April 20188SeptemberCasimiro de OliveiraPortugueseRacing driverThe first Portuguese Formula One driver.Casimiro de Oliveira https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/casimiro-de-oliveira/ driverdb.com Driver Database 15 April 201825NovemberJohn Stuart HindmarshBritishRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1936).John Hindmarsh https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/john-hindmarsh motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 16 April 2018 Footnotes n References 30em External links Aspendale Raceway http://www.hyperracer.com/history Sports Category:Motorsport by year