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1920 in motorsport
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1920 motorsport sports
The following is an overview of the events of 1920 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
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 31 May8th Indianapolis 5001920 Indianapolis 500 racing-reference.info Racing Reference http://racing-reference.info/race/1920_International_500/X 15 April 2017 15–16 June9th Isle of Man TTTT 1920 https://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT20%20%20&era=1 iomtt.com Isle of Man TT 15 April 2017 24 October11th Targa Florio11^ TARGA FLORIO http://www.targaflorio.info/11.htm targaflorio.info 16 April 2017
Births
DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef3FebruaryTony GazeAustralianRacing driverThe first Australian Formula One driver.Tony Gaze http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/581.html en.espn.co.uk ESPN 15 April 201830AprilDuncan HamiltonBritishRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1953).Duncan Hamilton https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/duncan-hamilton motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 16 April 2018
Deaths
DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef25NovemberGaston Chevrolet28AmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1920).Gaston Chevrolet https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/gaston-chevrolet motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 16 April 2018
See also
List of 1920 motorsport champions
References
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External links
1920s Sports
Category:Motorsport by year