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1931 in motorsport
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1931 motorsport sports
The following is an overview of the events of 1931 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 11–12 April5th Mille MigliaMille Miglia - 1931 http://www.grandprixhistory.org/mille_miglia_1931.htm 16 April 2017 grandprixhistory.org 19 April3rd Monaco Grand PrixII Grand Prix de Monaco kolumbus.fi http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp3102.htm#6 15 April 2017 18 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190918124206/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp3102.htm#6 dead 10 May22nd Targa Florio22^ TARGA FLORIO http://www.targaflorio.info/22.htm targaflorio.info 16 April 2017 30 May19th Indianapolis 5001931 Indianapolis 500 racing-reference.info Racing Reference http://racing-reference.info/race/1931_International_500/X 15 April 2017 10–14 June20th Isle of Man TTTT 1931 https://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT31%20%20&era=2 iomtt.com Isle of Man TT 15 April 2017 13–14 June9th 24 Hours of Le MansLe Mans Register - 1931 http://www.formula2.net/1931.htm formula2.net 16 April 2017 5 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170705000830/http://www.formula2.net/1931.htm dead 4–5 July8th 24 Hours of SpaSpa 24 Hours 1931 - Racing Sports Cars http://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-1931-07-05-7606.html racingsportscars.com 16 April 2017
Births
DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef13AprilDan GurneyAmericanRacing driverWinner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1967).https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/15/obituaries/dan-gurney-driver-and-builder-of-racecars-is-dead-at-86.html Dan Gurney, Driver and Builder of Racecars, Is Dead at 86 Frank Litsky Frank Litsky The New York Times 15 January 2018
Deaths
DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef5MayGlen Kidston31BritishRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1930).Glen Kidston https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/glen-kidston motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 16 April 2018
See also
List of 1931 motorsport champions
References
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External links
Sports
Category:Motorsport by year