1950 in motorsport

none 1950 motorsport sports The following is an overview of the events of 1950 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 significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles. DateEventRef 21 May11th Monaco Grand Prix1950 Grand Prix of Monaco racing-reference.info Racing Reference http://racing-reference.info/race/1950_Grand_Prix_of_Monaco/F 15 April 2017 30 May34th Indianapolis 5001950 Indianapolis 500 racing-reference.info Racing Reference http://racing-reference.info/race/1950_Indianapolis_500/F 15 April 2017 5–9 June32nd Isle of Man TTTT 1950 https://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT50%20%20&era=2 iomtt.com Isle of Man TT 15 April 2017 24–25 June18th 24 Hours of Le MansLe Mans Register - 1950 http://www.formula2.net/1950.htm formula2.net 16 April 2017 Births DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef29JanuaryJody ScheckterSouth AfricanRacing driverFormula One World Champion (1979).Jody Scheckter http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/954.html en.espn.co.uk ESPN 15 April 20189MarchDanny SullivanAmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1985).Danny Sullivan http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/1086.html en.espn.co.uk ESPN 18 April 20187AprilFranz Wittmann Sr.AustrianRally driverRally New Zealand winner (1987)Franz Wittmann Sr. https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile/10773-franz-wittmann-sen/ 27 April 2018 ewrc-results.com ewrc-results.com11SeptemberBarry SheeneBritishMotorcycle racer500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1976-1977).Barry Sheene https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/phil-read motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 18 April 2018 Deaths DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef29JulyJoe Fry34BritishRacing driverOne of the first British Formula One drivers.Joe Fry http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/458.html en.espn.co.uk ESPN 15 April 201810SeptemberRaymond Sommer44FrenchRacing 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 2018 See also List of 1950 motorsport champions References 30em External links 1950s Sports Category:Motorsport by year