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.
It was the first year with motorsport competition with 1896 Paris–Marseille–Paris as the first race. [1]
Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | July | Tim Birkin | British | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner ( 1929, 1931). | [2] |
6 | December | Bernard Rubin | Australian | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner ( 1928). | [3] |
28 | Philippe Étancelin | French | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner ( 1934). | [4] |
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.
It was the first year with motorsport competition with 1896 Paris–Marseille–Paris as the first race. [1]
Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | July | Tim Birkin | British | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner ( 1929, 1931). | [2] |
6 | December | Bernard Rubin | Australian | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner ( 1928). | [3] |
28 | Philippe Étancelin | French | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner ( 1934). | [4] |