The following is an overview of the events of 1926 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.
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.
Date | Event | Ref |
---|---|---|
25 April | 17th Targa Florio | [1] |
31 May | 14th Indianapolis 500 | [2] |
12–13 June | 4th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [3] |
17–21 June | 15th Isle of Man TT | [4] |
3–4 July | 3rd 24 Hours of Spa | [5] |
Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | January | Pat Flaherty | American | Racing driver | Winner of the Indianapolis 500 ( 1956) | [6] |
28 | Jimmy Bryan | American | Racing driver | Winner of the Indianapolis 500 ( 1958) | [7] | |
2 | April | Jack Brabham | Australian | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion ( 1959- 1960, 1966). | [8] |
4 | May | Umberto Masetti | Italian | Motorcycle racer | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion ( 1950, 1952). | [9] |
20 | Bob Sweikert | American | Racing driver | Winner of the Indianapolis 500 ( 1955) | [10] | |
20 | September | Libero Liberati | Italian | Motorcycle racer | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion ( 1957). | [11] |
11 | November | Maria Teresa de Filippis | Italian | Racing driver | The first female Formula One driver. | [12] |
The following is an overview of the events of 1926 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.
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.
Date | Event | Ref |
---|---|---|
25 April | 17th Targa Florio | [1] |
31 May | 14th Indianapolis 500 | [2] |
12–13 June | 4th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [3] |
17–21 June | 15th Isle of Man TT | [4] |
3–4 July | 3rd 24 Hours of Spa | [5] |
Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | January | Pat Flaherty | American | Racing driver | Winner of the Indianapolis 500 ( 1956) | [6] |
28 | Jimmy Bryan | American | Racing driver | Winner of the Indianapolis 500 ( 1958) | [7] | |
2 | April | Jack Brabham | Australian | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion ( 1959- 1960, 1966). | [8] |
4 | May | Umberto Masetti | Italian | Motorcycle racer | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion ( 1950, 1952). | [9] |
20 | Bob Sweikert | American | Racing driver | Winner of the Indianapolis 500 ( 1955) | [10] | |
20 | September | Libero Liberati | Italian | Motorcycle racer | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion ( 1957). | [11] |
11 | November | Maria Teresa de Filippis | Italian | Racing driver | The first female Formula One driver. | [12] |