1947 in motorsport
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The following is an overview of the events of 1947 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
[edit]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 |
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30 May | 31st Indianapolis 500 | [1] |
9–13 June | 29th Isle of Man TT | [2] |
21–22 June | 14th Mille Miglia | [3] |
Births
[edit]Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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7 | March | Walter Röhrl | German | Rally driver | World Rally champion (1980, 1982). | [4] |
29 | August | James Hunt | British | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (1976). | [5] |
24 | September | Bernard Béguin | French | Rally driver | 1987 Tour de Corse winner. | [6] |
14 | October | Rikky von Opel | Liechtensteiner | Racing driver | The first Liechtensteiner Formula One driver. | [7] |
10 | December | Jürgen Barth | German | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1977). | [8] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1947 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Isle of Man Races to Begin on June 9". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Mille Miglia - 1947". grandprixhistory.org. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Walter Röhrl". juwra.com. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "James Hunt". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Bernard Béguin". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Rikky von Opel". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Jürgen Barth". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
External links
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