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1905 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 1905 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.

Births

Date Month Name Nationality Occupation Note Ref
9 March Floyd Davis American Racing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (1941). [1]
5 November Louis Rosier French Racing driver Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1950) [2]
16 December Billy Arnold American Racing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (1930). [3]
22 Pierre Levegh French Racing driver [4]

References

  1. ^ "Floyd Davis". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Mike Hawthorn". ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Billy Arnold". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Pierre Levegh". ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2017.