1907 in motorsport
The following is an overview of the events of 1907 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 April | 2nd Targa Florio | [1] |
| 28 May | 1st Isle of Man TT | [2] |
Opened motorsport venues
[edit]- 17 July - opening of Brooklands, the world's first purpose-built 'banked' motor racing circuit.
Aspendale Racecourse near Melbourne (1906) was the world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit. [n 1][3]
Births
[edit]| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | April | Eugène Chaboud | French | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1938). | [4] |
| 14 | July | Chico Landi | Brazilian | Racing driver | The first Brazilian Formula One driver. | [5] |
| 8 | September | Casimiro de Oliveira | Portuguese | Racing driver | The first Portuguese Formula One driver. | [6] |
| 25 | November | John Stuart Hindmarsh | British | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1936). | [7] |
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Several venues hosted auto races prior to the opening of Brooklands, but all were originally built for purposes other than motorsport. The Milwaukee Mile (1903), and Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville (1904), were both originally built as horse racing tracks. Prior to the opening of Brooklands, Crystal Palace, London built a cycle track which was also used for motorcycle racing.
References
[edit]- ^ "2^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1907". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Milwaukee". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "Eugène Chaboud". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Chico Landi". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Casimiro de Oliveira". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "John Hindmarsh". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
External links
[edit]Aspendale Raceway http://www.hyperracer.com/history
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1907 in motorsports.
