Years in motorsport |
1907 in sports |
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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.
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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21 April | 2nd Targa Florio | [1] |
28 May | 1st Isle of Man TT | [2] |
Aspendale Racecourse near Melbourne (1906) was the world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit. [n 1][3]
Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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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] |
Aspendale Raceway http://www.hyperracer.com/history