The following is an overview of the events of 1935 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
editThe 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14–15 April | 26th Targa Florio | [1] |
| 22 April | 7th Monaco Grand Prix | [2] |
| 30 April | 9th Mille Miglia | [3] |
| 30 May | 23rd Indianapolis 500 | [4] |
| 15–16 June | 13th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [5] |
| 17–22 June | 24th Isle of Man TT | [6] |
Championships
editBirths
edit| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | January | A. J. Foyt | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1961, 1964, 1967, 1967). 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1967). | [7] |
| 23 | July | Jim Hall | American | Racing driver | Constructed the first vacuum car in 1970, being the Chaparral 2J. | |
| 21 | December | Lorenzo Bandini | Italian | Racing driver | 1964 Austrian Grand Prix winner. Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1963). | [8] |
| 26 | Moisés Solana | Mexican | Racing driver | [9] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "26^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "VII Grand Prix de Monaco". kolumbus.fi. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Mille Miglia - 1935". grandprixhistory.org. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1935 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 1935". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1935". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "A. J. Foyt". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Lorenzo Bandini". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Moisés Solana". ESPN. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
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