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1903 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 1903 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.

Births

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Date Month Name Nationality Occupation Note Ref
8 April Frank Lockhart American Racing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (1926). [1]
23 May Ernst Klodwig German Racing driver The first East German Formula One driver. [2]
9 June Felice Bonetto Italian Racing driver 1952 Targa Florio winner. [3]
1 October Pierre Veyron French Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1939). [4]
23 November Juan Jover Spanish Racing driver The first Spanish Formula One driver. [5]
5 December Kelly Petillo American Racing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (1935). [6]

References

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  1. ^ "Frank Lockhart". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Ernst Klodwig". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Felice Bonetto". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Pierre Veyron". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Juan Jover". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Kelly Petillo". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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