1939 in motorsport
The following is an overview of the events of 1939 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[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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 May | 30th Targa Florio | [1] |
| 30 May | 27th Indianapolis 500 | [2] |
| 12–16 June | 28th Isle of Man TT | [3] |
| 17–18 June | 16th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [4] |
Births[edit]
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January | Phil Read | British | Motorcycle racer | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1973-1974). | [5] |
| 29 | May | Al Unser | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1970-1971, 1978, 1987). | [6] |
| 11 | June | Jackie Stewart | British | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (1969, 1971, 1973). | [7] |
| 30 | Harry Källström | Swedish | Rally driver | 1976 Acropolis Rally winner. | [8] | |
| 5 | August | Roger Clark | British | Rally driver | 1976 Lombard RAC Rally winner. | [9] |
| 12 | December | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazilian | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (1972, 1974). Indianapolis 500 winner (1989, 1993) | [10] |
Deaths[edit]
| Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | February | Bill Cummings | 32 | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1934). | [11] |
| 30 | May | Floyd Roberts | 39 | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1938). | [12] |
| 11 | August | Jean Bugatti | 30 | French | Automotive designer and test engineer |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "30^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1939 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1939". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 1939". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Phil Read". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Al Unser". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Jackie Stewart". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Harry Källström". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Roger Clark". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Emerson Fittipaldi". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Bill Cummings". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Floyd Roberts". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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