1896 in motorsport

Overview of the events of 1896 in motorsport
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1896 in sports
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  • Association football
  • Athletics
  • Australian rules football
  • Badminton
  • Baseball
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  • Canadian football
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    • Sumo
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  • Motorsport
  • Orienteering
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    • Shooting
  • Racquetball
  • Roller sports
  • Sailing
  • Skiing
  • Speedway
  • Rugby league‎
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  • Snooker
    • 1895–96
    • 1896–97
  • Strength sports
    • Weightlifting
  • Squash
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis
  • Triathlon
  • Volleyball

The following is an overview of the events of 1896 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.

Events

It was the first year with motorsport competition with 1896 Paris–Marseille–Paris as the first race.[1]

Births

Date Month Name Nationality Occupation Note Ref
26 July Tim Birkin British Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1929, 1931). [2]
6 December Bernard Rubin Australian Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1928). [3]
28 Philippe Étancelin French Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1934). [4]

References

  1. ^ "TeamDan Early results database - 1896". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  2. ^ "Tim Birkin". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Bernard Rubin". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Philippe Entancelin". ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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