1901 in motorsport

Overview of the events of 1901 in motorsport

1901 in sports
Years in motorsport
← 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 →
Air sports American football Aquatic sports Association football Athletics Australian rules football Badminton Baseball Basketball Canadian football Chess Climbing Combat sports Sumo Cricket 1900–1 1901 1901–2 Cycling Dance sports Darts Equestrianism Esports Field hockey Flying disc Golf Gymnastics Handball Ice hockey Ice sports Korfball Lumberjack sports Mind sports Modern pentathlon Motorsport Orienteering Paralympic sports Precision sports Shooting Racquetball Roller sports Sailing Skiing Speedway Rugby league‎ Rugby union Snooker 1900–1 1901–2 Strength sports Weightlifting Squash Table tennis Tennis Triathlon Volleyball

The following is an overview of the events of 1901 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

Date	Month	Name	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
17	July	Luigi Chinetti	Italian-American	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1932, 1934 and 1949)	^[1]
19	December	Louis Schneider	American	Racing driver	Indianapolis 500 winner (1931).	^[2]

References

^ Siano, Joseph (20 August 1994). "Luigi Chinetti Sr., 93, Automobile Importer and Champion Racer". nytimes.com. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
^ "Louis Schneider". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.