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The following is an overview of the events of '''1928 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, births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.
The following is an overview of the events of '''1928 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==
==Annual events==
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|[[1928 24 Hours of Le Mans|6th 24 Hours of Le Mans]]
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|[[Hans Herrmann]]
|German
|Racing driver
|[[24 Hours of Le Mans]] winner ({{24hLM|1970}}).
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Hans Herrmann|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/643.html|work=en.espn.co.uk|publisher=[[ESPN]]|accessdate=16 April 2018}}</ref>
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|16
|July
|[[Jim Rathmann (race car driver)|Jim Rathmann]]
|American
|Racing driver
|Winner of the [[Indianapolis 500]] ([[1960 Indianapolis 500|1960]])
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Jim Rathmann|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/510.html|work=espn.co.uk|publisher=[[ESPN]]|accessdate=15 April 2018}}</ref>
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|<ref>{{cite web|title=Pat O'Connor|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/kurtiskraft/motorsport/driver/662.html|publisher=[[ESPN]]|accessdate=10 May 2017}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Pat O'Connor|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/kurtiskraft/motorsport/driver/662.html|publisher=[[ESPN]]|accessdate=10 May 2017}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
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!Name
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!Nationality
!Occupation
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|8
|April
|[[Frank Lockhart (racing driver)|Frank Lockhart]]
|25
|American
|Racing driver
|[[Indianapolis 500]] winner ([[1926 Indianapolis 500|1926]]).
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Frank Lockhart|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/frank-lockhart|website=motorsportmagazine.com|publisher=Motor Sport Magazine|accessdate=17 April 2018}}</ref>
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Years in motorsport
1928 in sports

The following is an overview of the events of 1928 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

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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
31 March-1 April 2nd Mille Miglia [1]
6 May 19th Targa Florio [2]
30 May 16th Indianapolis 500 [3]
16–17 June 6th 24 Hours of Le Mans [4]
16–20 June 17th Isle of Man TT [5]
7–8 July 5th 24 Hours of Spa [6]

Births

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Date Month Name Nationality Occupation Note Ref
23 February Hans Herrmann German Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1970). [7]
16 July Jim Rathmann American Racing driver Winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1960) [8]
9 October Pat O'Connor American Racing driver [9]

Deaths

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Date Month Name Age Nationality Occupation Note Ref
8 April Frank Lockhart 25 American Racing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (1926). [10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mille Miglia - 1928". grandprixhistory.org. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. ^ "19^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ^ "1928 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Le Mans Register - 1928". formula2.net. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  5. ^ "TT 1928". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Spa 24 Hours 1928 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Hans Herrmann". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Jim Rathmann". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Pat O'Connor". ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Frank Lockhart". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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