1908 in motorsport

Overview of the events of 1908 in motorsport

Years in motorsport

* ← 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911 →

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1908 in sports

* Air sports
* American football
* Aquatic sports
* Association football
* Athletics
* Australian rules football
* Badminton
* Baseball
* Basketball
* Canadian football
* Chess
* Climbing
* Combat sports
* Sumo
* Cricket
* 1907–8
* 1908
* 1908–9
* 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
* 1907–8
* 1908–9
* Strength sports
* Weightlifting
* Squash
* Table tennis
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball

The following is an overview of the events of 1908 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

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18 May  | 3rd Targa Florio | [1]
22 September  | 2nd Isle of Man TT | [2]

## Births

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Date  | Month  | Name  | Nationality  | Occupation  | Note  | Ref

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26  | February  | Jean-Pierre Wimille | French  | Racing driver  | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1937, 1939).  | [3]
18  | December  | Bill Holland | American  | Racing driver  | Indianapolis 500 winner (1949).  | [4]

## References

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1. ^ "3^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
2. ^ "TT 1908". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
3. ^ "Jean-Pierre Wimille". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
4. ^ "Bill Holland". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

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