1928 in motorsport

Overview of the events of 1928 in motorsport

Years in motorsport

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* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931 →

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1928 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
* 1927–28
* 1928
* 1928–29
* 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
* 1927–28
* 1928–29
* Strength sports
* Weightlifting
* Squash
* Table tennis
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball

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.

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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

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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

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8  | April  | Frank Lockhart | 25  | American  | Racing driver  | Indianapolis 500 winner (1926).  | [10]

## See also

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* List of 1928 motorsport champions

## 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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