1931 in motorsport

Overview of the events of 1931 in motorsport

Years in motorsport

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* 1929
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* 1932
* 1933
* 1934 →

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1931 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
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* 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
* 1930–31
* 1931–32
* Strength sports
* Weightlifting
* Squash
* Table tennis
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball

The following is an overview of the events of 1931 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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11–12 April  | 5th Mille Miglia | [1]
19 April  | 3rd Monaco Grand Prix | [2]
10 May  | 22nd Targa Florio | [3]
30 May  | 19th Indianapolis 500 | [4]
10–14 June  | 20th Isle of Man TT | [5]
13–14 June  | 9th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [6]
4–5 July  | 8th 24 Hours of Spa | [7]

## Births

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13  | April  | Dan Gurney | American  | Racing driver  | Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1967).  | [8]

## Deaths

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

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5  | May  | Glen Kidston | 31  | British  | Racing driver  | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1930).  | [9]

## See also

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* List of 1931 motorsport champions

## References

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1. ^ "Mille Miglia - 1931". grandprixhistory.org. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
2. ^ "II Grand Prix de Monaco". kolumbus.fi. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
3. ^ "22^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
4. ^ "1931 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
5. ^ "TT 1931". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
6. ^ "Le Mans Register - 1931". formula2.net. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
7. ^ "Spa 24 Hours 1931 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
8. ^ Litsky, Frank (15 January 2018). "Dan Gurney, Driver and Builder of Racecars, Is Dead at 86". The New York Times.
9. ^ "Glen Kidston". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.

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