1933 in motorsport

Overview of the events of 1933 in motorsport

Years in motorsport

* ← 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936 →

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1933 in sports

* American football
* Aquatic sports
* Association football
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Baseball
* Basketball
* Canadian football
* Chess
* Climbing
* Combat sports
* Sumo
* Cricket
* 1932–33
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* Cycling
* Darts
* Equestrianism
* Esports
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Ice sports
* Modern pentathlon
* Motorsport
* Racquetball
* Sailing
* Skiing
* Rugby league‎
* Rugby union
* Shooting
* Snooker
* 1932–33
* 1933–34
* Squash
* Table tennis
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball
* Weightlifting

The following is an overview of the events of 1933 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[edit]

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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8–9 April  | 7th Mille Miglia | [1]
23 April  | 5th Monaco Grand Prix | [2]
28 May  | 24th Targa Florio | [3]
30 May  | 21st Indianapolis 500 | [4]
17–18 June  | 11th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [5]
15–19 June  | 22nd Isle of Man TT | [6]
1–2 July  | 10th 24 Hours of Spa | [7]

## Births[edit]

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

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4  | March  | Nino Vaccarella | Italian  | Racing driver  | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1964).  | [8]
2  | June  | Lew "Sneaky Pete" Robinson | American  | drag racer |  | [9]
12  | August  | Parnelli Jones | American  | Racing driver  | Indianapolis 500 winner (1963).  | [10]
18  | October  | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Italian  | Racing driver  | 1966 Italian Grand Prix winner. Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1963).  | [11]

## Deaths[edit]

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

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22  | June  | Tim Birkin | 36  | British  | Racing driver  | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1929, 1931).  | [12]

## See also[edit]

* List of 1933 motorsport champions

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Mille Miglia - 1933". grandprixhistory.org. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
2. ^ "V Grand Prix de Monaco". kolumbus.fi. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
3. ^ "24^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
4. ^ "1933 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
5. ^ "Le Mans Register - 1933". formula2.net. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
6. ^ "TT 1933". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
7. ^ "Spa 24 Hours 1933 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
8. ^ "Nino Vaccarella". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
9. ^ Motorsportmemorial.org (retrieved 4 October 2018)
10. ^ "Parnelli Jones". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
11. ^ "Ludovico Scarfiotti". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
12. ^ "Tim Birkin". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.

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