The following is an overview of the events of 1905 in motorsport, including the major racing events, racing festivals, circuits 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.
Births
[edit]Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | March | Floyd Davis | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1941). | [1] |
5 | November | Louis Rosier | French | Racing driver | Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1950) | [2] |
16 | December | Billy Arnold | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1930). | [3] |
22 | Pierre Levegh | French | Racing driver | [4] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Floyd Davis". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Mike Hawthorn". ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Billy Arnold". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Pierre Levegh". ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2017.