The following is an overview of the events of 1903 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.
Births
[edit]Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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8 | April | Frank Lockhart | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1926). | [1] |
23 | May | Ernst Klodwig | German | Racing driver | The first East German Formula One driver. | [2] |
9 | June | Felice Bonetto | Italian | Racing driver | 1952 Targa Florio winner. | [3] |
1 | October | Pierre Veyron | French | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1939). | [4] |
23 | November | Juan Jover | Spanish | Racing driver | The first Spanish Formula One driver. | [5] |
5 | December | Kelly Petillo | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1935). | [6] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Frank Lockhart". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Ernst Klodwig". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Felice Bonetto". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Pierre Veyron". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Juan Jover". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Kelly Petillo". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.