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1899 in motorsport

Overview of the events of 1899 in motorsport

1899 in sports
Years in motorsport
← 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 →
Air sports American football Aquatic sports Association football Athletics Australian rules football Badminton Baseball Basketball Canadian football Chess Climbing Combat sports Sumo Cricket 1898–99 1899 1899–0 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 1898–99 1899–0 Strength sports Weightlifting Squash Table tennis Tennis Triathlon Volleyball

The following is an overview of the events of 1899 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

Date	Month	Name	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
6	January	Raymond Mays	British	Racing driver	One of the first British Formula One drivers.	^[1]
8		Lora L. Corum	American	Racing driver	Indianapolis 500 winner (1924).	^[2]
23		Glen Kidston	British	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1930).	^[3]
3	August	Louis Chiron	Monegasque	Racing driver	The first Monegasque Formula One driver. 1931 French Grand Prix winner.	^[4]

References

^ "Raymond Mays". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
^ "Lora Corum". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
^ "Glen Kidston". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
^ "Louis Chiron". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.