The following is an overview of the events of 1917 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
30 January Paul Frère Belgian Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1960). [1]
26 February Robert La Caze Moroccan Racing driver The first Moroccan Formula One driver. [2]
30 October Maurice Trintignant French Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1954). [3]
29 December David Hampshire British Racing driver One of the first British Formula One drivers. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Paul Frère". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Robert La Caze". motorsportmagazine.com. Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Maurice Trintignant". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "David Hampshire". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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