1918 in motorsport

The following is an overview of the events of 1918 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.

List of years in motorsport
In sports
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921

Births
Date Month Name Nationality Occupation Note Ref
4 July Johnnie Parsons American Racing driver Winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1950) [1]
13 Alberto Ascari Italian Racing driver Formula One World Champion (1952, 1953). [2]
16 October Tony Rolt British Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1953). [3]
13 December Bill Vukovich American Racing driver Winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1952, 1953). [4]
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References
  1. "Johnnie Parsons". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. "Alberto Ascari". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  3. "Tony Rolt". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. "Bill Vukovich". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
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