1917 in motorsport

Overview of the events of 1917 in motorsport

1917 in sports
Years in motorsport
← 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 →
Air sports American football Aquatic sports Association football Athletics Australian rules football Badminton Baseball Basketball Canadian football Chess Climbing Combat sports Sumo Cricket 1916–17 1917 1917–18 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 1916–17 1917–18 Strength sports Weightlifting Squash Table tennis Tennis Triathlon Volleyball

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

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