The following is an overview of the events of 1924 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.
The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had own significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.
Date | Event | Ref |
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27 April | 15th Targa Florio | [1] |
30 May | 12th Indianapolis 500 | [2] |
14–15 June | 2nd 24 Hours of Le Mans | [3] |
23–28 June | 13th Isle of Man TT | [4] |
19–20 July | 1st 24 Hours of Spa | [5] |
Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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12 | January | Olivier Gendebien | Belgian | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner ( 1958, 1960- 1962). | [6] |
28 | July | Luigi Musso | Italian | Racing driver | 1956 Argentine Grand Prix winner | [7] |
7 | December | John Love | Rhodesian | Racing driver | The first Rhodesian Formula One driver. 1962 British Saloon Car Championship winner. | [8] |
Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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2 | September | Joe Boyer | 35 | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner ( 1924). | [9] |
3 | Dario Resta | 42 | Italian-British | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner ( 1916). | [10] | |
15 | Jimmy Murphy | 30 | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner ( 1922). | [11] |