The following is an overview of the events of 1938 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.
Annual events 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. DateEventRef 3–4 April12th Mille Miglia 22 May29th Targa Florio 30 May26th Indianapolis 500 13–17 June27th Isle of Man TT 17–18 June15th 24 Hours of Le Mans 9–10 July12th 24 Hours of Spa
Births DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef3JanuaryOve Andersson SwedishRally driver1975 Safari Rally winner.12MarchJohnny RutherfordAmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1974, 1976, 1980).
Deaths DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef6September 1938John Stuart Hindmarsh30BritishRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner ().2OctoberAndré Lagache53FrenchRacing driverWinner of the inaugural 24 Hours of Le Mans ()
See also List of 1938 motorsport champions
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