The following is an overview of the events of 1926 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 25 April17th Targa Florio 31 May14th Indianapolis 500 12–13 June4th 24 Hours of Le Mans 17–21 June15th Isle of Man TT 3–4 July3rd 24 Hours of Spa
Births DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef6JanuaryPat FlahertyAmericanRacing driverWinner of the Indianapolis 500 (1956)28Jimmy BryanAmericanRacing driverWinner of the Indianapolis 500 (1958)2AprilJack BrabhamAustralianRacing driverFormula One World Champion (-, ).4MayUmberto MasettiItalianMotorcycle racer500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (, ).20Bob SweikertAmericanRacing driverWinner of the Indianapolis 500 (1955)20SeptemberLibero LiberatiItalianMotorcycle racer500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion ().11NovemberMaria Teresa de FilippisItalianRacing driverThe first female Formula One driver.
See also List of 1926 motorsport champions
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