Motor Racing
Grand Prix racing
- 2 July — the 9th French Grand Prix, organised by the Automobile Club de France (ACF), is run at Tours over 799.07 km (22.83 km x 35 laps). The winner is Henry Segrave (Great Britain) driving a Sunbeam in 6:35:19.6. The race is retrospectively referred to as the XVII Grand Prix de l´ACF.
- 9 September — the 3rd Italian Grand Prix is run at Autodromo Nazionale Monza over 800.00 km (10.00 km x 80 laps). The winner is Carlo Salamano (Italy) driving a Fiat 805/405 in 5:27:38.4. The race is officially titled the III Gran Premio d'Italia and is also given the honorary designation of European Grand Prix.
Indianapolis 500
- 30 May — 11th running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is won by Tommy Milton (USA) in a Stutz–Miller122
Le Mans 24 hours
- The inaugural Le Mans 24 hours race is won by André Lagache and René Léonard (both of France) driving a Chenard-Walcker over 128 laps and 2209.536 km.
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