1926 in Sports - Motor Racing

Motor Racing

Grand Prix racing

  • 27 June — the 12th French Grand Prix, organised by the Automobile Club de France (ACF), is run at Miramas over 500.00 km (5.00 km x 100 laps). The winner is Jules Goux (France) driving a Bugatti T39A in 4:38:43.8. The race is retrospectively referred to as the XX Grand Prix de l´ACF.
  • 18 July — the 1st Spanish Grand Prix is run at Circuito Lasarte over 798.75 km (17.75 km x 45 laps). The winner is Jules Goux (France) driving a Bugatti T39A in 6:51:52. The race is given the honorary designation of European Grand Prix.
  • 7 August — the 1st British Grand Prix is run at Brooklands over 463.10 km (4.210 km x 110 laps). The winner is Robert Sénéchal/Louis Wagner (both of France) driving a Delage 15-S8 in 4:00:56.
  • 5 September — the 6th Italian Grand Prix is run at Autodromo Nazionale Monza over 600.00 km (10.00 km x 60 laps). The winner is Louis Charavel (aka "Sabipa") of France driving a Bugatti T39A in 4:20:29. The race is officially titled the VI Gran Premio d'Italia.

Indianapolis 500

  • 31 May — 14th running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is won by Frank Lockhart in a Stutz–Miller122.

Le Mans 24 hours

  • The 4th Le Mans 24 hours race is won by Robert Bloch (France) and André Rossignol (France) driving a Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 over 147 laps and 2552.414 km.

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