1927 in Sports - Motor Racing

Motor Racing

Grand Prix racing

  • 3 July — the 13th French Grand Prix, organised by the Automobile Club de France (ACF), is run at Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry over 600.00 km (12.50 km x 48 laps). The winner is Robert Benoist (France) driving a Delage 15-S8 in 4:45:41.2. The race is retrospectively referred to as the XXI Grand Prix de l´ACF.
  • 31 July — the 2nd Spanish Grand Prix is run at Circuito Lasarte over 692.600 km (17.315 km x 40 laps). The winner is Robert Benoist (France) driving a Delage 15-S8 in 5:20:45.
  • 4 September — the 7th Italian Grand Prix is run at Autodromo Nazionale Monza over 500.00 km (10.00 km x 50 laps). The winner is Robert Benoist (France) driving a Delage 15-S8 in 3:26:59.7. The race is officially titled the VII Gran Premio d'Italia and is given the honorary designation of European Grand Prix.
  • 1 October — the 2nd British Grand Prix is run at Brooklands over 526.25 km (4.21 km x 125 laps). The winner is Robert Benoist (France) driving a Delage 15-S8 in 3:49:14.6.

Indianapolis 500

  • 30 May — 15th running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is won by George Souders in a Duesenberg.

Le Mans 24 hours

  • The 5th Le Mans 24 hours race is won by Dudley Benjafield (Great Britain) and Sammy Davis (Great Britain) driving a Bentley 3 Litre Super Sport over 137 laps and 2369.807 km.

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