Motor Racing
Grand Prix racing
- 1 July — the 14th French Grand Prix, organised by the Automobile Club de France (ACF), is run at Saint-Gaudens over 260.00 km (26.00 km x 10 laps). The winner is William Grover-Williams (Great Britain) driving a Bugatti T35C in 2:27:40.8. The race is retrospectively referred to as the XXII Grand Prix de l'ACF.
- 9 September — the 8th Italian Grand Prix is run at Autodromo Nazionale Monza over 600.00 km (10.00 km x 60 laps). The winner is Louis Chiron (Monaco) driving a Bugatti T35C in 3:45:08.6. The race is officially titled the VIII Gran Premio d'Italia and is given the honorary designation of European Grand Prix.
Indianapolis 500
- 30 May — 16th running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is won by Louis Meyer in a Miller.
Le Mans 24 hours
- The 6th Le Mans 24 hours race is won by Woolf Barnato (Great Britain) and Bernard Rubin (Great Britain) driving a Bentley 4½ Litre over 154 laps and 2669.272 km.
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