1896 in motorsport

The following is an overview of the events of 1896 in motorsport, including the major racing events, racing festivals, circuits 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.

Events

It was the first year with motorsport competition with 1896 Paris–Marseille–Paris as the first race.[1]

Births

Date	Month	Name	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
26	July	Tim Birkin	British	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1929, 1931).	[2]
6	December	Bernard Rubin	Australian	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1928).	[3]
28		Philippe Étancelin	French	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1934).	[4]

References

1. "TeamDan Early results database - 1896". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
2. "Tim Birkin". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
3. "Bernard Rubin". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
4. "Philippe Entancelin". ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.

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