1909 in motorsport
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The following is an overview of the events of 1909 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues 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.
Annual events
The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had own significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.
| Date | Event | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2 May | 4th Targa Florio | [1] |
| 23 September | 3rd Isle of Man TT | [2] |
Births
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | January | Jean Bugatti | French | Automotive designer and test engineer | ||
| 24 | February | George Robson | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1946). | [3] |
| 6 | April | Hermann Lang | German | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1952). | [4] |
| 12 | Jean Trémoulet | French | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1938). | [5] | |
| 28 | December | David Murray | British | Racing driver | One of the first British Formula One drivers. | [6] |
