1905 in motorsport

Overview of the events of 1905 in motorsport

1905 in sports
Years in motorsport
← 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 →
Air sports American football Aquatic sports Association football Athletics Australian rules football Badminton Baseball Basketball Canadian football Chess Climbing Combat sports Sumo Cricket 1904–5 1905 1905–6 Cycling Dance sports Darts Equestrianism Esports Field hockey Flying disc Golf Gymnastics Handball Ice hockey Ice sports Korfball Lumberjack sports Mind sports Modern pentathlon Motorsport Orienteering Paralympic sports Precision sports Shooting Racquetball Roller sports Sailing Skiing Speedway Rugby league‎ Rugby union Snooker 1904–5 1905–6 Strength sports Weightlifting Squash Table tennis Tennis Triathlon Volleyball

The following is an overview of the events of 1905 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.

Births

Date	Month	Name	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
9	March	Floyd Davis	American	Racing driver	Indianapolis 500 winner (1941).	^[1]
5	November	Louis Rosier	French	Racing driver	Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1950)	^[2]
16	December	Billy Arnold	American	Racing driver	Indianapolis 500 winner (1930).	^[3]
22	December	Pierre Levegh	French	Racing driver		^[4]

References

^ "Floyd Davis". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
^ "Mike Hawthorn". ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
^ "Billy Arnold". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
^ "Pierre Levegh". ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2017.