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1911 in sports |
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The following is an overview of the events of 1911 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.
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 |
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| 14 May | 6th Targa Florio | [1] |
| 30 May | 1st Indianapolis 500 | [2] |
| 30 June-3 July | 5th Isle of Man TT | [3] |
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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| 20 | June | Paul Pietsch | German | Racing driver | The first German Formula One driver. | [4] |
| 24 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Argentine | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (1951, 1954-1957). | [5] | |
| 2 | July | Reg Parnell | British | Racing driver | 1951 BRDC International Trophy winner. | [6] |
| 14 | September | Leslie Graham | British | Motorcycle racer | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1949). | [7] |
