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1924 in sports |
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The following is an overview of the events of 1924 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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| 27 April | 15th Targa Florio | [1] |
| 30 May | 12th Indianapolis 500 | [2] |
| 14–15 June | 2nd 24 Hours of Le Mans | [3] |
| 23–28 June | 13th Isle of Man TT | [4] |
| 19–20 July | 1st 24 Hours of Spa | [5] |
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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| 12 | January | Olivier Gendebien | Belgian | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1958, 1960-1962). | [6] |
| 28 | July | Luigi Musso | Italian | Racing driver | 1956 Argentine Grand Prix winner | [7] |
| 7 | December | John Love | Rhodesian | Racing driver | The first Rhodesian Formula One driver. 1962 British Saloon Car Championship winner. | [8] |
| Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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| 2 | September | Joe Boyer | 35 | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1924). | [9] |
| 3 | Dario Resta | 42 | Italian-British | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1916). | [10] | |
| 15 | Jimmy Murphy | 30 | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1922). | [11] |
