title: 1922 in motorsport
text: # 1922 in motorsport
  
  The following is an overview of the events of 1922 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 |
  | - | - |
  | 2 April | 13th Targa Florio |
  | 30 May | 10th Indianapolis 500 |
  | 30 May-1 June | 11th Isle of Man TT |
  
  ## Births
  
  | Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 12 | May | Roy Salvadori | British | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1959). |
  | 11 | July | Fritz Riess | German | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1952). |
  | 5 | October | José Froilán González | Argentine | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1954). |
  