1954 in motorsport
Appearance
The following is an overview of the events of 1954 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
[edit]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 |
---|---|---|
1–2 May | 21st Mille Miglia | [1] |
20 May | 38th Targa Florio | [2] |
31 May | 38th Indianapolis 500 | [3] |
12–13 June | 22nd 24 Hours of Le Mans | [4] |
14–19 June | 36th Isle of Man TT | [5] |
31 October | 1st Macau Grand Prix | [6] |
Births
[edit]Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 | January | Mauro Baldi | Italian | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1994). World Endurance champion (1990). | [7] |
26 | June | Marco Lucchinelli | Italian | Motorcycle racer | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1981). | [8] |
27 | August | Derek Warwick | British | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1992). World Endurance champion (1992). | [9] |
14 | November | Eliseo Salazar | Chilean | Racing driver | The first Chilean Formula One driver. | [10] |
10 | December | Price Cobb | American | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1990). | [11] |
Deaths
[edit]Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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31 | July | Onofre Marimón | 30 | Argentine | Racing driver | F1 Podium Finisher (1953 Belgian Grand Prix, 1954 British Grand Prix) | |
30 | October | Wilbur Shaw | 51 | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1937, 1939, 1940). | [12] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mille Miglia - 1954". grandprixhistory.org. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "38^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1954 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 1954". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1954". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "1954 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Mauro Baldi". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Marco Lucchinelli". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Derek Warwick". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Eliseo Salazar". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Price Cobb". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Wilbur Shaw". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
External links
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