1952 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 1952 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.

DateEventRef
4–5 May19th Mille Miglia[1]
30 May36th Indianapolis 500[2]
2 June12h Monaco Grand Prix[3]
9–13 June34th Isle of Man TT[4]
14–15 June20th 24 Hours of Le Mans[5]
29 June36th Targa Florio[6]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
20MarchGeoff BrabhamAustralianRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner .[7]
26Didier PironiFrenchRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner .[8]
7AprilStanley DickensSwedishRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner .[9]
27Ari VatanenFinnishRally driverWorld Rally champion .[10]
17AugustNelson PiquetBrazilianRacing driverFormula One World Champion .[11]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Mille Miglia - 1952. 16 April 2017. grandprixhistory.org.
  2. Web site: 1952 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  3. Web site: 1952 Monaco Grand Prix. monaco-grandsprix.org. 15 April 2017.
  4. Web site: TT 1952. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
  5. Web site: Le Mans Register - 1952. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
  6. Web site: 36^ TARGA FLORIO. targaflorio.info. 16 April 2017.
  7. Web site: Geoff Brabham. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 17 April 2018.
  8. Web site: Didier Pironi. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 16 April 2018.
  9. Web site: Stanley Dickens. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 16 April 2018.
  10. Web site: Ari Vatanen. juwra.com. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. 17 April 2018.
  11. Web site: Nigel Mansell — Biography. Grand Prix History. 12 May 2017.
  12. Web site: Lugi Fagioli. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.

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