1954 in motorsport explained

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

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
1–2 May21st Mille Miglia[1]
20 May38th Targa Florio[2]
31 May38th Indianapolis 500[3]
12–13 June22nd 24 Hours of Le Mans[4]
14–19 June36th Isle of Man TT[5]
31 October1st Macau Grand Prix[6]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
31JanuaryMauro BaldiItalianRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner . World Endurance champion (1990).[7]
26JuneMarco LucchinelliItalianMotorcycle racer500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion .[8]
27AugustDerek WarwickBritishRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner . World Endurance champion (1992).[9]
14NovemberEliseo SalazarChileanRacing driverThe first Chilean Formula One driver.[10]
10DecemberPrice CobbAmericanRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner .[11]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
31JulyOnofre Marimón30ArgentineRacing driverF1 Podium Finisher (1953 Belgian Grand Prix, 1954 British Grand Prix)
30OctoberWilbur Shaw51AmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1937, 1939, 1940).[12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Mille Miglia - 1954. 16 April 2017. grandprixhistory.org.
  2. Web site: 38^ TARGA FLORIO. targaflorio.info. 16 April 2017.
  3. Web site: 1954 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  4. Web site: Le Mans Register - 1954. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
  5. Web site: TT 1954. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
  6. Web site: 1954 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
  7. Web site: Mauro Baldi. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 16 April 2018.
  8. Web site: Marco Lucchinelli. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 18 April 2018.
  9. Web site: Derek Warwick. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 16 April 2018.
  10. Web site: Eliseo Salazar. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
  11. Web site: Price Cobb. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 16 April 2018.
  12. Web site: Wilbur Shaw. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 17 April 2018.

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