1948 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 1948 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.

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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 April 32nd Targa Florio [1]
1–2 May 15th Mille Miglia [2]
16 May 10th Monaco Grand Prix [3]
31 May 32nd Indianapolis 500 [4]
9–13 June 30th Isle of Man TT [5]
10–11 July 13th 24 Hours of Spa [6]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
4May Hurley Haywood AmericanRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1977, 1983, 1994). [7]
1June Tom Sneva AmericanRacing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (1983). [8]
20November Gunnar Nilsson SwedishRacing driver 1977 Belgian Grand Prix winner. [9]
6December Keke Rosberg FinnishRacing driver Formula One World Champion (1982). [10]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
27July Woolf Barnato 52BritishRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1928-1930). [11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "32^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Mille Miglia - 1948". grandprixhistory.org. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "1948 Grands Prix". GEL Motorsport Information. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "1948 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "TT 1948". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Spa 24 Hours 1948 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Hurley Haywood". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Tom Sneva". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Gunnar Nilsson". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Keke Rosberg". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "Woolf Barnato". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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