1952 in motorsport

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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.

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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
4–5 May 19th Mille Miglia [1]
30 May 36th Indianapolis 500 [2]
2 June 12h Monaco Grand Prix [3]
9–13 June 34th Isle of Man TT [4]
14–15 June 20th 24 Hours of Le Mans [5]
29 June 36th Targa Florio [6]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
20March Geoff Brabham AustralianRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1993). [7]
26 Didier Pironi FrenchRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1978). [8]
7April Stanley Dickens SwedishRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1989). [9]
27 Ari Vatanen FinnishRally driver World Rally champion (1981). [10]
17August Nelson Piquet BrazilianRacing driver Formula One World Champion (1981, 1983, 1987). [11]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
20June Luigi Fagioli 54ItalianRacing driver 1951 French Grand Prix winner [12]

See also

References

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