1953 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 1953 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
25–26 April 20th Mille Miglia [1]
14 May 37th Targa Florio [2]
30 May 37th Indianapolis 500 [3]
8–12 June 35th Isle of Man TT [4]
13–14 June 21st 24 Hours of Le Mans [5]
25–26 July 15th 24 Hours of Spa [6]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
10January Bobby Rahal AmericanRacing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (1986). [7]
22April Alain Oreille FrenchRally driver 1989 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire winner. [8]
8August Nigel Mansell BritishRacing driver Formula One World Champion (1992). [9]
21September Arie Luyendyk DutchRacing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (1990, 1997). [10]
26 Sepp Haider AustrianRally driver 1988 New Zealand winner. [11]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
12June Leslie Graham 41BritishMotorcycle racer500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1949). [12]
11August Tazio Nuvolari 60ItalianRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1933). [13]
21November Felice Bonetto 50ItalianRacing driver1952 Targa Florio winner. [14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mille Miglia - 1953". grandprixhistory.org. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "37^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "1953 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "TT 1953". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Le Mans Register - 1953". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Spa 24 Hours 1953 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Bobby Rahal". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Alain Oreille". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Nigel Mansell — Biography". Grand Prix History. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Arie Luyendyk". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "Sepp Haider". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "Leslie Graham". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Tazio Nuvolari". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  14. ↑ "Felice Bonetto". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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