1954 in motorsport

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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.

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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
1–2 May 21st Mille Miglia [1]
20 May 38th Targa Florio [2]
31 May 38th Indianapolis 500 [3]
12–13 June 22nd 24 Hours of Le Mans [4]
14–19 June 36th Isle of Man TT [5]
31 October 1st Macau Grand Prix [6]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
31January Mauro Baldi ItalianRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1994). World Endurance champion (1990). [7]
26June Marco Lucchinelli ItalianMotorcycle racer500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1981). [8]
27August Derek Warwick BritishRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1992). World Endurance champion (1992). [9]
14November Eliseo Salazar ChileanRacing driverThe first Chilean Formula One driver. [10]
10December Price Cobb AmericanRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1990). [11]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
31July Onofre Marimón 30ArgentineRacing driverF1 Podium Finisher (1953 Belgian Grand Prix, 1954 British Grand Prix)
30October Wilbur Shaw 51AmericanRacing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (1937, 1939, 1940). [12]

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References

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  2. "38^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
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  5. "TT 1954". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. "1954 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  7. "Mauro Baldi". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  8. "Marco Lucchinelli". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  9. "Derek Warwick". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  10. "Eliseo Salazar". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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  12. "Wilbur Shaw". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.