1955 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 1955 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 22nd Mille Miglia [1]
22 May 13th Monaco Grand Prix [2]
30 May 39th Indianapolis 500 [3]
4–10 June 37th Isle of Man TT [4]
11–12 June 23rd 24 Hours of Le Mans [5]
16 October 39th Targa Florio [6]
6 November 2nd Macau Grand Prix [7]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
18January Patrick Tauziac FrenchRally driver 1990 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire winner. [8]
24February Alain Prost FrenchRacing driver Formula One World Champion (1985-1986, 1989, 1993). [9]
9March Franco Uncini ItalianMotorcycle racer500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1982). [10]
10October Mike Mangold AmericanAir racer Red Bull Air World Race champion (2005, 2007). [11]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
26May Alberto Ascari 36ItalianRacing driver Formula One World Champion (1952, 1953). [12]
30May Bill Vukovich 36AmericanRacing driverWinner of the Indianapolis 500 (1952, 1953). Died during 1955 Indianapolis 500. [13]
11June Pierre Levegh 49FrenchRacing driverDied during 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans. [14]

See also

References

  1. "Mille Miglia - 1955". grandprixhistory.org. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. "1955 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  3. "1955 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  4. "TT 1955". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. "Le Mans Register - 1955". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. "39^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  7. "1955 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  8. "Patrick Tauziac". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  9. "Alain Prost". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  10. "Franco Uncini". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  11. "Michael Eugene Mangold (1955 - 2015)". legacy.com. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  12. "Alberto Ascari". ESPN . Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  13. "Bill Vukovich". ESPN . Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  14. "Pierre Levegh". ESPN . Retrieved 10 May 2017.