1957 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 1957 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
12–13 May 24th Mille Miglia [1]
19 May 14th Monaco Grand Prix [2]
30 May 41st Indianapolis 500 [3]
3–7 June 39th Isle of Man TT [4]
22–23 June 25th 24 Hours of Le Mans [5]
17 November 4th Macau Grand Prix [6]
24 November 41st Targa Florio [7]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
21February Raymond Roche FrenchMotorcycle racer Superbike World champion (1990). [8]
26May Roberto Ravaglia ItalianRacing driver World Touring Car champion (1987). [9]
11October Franco Cunico ItalianRally driver 1993 Rallye Sanremo winner. [10]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
20January Dudley Benjafield 69BritishRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1927). Founder of the British Racing Drivers' Club. [11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mille Miglia - 1957". grandprixhistory.org. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "1957 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "1957 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "TT 1957". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Le Mans Register - 1957". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "1957 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "41^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Raymond Roche". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Roberto Ravaglia". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Franco Cunico". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "JD Benjafield". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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