Overview of the: events of 1954 in motorsport
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 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.
Annual events※
The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events/annual events that had own significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.
| Date | Event | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 1–2 May | 21st Mille Miglia | |
| 20 May | 38th Targa Florio | |
| 31 May | 38th Indianapolis 500 | |
| 12–13 June | 22nd 24 Hours of Le Mans | |
| 14–19 June | 36th Isle of Man TT | |
| 31 October | 1st Macau Grand Prix |
Births※
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | January | Mauro Baldi | Italian | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1994). World Endurance champion (1990). | |
| 26 | June | Marco Lucchinelli | Italian | Motorcycle racer | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1981). | |
| 27 | August | Derek Warwick | British | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1992). World Endurance champion (1992). | |
| 14 | November | Eliseo Salazar | Chilean | Racing driver | The first Chilean Formula One driver. | |
| 10 | December | Price Cobb | American | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1990). |
Deaths※
| Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | July | Onofre Marimón | 30 | Argentine | Racing driver | F1 Podium Finisher (1953 Belgian Grand Prix, 1954 British Grand Prix) | |
| 30 | October | Wilbur Shaw | 51 | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1937, 1939, 1940). |
See also※
References※
- ^ "Mille Miglia - 1954". grandprixhistory.org. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "38^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1954 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 1954". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1954". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "1954 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Mauro Baldi". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Marco Lucchinelli". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Derek Warwick". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Eliseo Salazar". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Price Cobb". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Wilbur Shaw". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
