1952 in motorsport
The following is an overview of the events of 1952 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.
Annual events[edit]
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.
| Date | Event | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 4–5 May | 19th Mille Miglia | [1] |
| 30 May | 36th Indianapolis 500 | [2] |
| 2 June | 12h Monaco Grand Prix | [3] |
| 9–13 June | 34th Isle of Man TT | [4] |
| 14–15 June | 20th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [5] |
| 29 June | 36th Targa Florio | [6] |
Births[edit]
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | March | Geoff Brabham | Australian | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1993). | [7] |
| 26 | Didier Pironi | French | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1978). | [8] | |
| 7 | April | Stanley Dickens | Swedish | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1989). | [9] |
| 27 | Ari Vatanen | Finnish | Rally driver | World Rally champion (1981). | [10] | |
| 17 | August | Nelson Piquet | Brazilian | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (1981, 1983, 1987). | [11] |
Deaths[edit]
| Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | June | Luigi Fagioli | 54 | Italian | Racing driver | 1951 French Grand Prix winner | [12] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mille Miglia - 1952". grandprixhistory.org. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1952 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "1952 Monaco Grand Prix". monaco-grandsprix.org. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1952". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 1952". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "36^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Geoff Brabham". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Didier Pironi". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Stanley Dickens". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Ari Vatanen". juwra.com. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Nigel Mansell — Biography". Grand Prix History. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Lugi Fagioli". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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