1955 in motorsport
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | January | Patrick Tauziac | French | Rally driver | 1990 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire winner. | [8] |
| 24 | February | Alain Prost | French | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (1985-1986, 1989, 1993). | [9] |
| 9 | March | Franco Uncini | Italian | Motorcycle racer | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1982). | [10] |
| 10 | October | Mike Mangold | American | Air racer | Red Bull Air World Race champion (2005, 2007). | [11] |
Deaths[edit]
| Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | May | Alberto Ascari | 36 | Italian | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (1952, 1953). | [12] |
| 30 | May | Bill Vukovich | 36 | American | Racing driver | Winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1952, 1953). Died during 1955 Indianapolis 500. | [13] |
| 11 | June | Pierre Levegh | 49 | French | Racing driver | Died during 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans. | [14] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mille Miglia - 1955". grandprixhistory.org. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1955 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "1955 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1955". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 1955". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "39^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1955 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Patrick Tauziac". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Alain Prost". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Franco Uncini". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Michael Eugene Mangold (1955 - 2015)". legacy.com. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Alberto Ascari". ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Bill Vukovich". ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Pierre Levegh". ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
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