The following is an overview of the events of 1953 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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 25–26 April | 20th Mille Miglia | [1] |
| 14 May | 37th Targa Florio | [2] |
| 30 May | 37th Indianapolis 500 | [3] |
| 8–12 June | 35th Isle of Man TT | [4] |
| 13–14 June | 21st 24 Hours of Le Mans | [5] |
| 25–26 July | 15th 24 Hours of Spa | [6] |
Births
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | January | Bobby Rahal | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner ( 1986). | [7] |
| 22 | April | Alain Oreille | French | Rally driver | 1989 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire winner. | [8] |
| 8 | August | Nigel Mansell | British | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion ( 1992). | [9] |
| 21 | September | Arie Luyendyk | Dutch | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner ( 1990, 1997). | [10] |
| 26 | Sepp Haider | Austrian | Rally driver | 1988 New Zealand winner. | [11] |
Deaths
| Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | June | Leslie Graham | 41 | British | Motorcycle racer | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion ( 1949). | [12] |
| 11 | August | Tazio Nuvolari | 60 | Italian | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner ( 1933). | [13] |
| 21 | November | Felice Bonetto | 50 | Italian | Racing driver | 1952 Targa Florio winner. | [14] |
See also
References
- ^ "Mille Miglia - 1953". grandprixhistory.org. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "37^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1953 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1953". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 1953". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Spa 24 Hours 1953 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Bobby Rahal". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Alain Oreille". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Nigel Mansell — Biography". Grand Prix History. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Arie Luyendyk". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Sepp Haider". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Leslie Graham". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Tazio Nuvolari". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Felice Bonetto". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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