1959 in motorsport
The following is an overview of the events of 1959 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.
Date | Event | Ref |
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22 February | 1st Daytona 500 | [1] |
10 May | 17th Monaco Grand Prix | [2] |
24 May | 43rd Targa Florio | [3] |
30 May | 43rd Indianapolis 500 | [4] |
1–6 June | 41st Isle of Man TT | [5] |
20–21 June | 27th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [6] |
15 November | 6th Macau Grand Prix | [7] |
Births
Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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2 | April | Juha Kankkunen | Finnish | Rally driver | World Rally champion (1986-1987, 1991, 1993). | [8] |
1 | June | Martin Brundle | British | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1990). World Endurance champion (1988). | [9] |
7 | July | Alessandro Nannini | Italian | Racing driver | 1989 Japanese Grand Prix winner. | [10] |
11 | October | Wayne Gardner | Australian | Motorcycle racer | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1987). | [11] |
18 | Kirby Chambliss | American | Air racer | Red Bull Air World Race champion (2004, 2006). | [12] |
Deaths
Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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22 | January | Mike Hawthorn | 29 | British | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (1958). Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1955) | [13] |
8 | June | Leslie Johnson | 47 | British | Racing driver | One of the first British Formula One drivers. | [14] |
1 | August | Ivor Bueb | 36 | British | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1955, 1957). | [15] |
See also
References
- "1959 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "1959 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "43^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "1959 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "TT 1959". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "Le Mans Register - 1959". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "1959 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- "Juha Kankkunen". juwra.com. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- "Martin Brundle". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- "Alessandro Nannini". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- "Wayne Gardner". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- Targett, Michael. "Pilot Profile: Kirby Chambliss". flightglobal.com. Reed Business Information Limited. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- "Mike Hawthorn". ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- "Leslie Johnson". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- "Ivor Bueb". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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