1958 in motorsport

List of years in motorsport

The following is an overview of the events of 1958 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, 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
11 May 42nd Targa Florio [1]
18 May 16th Monaco Grand Prix [2]
30 May 42nd Indianapolis 500 [3]
2–6 June 40th Isle of Man TT [4]
21–22 June 26th 24 Hours of Le Mans [5]
16 November 5th Macau Grand Prix [6]

Deaths

Date Month Name Age Nationality Occupation Note Ref
30 May Pat O'Connor 29 American Racing driver Died during 1958 Indianapolis 500. [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "42^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "1958 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "1958 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "TT 1958". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Le Mans Register - 1958". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "1958 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Pat O'Connor". ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
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