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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, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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] |
Births
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | January | Miki Biasion | Italian | Rally driver | World Rally champion (1988-1989). | [7] |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1998). | [8] | |
| 11 | March | Eddie Lawson | American | Motorcycle racer | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1984, 1986, 1988-1989). | [9] |
| 26 | April | Johnny Dumfries | British | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1988). | [10] |
| 18 | August | Didier Auriol | French | Rally driver | World Rally champion (1994). | [11] |
Deaths
| Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | January | John Duff | 62 | Canadian | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1924). | [12] |
| 30 | May | Pat O'Connor | 29 | American | Racing driver | Died during 1958 Indianapolis 500. | [13] |
| 6 | July | Luigi Musso | 33 | Italian | Racing driver | 1956 Argentine Grand Prix winner | [14] |
| 3 | August | Peter Collins | 26 | British | Racing driver | Winner of 1956 Belgian Grand Prix, 1956 French Grand Prix and 1958 British Grand Prix | |
| 21 | September | Peter Whitehead | 71 | British | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1951) | [15] |
See also
References
- ^ "42^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1958 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "1958 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1958". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 1958". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1958 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Miki Biasion". juwra.com. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Eddie Cheever". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Eddie Lawson". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Johnny Dumfries". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Didier Auriol". juwra.com. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "John Duff". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Pat O'Connor". ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Luigi Musso". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Peter Whitehead". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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