1957 in motorsport
The following is an overview of the events of 1957 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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12–13 May | 24th Mille Miglia | [1] |
19 May | 14th Monaco Grand Prix | [2] |
30 May | 41st Indianapolis 500 | [3] |
3–7 June | 39th Isle of Man TT | [4] |
22–23 June | 25th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [5] |
17 November | 4th Macau Grand Prix | [6] |
24 November | 41st Targa Florio | [7] |
Births
Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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21 | February | Raymond Roche | French | Motorcycle racer | Superbike World champion (1990). | [8] |
26 | May | Roberto Ravaglia | Italian | Racing driver | World Touring Car champion (1987). | [9] |
11 | October | Franco Cunico | Italian | Rally driver | 1993 Rallye Sanremo winner. | [10] |
Deaths
Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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20 | January | Dudley Benjafield | 69 | British | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1927). Founder of the British Racing Drivers' Club. | [11] |
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See also
References
- "Mille Miglia - 1957". grandprixhistory.org. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "1957 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "1957 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "TT 1957". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "Le Mans Register - 1957". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "1957 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- "41^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "Raymond Roche". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- "Roberto Ravaglia". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- "Franco Cunico". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- "JD Benjafield". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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