Английская Википедия:1959 in motorsport
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Шаблон:Year nav sports topic5 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | April | Juha Kankkunen | Finnish | Rally driver | World Rally champion (Шаблон:WRC-Шаблон:WRC, Шаблон:WRC, Шаблон:WRC). | [8] |
| 1 | June | Martin Brundle | British | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (Шаблон:24hLM). 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 (Шаблон:MGP). | [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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | January | Mike Hawthorn | 29 | British | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (Шаблон:F1). Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (Шаблон:24hLM) | [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 (Шаблон:24hLM, Шаблон:24hLM). | [15] |
See also
References
External links
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