1955 in motorsport

Overview of the events of 1955 in motorsport

Years in motorsport

* ← 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958 →

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1955 in sports

* Air sports
* American football
* Aquatic sports
* Association football
* Athletics
* Australian rules football
* Badminton
* Baseball
* Basketball
* Canadian football
* Chess
* Climbing
* Combat sports
* Sumo
* Cricket
* 1954–55
* 1955
* 1955–56
* Cycling
* Dance sports
* Darts
* Equestrianism
* Esports
* Field hockey
* Flying disc
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Ice hockey
* Ice sports
* Korfball
* Lumberjack sports
* Mind sports
* Modern pentathlon
* Motorsport
* Orienteering
* Paralympic sports
* Precision sports
* Shooting
* Racquetball
* Roller sports
* Sailing
* Skiing
* Speedway
* Rugby league‎
* Rugby union
* Snooker
* 1954–55
* 1955–56
* Strength sports
* Weightlifting
* Squash
* Table tennis
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball

The following is an overview of the events of 1955 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

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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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1–2 May  | 22nd Mille Miglia | [1]
22 May  | 13th Monaco Grand Prix | [2]
30 May  | 39th Indianapolis 500 | [3]
4–10 June  | 37th Isle of Man TT | [4]
11–12 June  | 23rd 24 Hours of Le Mans | [5]
16 October  | 39th Targa Florio | [6]
6 November  | 2nd Macau Grand Prix | [7]

## Births

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Date  | Month  | Name  | Nationality  | Occupation  | Note  | Ref

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18  | January  | Patrick Tauziac | French  | Rally driver  | 1990 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire winner.  | [8]
24  | February  | Alain Prost | French  | Racing driver  | Formula One World Champion (1985-1986, 1989, 1993).  | [9]
9  | March  | Franco Uncini | Italian  | Motorcycle racer  | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1982).  | [10]
10  | October  | Mike Mangold | American  | Air racer  | Red Bull Air World Race champion (2005, 2007).  | [11]

## Deaths

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Date  | Month  | Name  | Age  | Nationality  | Occupation  | Note  | Ref

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26  | May  | Alberto Ascari | 36  | Italian  | Racing driver  | Formula One World Champion (1952, 1953).  | [12]
30  | May  | Bill Vukovich | 36  | American  | Racing driver  | Winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1952, 1953). Died during 1955 Indianapolis 500.  | [13]
11  | June  | Pierre Levegh | 49  | French  | Racing driver  | Died during 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans.  | [14]

## See also

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* List of 1955 motorsport champions

## References

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1. ^ "Mille Miglia - 1955". grandprixhistory.org. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
2. ^ "1955 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
3. ^ "1955 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
4. ^ "TT 1955". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
5. ^ "Le Mans Register - 1955". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
6. ^ "39^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
7. ^ "1955 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
8. ^ "Patrick Tauziac". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
9. ^ "Alain Prost". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
10. ^ "Franco Uncini". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
11. ^ "Michael Eugene Mangold (1955 - 2015)". legacy.com. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
12. ^ "Alberto Ascari". ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
13. ^ "Bill Vukovich". ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
14. ^ "Pierre Levegh". ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2017.

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