1951 in motorsport
The following is an overview of the events of 1951 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[edit]
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 28–29 April | 18th Mille Miglia | [1] |
| 30 May | 35th Indianapolis 500 | [2] |
| 6–8 June | 33rd Isle of Man TT | [3] |
| 23–24 June | 19th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [4] |
| 9 September | 35th Targa Florio | [5] |
Births[edit]
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January | Hans-Joachim Stuck | German | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1986, 1987). World Endurance champion (1985). | [6] |
| 22 | Fulvio Bacchelli | Italian | Rally driver | 1977 Rally New Zealand winner. | [7] | |
| 15 | February | Markku Alén | Finnish | Rally driver | World Rally champion (1978). | [8] |
| 15 | June | Alain Ambrosino | French | Rally driver | 1988 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire winner. | [9] |
| 7 | August | Jorge Recalde | Argentine | Rally driver | 1988 Rally Argentina winner. | [10] |
| 8 | October | Timo Salonen | Finnish | Rally driver | World Rally champion (1985). | [11] |
| 3 | December | Rick Mears | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1979, 1984, 1988, 1991). | [12] |
| 14 | Joaquim Moutinho | Portuguese | Rally driver | 1986 Rally de Portugal winner. | [13] | |
| 31 | Kenny Roberts | American | Motorcycle racer | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1978-1980). | [14] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mille Miglia - 1951". grandprixhistory.org. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1951 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1951". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 1951". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "35^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Hans-Joachim Stuck". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Fulvio Bacchelli". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Markku Alén". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Alain Ambrosino". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Jorge Recalde". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Timo Salonen". juwra.com. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Rick Mears". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Joaquim Moutinho". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Kenny Roberts". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
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