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1954 World Sportscar Championship

Index 1954 World Sportscar Championship

The 1954 World Sportscar Championship season was the second season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. [1]

59 relations: Alberto Ascari, Argentina, Aston Martin, Aston Martin DB3S, Austin-Healey, Austin-Healey 100, Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Brescia, Briggs Cunningham, Carrera Panamericana, Circuit de la Sarthe, Ciudad Juárez, Dundrod Circuit, Enzo Ferrari, Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, Ferrari, Ferrari 375 MM, Ferrari America, Ferrari Monza, Formula One, Giuseppe Farina, Gordini, Grand tourer, Hersham and Walton Motors, Jaguar C-Type, Jaguar Cars, Jaguar D-Type, José Froilán González, Kieft Cars, Lancia, Lancia D24, Maserati, Maserati A6, Maurice Trintignant, Mike Hawthorn, Mille Miglia, O.S.C.A., Porsche, Porsche 550, RAC Tourist Trophy, Rome, Scuderia Ferrari, Sebring International Raceway, Spa 24 Hours, Sports car racing, Stirling Moss, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Umberto Maglioli, World Sportscar Championship, 1000 km Buenos Aires, ..., 12 Hours of Sebring, 1954 1000 km Buenos Aires, 1954 12 Hours of Sebring, 1954 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1954 Carrera Panamericana, 1954 Mille Miglia, 1954 RAC Tourist Trophy, 24 Hours of Le Mans, 6 Hours of Nürburgring. Expand index (9 more) »

Alberto Ascari

Alberto Ascari (13 July 1918 – 26 May 1955) was an Italian racing driver and twice Formula One World Champion.

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Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic (República Argentina), is a federal republic located mostly in the southern half of South America.

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Aston Martin

Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers. It was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. Steered from 1947 by David Brown, it became associated with expensive grand touring cars in the 1950s and 1960s, and with the fictional character James Bond following his use of a DB5 model in the 1964 film Goldfinger. Their sports cars are regarded as a British cultural icon. Aston Martin has held a Royal Warrant as purveyor of motorcars to the Prince of Wales since 1982. It has over 150 car dealerships in over 50 countries on six continents making them a global automobile brand. Their headquarters and the main production site are in Gaydon, Warwickshire, England, alongside one of Jaguar Land Rover's development centres on the site of a former RAF V Bomber airbase. One of Aston Martin's recent cars was named after the 1950s Vulcan Bomber. Aston Martin has exploited its branding for projects including speed boats, submarines, bicycles, monster trucks, clothing and real estate development..

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Aston Martin DB3S

The Aston Martin DB3S is a sports racing car that was built by Aston Martin.

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Austin-Healey

Austin-Healey was a British sports car maker established in 1952 through a joint venture between the Austin division of the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and the Donald Healey Motor Company (Healey), a renowned automotive engineering and design firm.

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Austin-Healey 100

The Austin-Healey 100 is a sports car that was built by Austin-Healey from 1953 until 1956.

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Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez

The Autódromo de Buenos Aires Juan y Oscar Gálvez (official name) is a 45,000 capacity motor racing circuit in Buenos Aires, Argentina built in 1952 under president Juan Perón, named Autódromo 17 de Octubre after the date of Loyalty Day until Perón's overthrow.

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Brescia

Brescia (Lombard: Brèsa,, or; Brixia; Bressa) is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy.

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Briggs Cunningham

Briggs Swift Cunningham II (January 19, 1907 – July 2, 2003) was an American entrepreneur and sportsman, who raced automobiles and yachts.

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Carrera Panamericana

The Carrera Panamericana was a border-to-border sedan and sports car racing event on open roads in Mexico similar to the Mille Miglia and Targa Florio in Italy.

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Circuit de la Sarthe

The Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans, also known as Circuit de la Sarthe (after the 1906 French Grand Prix triangle circuit) located in Le Mans, Maine, France, is a semi-permanent race course chiefly known as the venue for the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race.

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Ciudad Juárez

Ciudad Juárez (Juarez City) is the most populous city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.

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Dundrod Circuit

Dundrod Circuit is a motorsport street circuit used for the RAC Tourist Trophy for sports cars between 1950 and 1955 and for the motorcycle Ulster Grand Prix from 1953 onwards.

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Enzo Ferrari

Enzo Anselmo Ferrari, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (18 February 1898 – 14 August 1988) was an Italian motor racing driver and entrepreneur, the founder of the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team, and subsequently of the Ferrari automobile marque.

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Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA, English: International Automobile Federation) is an association established as the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus (AIACR, English: 'International Association of Recognized Automobile Clubs') on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users.

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Ferrari

Ferrari N.V. is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello.

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Ferrari 375 MM

Ferrari 375 MM, was a race car produced by Ferrari in 1953 and 1954.

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Ferrari America

Ferrari America is a series of top-end Ferrari models built in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Ferrari Monza

A Ferrari Monza is one of a series of cars built by Ferrari.

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Formula One

Formula One (also Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of single-seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and owned by the Formula One Group.

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Giuseppe Farina

Dottore Emilio Giuseppe "Nino" Farina (30 October 1906 – 30 June 1966), was an Italian racing driver and was the first official Formula One World Champion, gaining the title in 1950.

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Gordini

Gordini is a division of Renault Sport Technologies (Renault Sport).

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Grand tourer

A grand tourer (gran turismo) (GT) is a performance and luxury automobile capable of high speed and long-distance driving.

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Hersham and Walton Motors

Hersham and Walton Motors (HWM) is the world's longest established Aston Martin business (having acquired the franchise in 1951) and is well known as a racing car constructor.

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Jaguar C-Type

The Jaguar C-Type (also called the Jaguar XK120-C) is a racing sports car built by Jaguar and sold from 1951 to 1953.

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Jaguar Cars

Jaguar is the luxury vehicle brand of Jaguar Land Rover, a British multinational car manufacturer with its headquarters in Whitley, Coventry, England and owned by the Indian company Tata Motors since 2008.

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Jaguar D-Type

The Jaguar D-Type is a sports racing car produced by Jaguar Cars Ltd. between 1954 and 1957.

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José Froilán González

José Froilán González (October 5, 1922 – June 15, 2013) was an Argentine racing driver, particularly notable for scoring Ferrari's first win in a Formula One World Championship race at the 1951 British Grand Prix.

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Kieft Cars

Kieft Cars, founded by Cyril Kieft, was a British car company that built Formula Three racing cars and some road going sports cars in a factory in Derry St, Wolverhampton.

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Lancia

Lancia is an Italian automobile manufacturer founded in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia as Lancia & C..

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Lancia D24

The Lancia D24 was a sports racing car introduced by Lancia in 1953, and raced in the 1953 and 1954 seasons.

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Maserati

Maserati is an Italian luxury vehicle manufacturer established on 1 December 1914, in Bologna.

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Maserati A6

Maserati A6 were a series of grand tourers, racing sports cars and single seaters made by Maserati of Italy between 1947 and 1956.

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Maurice Trintignant

Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant (30 October 1917, in Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes, Vaucluse – 13 February 2005, in Nîmes) was a motor racing driver and vintner from France.

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Mike Hawthorn

John Michael Hawthorn (10 April 1929 – 22 January 1959) was a British racing driver.

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Mille Miglia

The Mille Miglia (Thousand Miles) was an open-road endurance race which took place in Italy twenty-four times from 1927 to 1957 (thirteen before the war, eleven from 1947).

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O.S.C.A.

O.S.C.A. (Officine Specializzate Costruzione Automobili—Fratelli Maserati S.p.A.) was an Italian manufacturer of racing and sports cars established 1947 in San Lazzaro di Savena, Bologna, by the Maserati brothers, and closed down in 1967.

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Porsche

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Porsche 550

The Porsche 550 was a racing sports car produced by Porsche from 1953-1956.

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RAC Tourist Trophy

The International Tourist Trophy is an award given by the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) and awarded semi-annually to the winners of a selected motor racing event each year in the United Kingdom.

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Rome

Rome (Roma; Roma) is the capital city of Italy and a special comune (named Comune di Roma Capitale).

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Scuderia Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari S.p.A. is the racing division of luxury Italian auto manufacturer, Ferrari, and the racing team that competes in Formula One racing.

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Sebring International Raceway

Sebring International Raceway is a road course auto racing facility located near Sebring, Florida.

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Spa 24 Hours

The Total 24 Hours of Spa is an endurance racing event for cars held annually in Belgium since 1923 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

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Sports car racing

Sports car racing is a form of circuit auto racing with sports cars that have two seats and enclosed wheels.

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Stirling Moss

Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss (born 17 September 1929) is a British former Formula One racing driver.

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Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Tuxtla Gutiérrez is the capital and the largest city of the Mexican southeast state of Chiapas.

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Umberto Maglioli

Umberto Maglioli (5 June 1928, in Bioglio, Vercelli – 7 February 1999, in Monza) was a racing driver from Italy.

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World Sportscar Championship

The World Sportscar Championship was the world series run for sports car racing by the FIA from 1953 to 1992.

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1000 km Buenos Aires

The 1000 km Buenos Aires was an endurance sports car event held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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12 Hours of Sebring

The 12 Hours of Sebring is an annual motorsport endurance race for sports cars held at Sebring International Raceway, on the site of the former Hendricks Army Airfield World War II air base in Sebring, Florida.

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1954 1000 km Buenos Aires

The 1954 1000 km Buenos Aires was a motor race for sports cars which was held on January 24 at the Autódromo Municipal-Avenida Paz, (Buenos Aires, Argentina).

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1954 12 Hours of Sebring

The 1954 12 Hours of Sebring (officially the Florida International 12-Hour Grand Prix of Endurance) was a motor race for sports cars, staged on 7 March 1954 at the Sebring International Raceway, Florida, United States.

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1954 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 22ème Grand Prix d’Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1954 was a race for Sports Cars, and took place on 12 and 13 June 1954, at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France.

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1954 Carrera Panamericana

The 1954 Carrera Panamericana was the fifth and final running of the Carrera Panamericana Mexican sports car racing event, run from November 19-23, 1954.

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1954 Mille Miglia

The 1954 Mille Miglia (officially XXI Mille Miglia), was a motor race open to Sports Cars, GT cars and Touring Cars.

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1954 RAC Tourist Trophy

The 1954 RAC Tourist Trophy was a motor race for Sports Cars which took place on 11 September 1954 on the roads around Dundrod, (County Antrim, Northern Ireland).

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24 Hours of Le Mans

The 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans) is the world's oldest active sports car race in endurance racing, held annually since near the town of Le Mans, France.

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6 Hours of Nürburgring

The 6 Hours of Nürburgring (formerly the Nürburgring 1000 km) was an endurance race for sports cars held on the Nürburgring in Germany and organized by the ADAC since 1953.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_World_Sportscar_Championship

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