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. DateEventRef 22 February1st Daytona 500 10 May17th Monaco Grand Prix 24 May43rd Targa Florio 30 May43rd Indianapolis 500 1–6 June41st Isle of Man TT 20–21 June27th 24 Hours of Le Mans 15 November6th Macau Grand Prix
Births DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef2AprilJuha KankkunenFinnishRally driverWorld Rally champion (-, , ).1JuneMartin BrundleBritishRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (). World Endurance champion (1988).7JulyAlessandro Nannini ItalianRacing driver1989 Japanese Grand Prix winner.11OctoberWayne GardnerAustralianMotorcycle racer500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion ().18Kirby ChamblissAmericanAir racerRed Bull Air World Race champion (2004, 2006).
Deaths DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef22JanuaryMike Hawthorn29BritishRacing driverFormula One World Champion (). Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans ()8JuneLeslie Johnson47BritishRacing driverOne of the first British Formula One drivers.1AugustIvor Bueb36BritishRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (, ).
See also List of 1959 motorsport champions
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