The following is an overview of the events of 1958 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 11 May42nd Targa Florio 18 May16th Monaco Grand Prix 30 May42nd Indianapolis 500 2–6 June40th Isle of Man TT 21–22 June26th 24 Hours of Le Mans 16 November5th Macau Grand Prix
Births DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef7JanuaryMiki BiasionItalianRally driverWorld Rally champion (-).10Eddie CheeverAmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1998).11MarchEddie LawsonAmericanMotorcycle racer500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (, , -).26AprilJohnny DumfriesBritishRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner ().18AugustDidier AuriolFrenchRally driverWorld Rally champion ().
Deaths DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef8JanuaryJohn Duff62CanadianRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner ().30MayPat O'Connor29AmericanRacing driverDied during 1958 Indianapolis 500.6JulyLuigi Musso33ItalianRacing driver1956 Argentine Grand Prix winner3AugustPeter Collins26BritishRacing driverWinner of 1956 Belgian Grand Prix, 1956 French Grand Prix and 1958 British Grand Prix21SeptemberPeter Whitehead71BritishRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner ()
See also List of 1958 motorsport champions
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