The following is an overview of the events of 1953 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 25–26 April20th Mille Miglia 14 May37th Targa Florio 30 May37th Indianapolis 500 8–12 June35th Isle of Man TT 13–14 June21st 24 Hours of Le Mans 25–26 July15th 24 Hours of Spa
Births DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef10JanuaryBobby RahalAmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1986).22AprilAlain OreilleFrenchRally driver1989 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire winner.8AugustNigel MansellBritishRacing driverFormula One World Champion ().21SeptemberArie LuyendykDutchRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1990, 1997).26Sepp HaiderAustrianRally driver1988 New Zealand winner.
Deaths DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef12JuneLeslie Graham41BritishMotorcycle racer500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion ().11AugustTazio Nuvolari60ItalianRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner ().21NovemberFelice Bonetto50ItalianRacing driver1952 Targa Florio winner.
See also List of 1953 motorsport champions
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