Juan Manuel Fangio wins first Formula 1 crown • Ferrari scores maiden championship win • A storm burst stops Daily Express International Trophy after six laps, Reg Parnell declared winner • Stirling Moss makes his grand prix debut • Jaguar takes its maiden Le Mans win • European factory teams arrive at Carrera Panamericana, Piero Taruffi and Luigi Chinetti win for Ferrari • Eric Brandon wins the first British Formula 3 title • Ian and Pat Appleyard take victory on the first proper RAC Rally
- Juan Manuel Fangio wins the first of his five Formula 1 world titles
- Jose Froilan Gonzalez scores Ferrari's first win at Silverstone
- Peter Walker and Peter Whitehead claim Jaguar's maiden Le Mans 24 Hours victory
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