1942 in motorsport
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The following is an overview of the events of 1942 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.
Births[edit]
Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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14 | February | Ricardo Rodríguez | Mexican | Racing driver | The first Mexican Formula One driver. | [1] |
16 | March | Gijs van Lennep | Dutch | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1971, 1976). | [2] |
18 | April | Jochen Rindt | Austrian | Racing driver | The only posthumous Formula One World Champion. Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1965) | [3] |
24 | May | Hannu Mikkola | Finnish | Rally driver | World Rally champion (1983). | [4] |
16 | June | Giacomo Agostini | Italian | Motorcycle racer | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1966-1972, 1975). | [5] |
14 | August | Jackie Oliver | British | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1969) | [6] |
27 | Tom Belsø | Danish | Racing driver | The first Danish Formula One driver. | [7] | |
25 | September | Henri Pescarolo | French | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1972-1974, 1984). | [8] |
Deaths[edit]
Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
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22 | September 1942 | Louis Schneider | 40 | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1931). | [9] |
References[edit]
- ^ Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship drivers — Where are they now?". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Gijs van Lennep". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Jochen Rindt". ESPN. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Hannu Mikkola". juwra.com. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Giacomo Agostini". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Jackie Oliver". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Tom Belsø". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Henri Pescarolo". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Louis Schneider". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.