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.

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Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
14February Ricardo Rodríguez MexicanRacing driverThe first Mexican Formula One driver. [1]
16March Gijs van Lennep DutchRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1971, 1976). [2]
18April Jochen Rindt AustrianRacing driverThe only posthumous Formula One World Champion. Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1965) [3]
24May Hannu Mikkola FinnishRally driver World Rally champion (1983). [4]
16June Giacomo Agostini ItalianMotorcycle racer500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1966-1972, 1975). [5]
14August Jackie Oliver BritishRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1969) [6]
27 Tom Belsø DanishRacing driverThe first Danish Formula One driver. [7]
25September Henri Pescarolo FrenchRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1972-1974, 1984). [8]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
22September 1942 Louis Schneider 40AmericanRacing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (1931). [9]

References

  1. ↑ Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship drivers — Where are they now?". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Gijs van Lennep". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Jochen Rindt". ESPN . Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Hannu Mikkola". juwra.com. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Giacomo Agostini". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Jackie Oliver". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Tom Belsø". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Henri Pescarolo". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Louis Schneider". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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