1943 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 1943 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
19March Vern Schuppan AustralianRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1983). [1]
27April Helmut Marko AustrianRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1971). [2]
20July Chris Amon New ZealanderRacing driverWinner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1966). [3]
5August Leo Kinnunen FinnishRacing driverThe first Finnish Formula One driver. [4]
23September Anders Kulläng SwedishRally driver 1980 Swedish Rally winner. [5]
12November Björn Waldegård SwedishRally driver World Rally champion (1979). [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Vern Schuppan". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Helmut Marko". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Motor racing legend Chris Amon dies
  4. ↑ "Leo Kinnunen". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Anders Kulläng". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Björn Waldegård". juwra.com. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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