1944 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 1944 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
25February François Cevert FrenchRacing driver 1971 United States Grand Prix winner. [1]
30August Lee Shepherd American Drag racer [2]
6October José Carlos Pace BrazilianRacing driver 1975 Brazilian Grand Prix winner. [3]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
9September Robert Benoist 49FrenchRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1937). [4]
13October Jean Trémoulet 35FrenchRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1938). [5]

References

  1. ↑ "François Cevert". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. ↑ NHRA.com(retrieved 23 May 2017)
  3. ↑ "Carlos Pace". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Robert Benoist". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Jean Trémoulet". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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