1945 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 1945 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
1January Jacky Ickx BelgianRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1969, 1975-1977, 1981-1982). World Endurance champion (1982-1983). [1]
2April Guy Fréquelin FrenchRally driver 1981 Rally Argentina winner. [2]
13 Raffaele Pinto ItalianRally driver 1974 Rally Portugal winner. [3]
19June "Flash Gordon" Mineo American Drag racer [4]
26July Antonio Fassina ItalianRally driver 1979 Rallye Sanremo winner. [5]
12September Russell "Jungle Jim" Liberman Drag racer [6]
16September Pentti Airikkala FinnishRally driver 1989 Lombard RAC Rally winner. [7]
16 Kyösti Hämäläinen FinnishRally driver 1977 Rally Finland winner. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Jacky Ickx". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Guy Fréquelin". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Raffaele Pinto". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Dallasnews.com (retrieved 3 October 2018)
  5. ↑ "Antonio Fassina". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Street Muscle Mag bio
  7. ↑ "Pentti Airikkala". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Kyösti Hämäläinen". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
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