1942 in motorsport

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.

List of years in motorsport
In sports
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945

Births
Date Month Name Nationality Occupation Note Ref
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
Date Month Name Age Nationality Occupation Note Ref
22 September 1942 Louis Schneider 40 American Racing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (1931). [9]
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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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