1943 in motorsport

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.

List of years in motorsport
In sports
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946

Births
Date Month Name Nationality Occupation Note Ref
19 March Vern Schuppan Australian Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1983). [1]
27 April Helmut Marko Austrian Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1971). [2]
20 July Chris Amon New Zealander Racing driver Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1966). [3]
5 August Leo Kinnunen Finnish Racing driver The first Finnish Formula One driver. [4]
23 September Anders Kulläng Swedish Rally driver 1980 Swedish Rally winner. [5]
12 November Björn Waldegård Swedish Rally driver World Rally champion (1979). [6]
gollark: What?
gollark: You can be *safer* if not entirely safe.
gollark: This is a false dichotomy.
gollark: But then I wouldn't have a computer. I need that.
gollark: Well, it's unsafe.

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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