1949 in motorsport

The following is an overview of the events of 1949 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
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952

Annual events

The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had own significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.

Date Event Ref
20 March 33rd Targa Florio [1]
24–25 April 16th Mille Miglia [2]
30 May 33rd Indianapolis 500 [3]
6–17 June 31st Isle of Man TT [4]
25–26 June 17th 24 Hours of Le Mans [5]
9–10 July 14th 24 Hours of Spa [6]

Births
Date Month Name Nationality Occupation Note Ref
22 February Niki Lauda Austrian Racing driver Formula One World Champion (1975, 1977, 1984). [7]
23 May Jerry Sneva American Racing driver 1977 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year [8]
8 August Ricardo Londoño Colombian Racing driver The first Colombian Formula One driver. [9]
12 Louis Krages German Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1985). [10]
11 September Bill Whittington American Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1979). [11]
5 October Klaus Ludwig German Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1979, 1984, 1985). [12]
27 November Masanori Sekiya Japanese Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1995). [13]

Deaths
Date Month Name Age Nationality Occupation Note Ref
28 January Jean-Pierre Wimille 40 French Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1937, 1939). [14]
7 March Lora L. Corum 50 American Racing driver Indianapolis 500 winner (1924). [15]
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See also

References
  1. "33^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. "Mille Miglia - 1949". grandprixhistory.org. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. "1949 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  4. "TT 1949". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. "Le Mans Register - 1949". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  6. "Spa 24 Hours 1949 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  7. "Niki Lauda — Biography". Grand Prix History. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  8. Miller, Robin (29 January 2018). "Jerry Sneva, 1949-2018". Racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. Archived from the original on 2018-01-31. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  9. "Ricardo Londoño". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  10. ""John Winter"". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  11. "Bill Whittington". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  12. "Klaus Ludwig". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  13. "Masanori Sekiya". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  14. "Jean-Pierre Wimille". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  15. "Lora Corum". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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