1942 in motorsport

List of years 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, births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.

Births

Date Month Name Nationality Occupation Note Ref
14 February Ricardo Rodríguez Mexican Racing driver [1]
18 April Jochen Rindt Austrian Racing driver The only posthumous Formula One World Champion. Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1965) [2]

References

  1. Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship drivers — Where are they now?". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  2. "Jochen Rindt". ESPN. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
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