1944 in motorsport

none 1944 motorsport sports The following is an overview of the events of 1944 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. Births DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef25FebruaryFrançois CevertFrenchRacing driver1971 United States Grand Prix winner.François Cevert http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/923.html en.espn.co.uk ESPN 16 April 201830AugustLee ShepherdAmericanDrag racerNHRA.com(retrieved 23 May 2017)6OctoberJosé Carlos Pace BrazilianRacing driver1975 Brazilian Grand Prix winner.Carlos Pace http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/948.html en.espn.co.uk ESPN 16 April 2018 Deaths DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef9SeptemberRobert Benoist49FrenchRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1937).Robert Benoist https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/robert-benoist motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 16 April 201813OctoberJean Trémoulet35FrenchRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1938).Jean Trémoulet https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/jean-tremoulet motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 16 April 2018 References 30em Sports Category:Motorsport by year