1946 in motorsport

none 1946 motorsport sports The following is an overview of the events of 1946 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. 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. DateEventRef 30 May30th Indianapolis 5001946 Indianapolis 500 racing-reference.info Racing Reference http://racing-reference.info/race/1946_International_500/X 15 April 2017 Births DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef23JanuaryDon WhittingtonAmericanRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1979).Don Whittington https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/don-whittington motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 16 April 201825FebruaryJean TodtFrenchMotor sport executive and rally co-driverThe 11th FIA presidenthttp://www.fia.com/public/fia_structure/todt.html Jean Todt dead 17 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121020045233/http://www.fia.com/public/fia_structure/todt.html 20 October 201210MarchHiroshi FushidaJapaneseRacing driverThe first Japanese Formula One driver.Hiroshi Fushida http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/994.html en.espn.co.uk ESPN 15 April 201813MayJean RondeauFrenchRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1980).Jean Rondeau https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/jean-rondeau motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 16 April 201821JunePer EklundSwedishRally driver1976 Swedish Rally winner.Ove Andersson https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile/22857-ove-andersson/ 27 April 2018 ewrc-results.com ewrc-results.com29JulyStig BlomqvistSwedishRally driverWorld Rally champion (1984).Stig Blomqvist http://juwra.com/blomqvist_stig.html juwra.com Jonkka's World Rally Archive 17 April 201830SeptemberJochen Mass GermanRacing driver1975 Spanish Grand Prix winner. 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1989).Jochen Mass http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/962.html en.espn.co.uk ESPN 16 April 201829OctoberWalter Boyce CanadianRally driver1973 Press-on-Regardless Rally winner.Walter Boyce https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile/9663-walter-boyce/ 27 April 2018 ewrc-results.com ewrc-results.com2NovemberAlan JonesAustralianRacing driverFormula One World Champion (1980).Jody Scheckter http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/990.html en.espn.co.uk ESPN 15 April 201811Al HolbertAmericanRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1983, 1986-1987).Al Holbert https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/al-holbert motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 16 April 2018 Deaths DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef17JuneJoe Dawson56AmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1912).Joe Dawson https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/joe-dawson motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 16 April 20182SeptemberGeorge Robson37AmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1946).George Robson https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/george-robson motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 17 April 2018 See also List of 1946 motorsport champions References 30em External links Sports Category:Motorsport by year