1945 in motorsport
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The following is an overview of the events of 1945 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
Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | January | Jacky Ickx | Belgian | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1969, 1975-1977, 1981-1982). World Endurance champion (1982-1983). | [1] |
2 | April | Guy Fréquelin | French | Rally driver | 1981 Rally Argentina winner. | [2] |
13 | Raffaele Pinto | Italian | Rally driver | 1974 Rally Portugal winner. | [3] | |
19 | June | "Flash Gordon" Mineo | American | Drag racer | [4] | |
26 | July | Antonio Fassina | Italian | Rally driver | 1979 Rallye Sanremo winner. | [5] |
12 | September | Russell "Jungle Jim" Liberman | Drag racer | [6] | ||
16 | September | Pentti Airikkala | Finnish | Rally driver | 1989 Lombard RAC Rally winner. | [7] |
16 | Kyösti Hämäläinen | Finnish | Rally driver | 1977 Rally Finland winner. | [8] |
References
- ^ "Jacky Ickx". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Guy Fréquelin". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Raffaele Pinto". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ Dallasnews.com (retrieved 3 October 2018)
- ^ "Antonio Fassina". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ Street Muscle Mag bio
- ^ "Pentti Airikkala". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Kyösti Hämäläinen". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.