1943 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 1943 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

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Date Month Name Nationality Occupation Note Ref
19 March Vern Schuppan Australian Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1983). [1]
27 April Helmut Marko Austrian Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1971). [2]
20 July Chris Amon New Zealander Racing driver Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1966). [3]
5 August Leo Kinnunen Finnish Racing driver The first Finnish Formula One driver. [4]
23 September Anders Kulläng Swedish Rally driver 1980 Swedish Rally winner. [5]
12 November Björn Waldegård Swedish Rally driver World Rally champion (1979). [6]

References

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  1. ^ "Vern Schuppan". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Helmut Marko". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  3. ^ Motor racing legend Chris Amon dies
  4. ^ "Leo Kinnunen". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Anders Kulläng". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Björn Waldegård". juwra.com. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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