1943 in motorsport

Overview of the events of 1943 in motorsport

Years in motorsport

* ← 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946 →

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1943 in sports

* Air sports
* American football
* Aquatic sports
* Association football
* Athletics
* Australian rules football
* Badminton
* Baseball
* Basketball
* Canadian football
* Chess
* Climbing
* Combat sports
* Sumo
* Cricket
* 1942–43
* 1943
* 1943–44
* Cycling
* Dance sports
* Darts
* Equestrianism
* Esports
* Field hockey
* Flying disc
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Ice hockey
* Ice sports
* Korfball
* Lumberjack sports
* Mind sports
* Modern pentathlon
* Motorsport
* Orienteering
* Paralympic sports
* Precision sports
* Shooting
* Racquetball
* Roller sports
* Sailing
* Skiing
* Speedway
* Rugby league‎
* Rugby union
* Snooker
* 1942–43
* 1943–44
* Strength sports
* Weightlifting
* Squash
* Table tennis
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball

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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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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