1946 in motorsport
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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.
| Date | Event | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 30 May | 30th Indianapolis 500 | [1] |
Births
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | January | Don Whittington | American | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1979). | [2] |
| 25 | February | Jean Todt | French | Motor sport executive and rally co-driver | The 11th FIA president | [3] |
| 10 | March | Hiroshi Fushida | Japanese | Racing driver | The first Japanese Formula One driver. | [4] |
| 13 | May | Jean Rondeau | French | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1980). | [5] |
| 21 | June | Per Eklund | Swedish | Rally driver | 1976 Swedish Rally winner. | [6] |
| 29 | July | Stig Blomqvist | Swedish | Rally driver | World Rally champion (1984). | [7] |
| 30 | September | Jochen Mass | German | Racing driver | 1975 Spanish Grand Prix winner. 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1989). | [8] |
| 29 | October | Walter Boyce | Canadian | Rally driver | 1973 Press-on-Regardless Rally winner. | [9] |
| 2 | November | Alan Jones | Australian | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (1980). | [10] |
| 11 | Al Holbert | American | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1983, 1986-1987). | [11] |
Deaths
| Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | June | Joe Dawson | 56 | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1912). | [12] |
| 2 | September | George Robson | 37 | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1946). | [13] |
