The following is an overview of the events of 1944 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
25 February François Cevert French Racing driver 1971 United States Grand Prix winner. [1]
30 August Lee Shepherd American Drag racer [2]
6 October José Carlos Pace Brazilian Racing driver 1975 Brazilian Grand Prix winner. [3]

Deaths

Date Month Name Age Nationality Occupation Note Ref
9 September Robert Benoist 49 French Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1937). [4]
13 October Jean Trémoulet 35 French Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1938). [5]

References

  1. ↑ "François Cevert". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. ↑ NHRA.com(retrieved 23 May 2017)
  3. ↑ "Carlos Pace". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Robert Benoist". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Jean Trémoulet". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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