1942 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 1942 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
14	February	Ricardo Rodríguez	Mexican	Racing driver	The first Mexican Formula One driver.	^[1]
16	March	Gijs van Lennep	Dutch	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner .	^[2]
18	April	Jochen Rindt	Austrian	Racing driver	The only posthumous Formula One World Champion. Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans	^[3]
24	May	Hannu Mikkola	Finnish	Rally driver	World Rally champion .	^[4]
16	June	Giacomo Agostini	Italian	Motorcycle racer	500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (-,).	^[5]
14	August	Jackie Oliver	British	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner	^[6]
27		Tom Belsø	Danish	Racing driver	The first Danish Formula One driver.	^[7]
25	September	Henri Pescarolo	French	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner (-,).	^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The World Championship drivers — Where are they now?. 10 May 2017. Jenkins. Richard. OldRacingCars.com.
2. Web site: Gijs van Lennep. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 16 April 2018.
3. Web site: Jochen Rindt. ESPN. 9 May 2017.
4. Web site: Hannu Mikkola. juwra.com. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. 17 April 2018.
5. Web site: Giacomo Agostini. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 16 April 2018.
6. Web site: Jackie Oliver. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 16 April 2018.
7. Web site: Tom Belsø. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
8. Web site: Henri Pescarolo. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 16 April 2018.
9. Web site: Louis Schneider. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 17 April 2018.