1946 in motorsport
Date Month Name Nationality Occupation Note
23 January Don Whittington American Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner ( 1979 )
25 February Jean Todt French Motor sport executive and rally co-driver The 11th FIA president
10 March Hiroshi Fushida Japanese Racing driver The first Japanese Formula One driver
13 May Jean Rondeau French Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner ( 1980 )
21 June Per Eklund Swedish Rally driver 1976 Swedish Rally winner
29 July Stig Blomqvist Swedish Rally driver World Rally champion ( 1984 )
30 September Jochen Mass German Racing driver 1975 Spanish Grand Prix winner . 24 Hours of Le Mans winner ( 1989 )
29 October Walter Boyce Canadian Rally driver 1973 Press-on-Regardless Rally winner
2 November Alan Jones Australian Racing driver Formula One World Champion ( 1980 )
11 November Al Holbert American Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner ( 1983 , 1986 - 1987 )
Births
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, births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.