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1945 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 1945 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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Date Month Name Nationality Occupation Note Ref
1 January Jacky Ickx Belgian Racing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1969, 1975-1977, 1981-1982). World Endurance champion (1982-1983). [1]
2 April Guy Fréquelin French Rally driver 1981 Rally Argentina winner. [2]
13 Raffaele Pinto Italian Rally driver 1974 Rally Portugal winner. [3]
19 June "Flash Gordon" Mineo American Drag racer [4]
26 July Antonio Fassina Italian Rally driver 1979 Rallye Sanremo winner. [5]
12 September Russell "Jungle Jim" Liberman Drag racer [6]
16 September Pentti Airikkala Finnish Rally driver 1989 Lombard RAC Rally winner. [7]
16 Kyösti Hämäläinen Finnish Rally driver 1977 Rally Finland winner. [8]

References

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  1. ^ "Jacky Ickx". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Guy Fréquelin". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Raffaele Pinto". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. ^ Dallasnews.com (retrieved 3 October 2018)
  5. ^ "Antonio Fassina". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  6. ^ Street Muscle Mag bio
  7. ^ "Pentti Airikkala". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Kyösti Hämäläinen". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
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