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. DateEventRef 30 May30th Indianapolis 500
Births DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef23JanuaryDon WhittingtonAmericanRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner ().25FebruaryJean TodtFrenchMotor sport executive and rally co-driverThe 11th FIA president10MarchHiroshi FushidaJapaneseRacing driverThe first Japanese Formula One driver.13MayJean RondeauFrenchRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner ().21JunePer EklundSwedishRally driver1976 Swedish Rally winner.29JulyStig BlomqvistSwedishRally driverWorld Rally champion ().30SeptemberJochen Mass GermanRacing driver1975 Spanish Grand Prix winner. 24 Hours of Le Mans winner ().29OctoberWalter Boyce CanadianRally driver1973 Press-on-Regardless Rally winner.2NovemberAlan JonesAustralianRacing driverFormula One World Champion ().11Al HolbertAmericanRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (, -).
Deaths DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef17JuneJoe Dawson56AmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1912).2SeptemberGeorge Robson37AmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1946).
See also List of 1946 motorsport champions
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