The following is an overview of the events of 1940 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 28 April13th Mille Miglia 23 May31st Targa Florio 30 May28th Indianapolis 500
Births DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef18JanuaryPedro RodríguezMexicanRacing driverWinner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans ().21FebruaryPeter GethinBritishRacing driver1971 Italian Grand Prix winner.28Mario AndrettiAmericanRacing driverFormula One World Champion (), 1969 Indianapolis 500 winner.27MarchSandro MunariItalianRally driverWorld Rally champion ().2 AprilMike HailwoodBritishMotorcycle racer500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (-).4Richard AttwoodBritishRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner ().23MayGérard LarrousseFrenchRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (-).10JunePeter RyanCanadianRacing driverThe first Canadian Formula One driver.
Deaths DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef12OctoberLuis Fontés27BritishRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner ().
See also List of 1940 motorsport champions
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