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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.
The 1940 AAA Championship Car season consisted of three races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Syracuse, New York on September 2. There was also one non-championship event in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. The AAA National Champion was Rex Mays and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Wilbur Shaw.
In contrast to the hot rod racing popular in the US, this new series uses unmodified "stock cars". The series quickly becomes popular throughout the country. The Sports Car Club of America is founded; Oldsmobile introduces the 88, later to become competitive in racing and the subject of the famous rock and roll song Rocket 88
The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 2018-11-09; Leif Snellman. "1940–1941". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 2020-09-25; Galpin, Darren. "1940 Grands Prix". The GEL Motorsport Information Page. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27
The 28th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30, 1940. The winner was Wilbur Shaw in the same Maserati 8CTF he had driven to victory in 1939. Shaw became the first driver in the history of the race to win in consecutive years.
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In 1940, the Mille Miglia Touring Coupe won the Mille Miglia [6] [9] with an average speed of 166.7 km/h (103.6 mph). In 2004, the BMW 328 Mille Miglia Touring Coupe became the first car to win both the Mille Miglia (1940) and the modern-day classical version of the race.
This list of 1940 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races. Open wheel racing