Grands Prix during World War II


Grand Prix between 1940 and 1945 occurred during World War II and so were limited to a very small number of events. There was no organised championship in these years. The majority of Grand Prix races during this period were run in America. The 1945 Grand Prix was run in Paris, one week after the end of the war.

Wartime Grands Prix

1940–1942

DateNameCircuitWinning driversWinning
constructor		Report
1 January 1940 South Australian HundredLobethal Jack PhillipsFord V8Report
12 May 1940 São Paulo Grand PrixInterlagos Arthur Nascimento JrAlfa RomeoReport
30 May 1940 Indianapolis 500Indianapolis Wilbur ShawMaseratiReport
24 August 1940 Springfield 100Illinois Rex MaysWinfieldReport
2 September 1940 Syracuse 100New York Rex MaysWinfieldReport
30 May 1941 Indianapolis 500Indianapolis Floyd Davis
Mauri Rose		WetterothReport
24 August 1941 Milwaukee 100Milwaukee Rex MaysWinfieldReport
2 September 1941 Syracuse 100New York Rex MaysWinfieldReport
28 September 1941 Rio de Janeiro Grand PrixGávea Chico LandiAlfa RomeoReport
23 November 1941 Buenos Aires Grand PrixCostanera José CanzianiAlfa RomeoReport
January 1942 Buenos Aires Grand PrixCostanera José CanzianiAlfa RomeoReport
5 April 1942 Grand Prix VendimiaMendoza Province Adriano MalusardiAlfa RomeoReport
3 May 1942 Santa Fe Grand PrixSanta Fe Oldemar RamosAlfa RomeoReport
18 July 1942 Autódromo NacionalBarra De Santa Lucia Pablo PessattiAlfa RomeoReport

1943–1944

No Grand Prix races held

1945

DateNameCircuitWinning driversWinning
constructor		Report
9 September Paris CupBois de Boulogne Jean-Pierre WimilleBugattiReport