| 1946 Belgian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race details | |||
| Date | 16 June 1946 | ||
| Official name | IX Grand Prix Automobile de Belgique | ||
| Location | Bois de la Cambre Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Course | Street circuit | ||
| Course length | 3.7 km (2.3 mi) | ||
| Distance | 33 laps, 122.1 km (75.9 mi) | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Leslie Johnson [1] | ||
| Time | 1:58.6 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | |||
| Second | |||
| Third | |||
The 1946 Belgian Grand Prix was a non-championship sportscar race held on 16 June 1946 in the public park of Bois de la Cambre in Brussels.
There were two supporting races. The 2000 cc (1000 cc s/c) race, officially called the Seaman Cup, was won by St John Horsfall driving an Aston Martin, with Leslie Johnson coming second in a Frazer Nash and earning the Winston Churchill Cup for the fastest lap. [lower-alpha 1] The 1100 cc race was won by Franco Bertani in a Stanguellini, ahead of Simca-Gordini co-founder Amédée Gordini in a car of his own construction, the latter having turned around whilst leading. [3] [5] [4] [6]
| No | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Chassis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 |  T.A.S.O. Mathieson | T.A.S.O. Mathieson | Talbot-Lago | |
| 52 |  Louis Chiron | Lord Selsdon | Talbot-Lago | Talbot-Lago T26C |
| 53 |  Harry Herkuleyns | Harry Herkuleyns | MG | MG Magnette K3 |
| 54 | Jacques Seylair | Delage | ||
| 55 | Pierre Levegh | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago | Talbot-Lago T150C |
| 56 | Raymond Sommer | Raymond Sommer | Talbot-Lago | Talbot-Lago T26C |
| 58 | Henri Trillaud | Ecurie Henri Trillaud | Delahaye | Delahaye 135CS |
| 59 | Leslie Johnson | Leslie Johnson | Talbot-Lago | Talbot-Lago T150C |
| 60 | Pat Garland | Pat Garland | Delage | Delage D6-70 |
| 62 | "Borelli" | Alfa Romeo | ||
| 64 | Pierre Flahaut | Amilcar | ||
| 65 | Louis Villeneuve | Delahaye | ||
| 66 | Georges Grignard | Georges Grignard | Delahaye | Delahaye 135CS |
| 67 | Charles Pozzi | Delahaye | ||
| 68 | Eugène Chaboud | Eugène Chaboud | Delahaye | Delahaye 135CS |
| 69 | "Lascaud" | Amilcar | ||
| 70 | Joseph Chotard | Delahaye | ||
| Sources: [7] [2] | ||||
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68 | Eugène Chaboud | Delahaye | 33 | 1:07.45.2 |
| 2 | 55 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago | 33 | +4.0 sec |
| 3 | 56 | Raymond Sommer | Talbot-Lago | 33 | |
| 4 | 66 | Georges Grignard | Delahaye | 32 | +1 lap |
| 5 | 58 | Henri Trillaud | Delahaye | 31 | +2 laps |
| 6 | 60 | Pat Garland | Delage | ||
| 7 | 53 | Harry Herkuleyns | MG | ||
| Ret | 52 | Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago | Fuel pump | |
| Ret | 59 | Leslie Johnson | Talbot-Lago | Gearbox | |
| DNS | 51 | T.A.S.O. Mathieson | Talbot-Lago | ||
| Sources: [lower-alpha 2] [7] [2] | |||||
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