1946 Nice Grand Prix

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1946 Nice Grand Prix
Race details
Date22 April 1946
Official name V Grand Prix de Nice
Location Nice, France
Course Street circuit
Course length 3.218 km (2.000 miles)
Distance 65 laps, 209.170 km (130.000 miles)
Pole position
Driver Maserati 4CL
Time 1:45.0
Grid positions set by heat results
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo 308
Time 1:44.8
Podium
First Maserati
Second Alfa Romeo
Third Delahaye
Start of the 1946 Nice Grand Prix Start of the 1946 Nice Grand Prix.jpg
Start of the 1946 Nice Grand Prix

The 1946 Nice Grand Prix (officially the V Grand Prix de Nice) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Nice in France on Monday, 22 April 1946. It was the first race of the 1946 Grand Prix season. According to some sources, this was the first official Formula 1 race. [1]

Contents

Entry list

NoDriverCarEngine
2 Flag of Monaco.svg Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago T26 Talbot-Lago
4 Flag of France.svg Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo 308 Alfa Romeo
6 Flag of France.svg Philippe Étancelin Maserati 6CM Maserati
8 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Arialdo Ruggieri / Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Franco Cortese Maserati 4CL Maserati
10 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL Maserati
12 Flag of France.svg Henri Trillaud Delahaye 135S Delahaye
14 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Bugatti T35C/51 Bugatti
16 Flag of France.svg Robert Mazaud Maserati 4CL Maserati
18 Flag of France.svg Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135S Delahaye
20 Flag of France.svg Henri Louveau Maserati 6CM Maserati
22 Flag of France.svg Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T150C Talbot-Lago
24 Flag of France.svg Marcel Balsa Talbot-Lago T150C Talbot-Lago
26 Flag of France.svg Fernand Bianchi Bugatti T51A Bugatti
28 Flag of France.svg Raph Maserati 4CL Maserati
30 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Discoride Lanza Maserati 4CL Maserati
32 Flag of France.svg Georges Grignard Delahaye 135S Delahaye
34 Flag of France.svg Charles Pozzi Delahaye 135S Delahaye
36 Flag of France.svg Maurice Varet Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 Alfa Romeo
38 Flag of France.svg Roger Deho Maserati 6CM Maserati
40 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harry Schell Maserati 6CM Maserati
42 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Franco Cortese Maserati 4CL Maserati
44 Flag of France.svg Paul Friderich Delahaye 155 Delahaye

Classification

Pos
[2] [3] [4]
NoDriverCarLapsTime/RetiredGrid
110 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Luigi Villoresi Maserati 652:00:04.5 (104.52 km/h)1
24 Flag of France.svg Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo 64+1 lap
318 Flag of France.svg Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 61+4 laps
432 Flag of France.svg Georges Grignard Delahaye 59+6 laps
58 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Arialdo Ruggieri / Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Franco Cortese Maserati 58+7 laps
62 Flag of Monaco.svg Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago 58+7 laps
736 Flag of France.svg Maurice Varet Alfa Romeo 55+10 laps
834 Flag of France.svg Charles Pozzi Delahaye 51+14 laps
926 Flag of France.svg Fernand Bianchi Bugatti 48+17 laps
1020 Flag of France.svg Henri Louveau Maserati 44+21 laps
ret22 Flag of France.svg Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago 41Rear axle
ret14 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Bugatti 30Ignition
ret16 Flag of France.svg Robert Mazaud Maserati 22Magneto
ret12 Flag of France.svg Henri Trillaud Delahaye 20Connecting rod
ret40 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harry Schell Maserati 20Accident
ret28 Flag of France.svg Raph Maserati 15
ret24 Flag of France.svg Marcel Balsa Talbot-Lago 15
ret6 Flag of France.svg Philippe Étançelin Maserati 8Magneto
ret38 Flag of France.svg Roger Deho Maserati 5
ret42 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Franco Cortese Maserati 0Supercharger
DNS30 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Discoride Lanza Maserati 0
DNS44 Flag of France.svg Paul Friderich Delahaye 0

References

  1. "The First Ever Formula 1 Race - Nice, 1946". silodrome.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  2. I Grand Prix de Nice silhouet.com
  3. 1946 Grand Prix de Nice statsf1.com
  4. 1946 Nice Grand Prix ChicaneF1.com