1946 Roussillon Grand Prix

1946 Roussillon Grand Prix
Race details
Date	30 June 1946
Official name	I Grand Prix du Roussillon
Location	Circuit des platanes de Perpignan Perpignan, France
Course	Street circuit
Course length	2.217 km (1.378 miles)
Distance	68 laps, 150.756 km (93.675 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Alfa Romeo 308
Time	?
Grid positions set by heat results
Fastest lap
Driver	Raymond Sommer	Maserati 4CL
Time	1:36.0
Podium
First	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Alfa Romeo 308
Second	Henri Louveau	Maserati 4CL
Third	Raph	Maserati 4CL

The 1946 Roussillon Grand Prix (formally the I Grand Prix du Roussillon) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Circuit des Platanes de Perpignan on 30 June 1946.

Entry list

No	Driver	Entrant	Car	Engine	Chassis
2	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Ecurie Naphtra Course	Alfa Romeo 308	Alfa Romeo
4	Taso Mathieson	Taso Mathieson	Maserati 8C-3000	Maserati 8C
6	Eugène Chaboud	Eugène Chaboud	Delahaye 135S	Delahaye
8	Georges Grignard	Georges Grignard	Delahaye 135S	Delahaye
10	Louis Villeneuve	Louis Villeneuve	Delahaye 135S	Delahaye
12	Raymond Sommer	Raymond Sommer	Maserati 6CM	Maserati 4CL
14	Robert Mazaud	Robert Mazaud	Maserati 4CL	Maserati 4CL
18	Maurice Trintignant	Maurice Trintignant	Bugatti Type 35C/51	Bugatti 51
20	Raph	Ecurie Naphtra Course	Maserati 6CM	Maserati 6CM
15	Henri Louveau	Scuderia Milan	Maserati 6CM	Maserati 4CL

Classification

Jean-Pierre Wimille and Raymond Sommer held the race until piston troubles show up and oblige the Maserati 4CL to retire. ^[1] Since then, Wimille wasn't in danger to win the race.

Pos [2] [3]	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	2	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Alfa Romeo 308	68	1:36:31.6 (93.73 km/h)	1
2	24	Henri Louveau	Maserati 6CM/4CL	56	+12 laps
3	20	Raph	Maserati 6CM	55	+13 laps
4	8	Georges Grignard	Delahaye 135S	53	+15 laps
5	18	Maurice Trintignant	Bugatti Type 35C/51	50	+18 laps
6	4	Taso Mathieson	Maserati 8C-3000	49	+19 laps
7	6	Eugène Chaboud	Delahaye 135S	47	+21 laps
8	10	Louis Villeneuve	Delahaye 135S	45	+23 laps
Ret	12	Raymond Sommer	Maserati 6CM/4CL	38	piston
Ret	14	Robert Mazaud	Maserati 4CL	12	magneto

• Pole position: Jean-Pierre Wimille in ?
• Fastest lap: Raymond Sommer in 1:36.0 (95.32 km/h).

References

1. Motor Sport, Vol. XXII n°8, August 1946, page 172.
2. I Grand Prix du Roussillon silhouet.com
3. 1946 Grand Prix du Roussillon statsf1.com

Grand Prix Race
1946 Grand Prix season
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