1946 Roussillon Grand Prix

  1946 Roussillon Grand Prix
Race details
1946 Grand Prix season

Date June 30, 1946
Official name I Grand Prix du Roussillon
Location Perpignan, France
Course Street circuit
2.217 km (1.378 mi)
Distance 68 laps, 150.756 km (93.675 mi)
Pole position
Driver Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo 308
Time  ?
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 June 30, 1946.

Entry list

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

Classification

Jean-Pierre Wimille and Raymond Sommer held the race until piston troubles show up and oblige the Maserati 4CL to retired [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 4CL 56 +12 laps
3 20 Raph Maserati 4CL 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 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 4CL 38 piston
Ret 14 Robert Mazaud Delahaye 135S 12 magneto

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
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