1946 René le Bègue Cup

France  1946 René le Bègue Cup
Race details
1946 Grand Prix season

Date 9 June 1946
Official name I Coupe René le Bègue
Location Saint-Cloud
Paris, France
Course Street circuit
6.002 km (3.729 mi)
Distance 30 laps, 180.047 km (111.876 mi)
Pole position
Driver France Raymond Sommer Maserati
Time 2:59.2
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo
Time 3:08.4
Podium
First France Raymond Sommer Maserati
Second Monaco Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago
Third France Robert Mazaud Maserati

The 1946 René le Bègue Cup was a Grand Prix motor race held in Paris on 6 June 1946.

Classification

Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 3 France Raymond Sommer Private entry Maserati 4CL 30 1:38:42.0 1
2 6 Monaco Louis Chiron Automobiles Talbot Darracq Talbot-Lago T26 30 +17.6
3 11 France Robert Mazaud Private entry Maserati 4CL 29 +1 Lap
4 5 Italy Arialdo Ruggeri Private entry Maserati 4CL 29 +1 Lap
5 21 United Kingdom Thomas Mathieson Private entry Maserati 8C 28 +2 Laps
6 7 France Eugène Chaboud Ecurie France Delahaye 135S 28 +2 Laps
France Yves Giraud Cabantous
7 8 France Georges Grignard Ecurie France Delahaye 135S 27 +3 Laps
8 18 Netherlands Eric Verkade Private entry Alfa Romeo 8C 27 +3 Laps
9 9 France Henri Trillaud Ecurie France Delahaye 135S 27 +3 Laps
10 14 Italy Discoride Lanza Private entry Maserati 4CL 26 +4 Laps
France Maurice Trintignant
11 23 France Charles Pozzi Ecurie France Delahaye 135S 26 +4 Laps
Ret 1 France Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 19 Gearbox
Ret 2 Italy Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 15 Gearbox
Ret 15 France Henri Louveau Scuderia Automovilistica Milan Maserati 4CL 14 Shock absorber
Ret 4 Italy Tazio Nuvolari Private entry Maserati 14 Engine
Ret 7 France Eugène Chaboud Ecurie France Delahaye V12 10 Piston
Ret 17 France "Raph" Ecurie Naphtra Course Maserati 6CM
Ret 10 France Paul Friderich Private entry Delahaye 155
Ret 20 Italy Enrico Platé Private entry Maserati 4CL 8
Ret 12 United States Harry Schell Ecurie Lucy O´Reilly Schell Maserati 6CM 6 Gearbox
Ret 28 France Eugène Martin Private entry Salmson 3 Supercharger
Ret 19 France Victor-Henri Serve Private entry Bugatti Type 35B 1 Magneto
DNS 26 France Jean Lucas Private entry Alfa Romeo 8C
Grand Prix Race
Previous race:
1939 Swiss Grand Prix
(pre-war)
1946 Grand Prix season
Grandes Épreuves
Next race:
1946 Nations Grand Prix
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