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1946 Roussillon Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | GP |
| Grand Prix | Roussillon |
| Date | 30 June |
| Year | 1946 |
| Official name | I Grand Prix du Roussillon |
| Country | France |
| Location | Circuit des platanes de Perpignan |
| Perpignan, France | |
| Course | Street circuit |
| Course_mi | 1.378 |
| Course_km | 2.217 |
| Distance_laps | 68 |
| Distance_mi | 93.675 |
| Distance_km | 150.756 |
| Image | Circuit des platanes Perpignan.JPG |
| Pole_Driver | Jean-Pierre Wimille |
| Pole_Team | Alfa Romeo 308 |
| Pole_Country | France |
| Pole_Time | ? |
| Grid_from_heats | true |
| Fast_Driver | Raymond Sommer |
| Fast_Team | Maserati 4CL |
| Fast_Time | 1:36.0 |
| Fast_Country | France |
| First_Driver | Jean-Pierre Wimille |
| First_Team | Alfa Romeo 308 |
| First_Country | France |
| Second_Driver | Henri Louveau |
| Second_Team | Maserati 4CL |
| Second_Country | France |
| Third_Driver | Raph |
| Third_Team | Maserati 4CL |
| Third_Country | France |
Perpignan, France 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 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille | Ecurie Naphtra Course | Alfa Romeo 308 | Alfa Romeo | ||||||||||||
| GBR Taso Mathieson | Taso Mathieson | Maserati 8C-3000 | Maserati 8C | ||||||||||||
| FRA Eugène Chaboud | Eugène Chaboud | Delahaye 135S | Delahaye | ||||||||||||
| FRA Georges Grignard | Georges Grignard | Delahaye 135S | Delahaye | ||||||||||||
| FRA Louis Villeneuve | Louis Villeneuve | Delahaye 135S | Delahaye | ||||||||||||
| FRA Raymond Sommer | Raymond Sommer | Maserati 6CM | Maserati 4CL | ||||||||||||
| FRA Robert Mazaud | Robert Mazaud | Maserati 4CL | Maserati 4CL | ||||||||||||
| FRA Maurice Trintignant | Maurice Trintignant | Bugatti Type 35C/51 | Bugatti 51 | ||||||||||||
| FRA Raph | Ecurie Naphtra Course | Maserati 6CM | Maserati 6CM | ||||||||||||
| FRA 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. Since then, Wimille wasn't in danger to win the race.
| Pos | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | |
| 2 | FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille | Alfa Romeo 308 | 68 | 1:36:31.6 (93.73 km/h) | 1 | |||||||||||
| 24 | FRA Henri Louveau | Maserati 6CM/4CL | 56 | +12 laps | ||||||||||||
| 20 | FRA Raph | Maserati 6CM | 55 | +13 laps | ||||||||||||
| 8 | FRA Georges Grignard | Delahaye 135S | 53 | +15 laps | ||||||||||||
| 18 | FRA Maurice Trintignant | Bugatti Type 35C/51 | 50 | +18 laps | ||||||||||||
| 4 | GBR Taso Mathieson | Maserati 8C-3000 | 49 | +19 laps | ||||||||||||
| 6 | FRA Eugène Chaboud | Delahaye 135S | 47 | +21 laps | ||||||||||||
| 10 | FRA Louis Villeneuve | Delahaye 135S | 45 | +23 laps | ||||||||||||
| 12 | FRA Raymond Sommer | Maserati 6CM/4CL | 38 | piston | ||||||||||||
| 14 | FRA 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
|Previous_year's_race = none |Next_year's_race = 1947 Roussillon Grand Prix
References
- ''Motor Sport'', Vol. XXII n°8, August 1946, page 172.
- [http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1946/1946.html#rous I Grand Prix du Roussillon] ''silhouet.com''
- [http://www.statsf1.com/default.asp?From=/resultat/gphc/gp.asp?idGp=306%26LG=1 1946 Grand Prix du Roussillon] ''statsf1.com''
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