1946 Nice Grand Prix
1946 Nice Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 22 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 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo 308 | |
Time | 1:44.8 | ||
Podium | |||
First |
| Maserati | |
Second |
| Alfa Romeo | |
Third | Delahaye |
Motor car race
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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. According to some sources this was the first official Formula 1 race.[1]
Entry list
No | Driver | Car | Engine |
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2 | ![]() | Talbot-Lago T26 | Talbot-Lago |
4 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo 308 | Alfa Romeo |
6 | ![]() | Maserati 6CM | Maserati |
8 | ![]() ![]() | Maserati 4CL | Maserati |
10 | ![]() | Maserati 4CL | Maserati |
12 | ![]() | Delahaye 135S | Delahaye |
14 | ![]() | Bugatti T35C/51 | Bugatti |
16 | ![]() | Maserati 4CL | Maserati |
18 | ![]() | Delahaye 135S | Delahaye |
20 | ![]() | Maserati 6CM | Maserati |
22 | ![]() | Talbot-Lago T150C | Talbot-Lago |
24 | ![]() | Talbot-Lago T150C | Talbot-Lago |
26 | ![]() | Bugatti T51A | Bugatti |
28 | ![]() | Maserati 4CL | Maserati |
30 | ![]() | Maserati 4CL | Maserati |
32 | ![]() | Delahaye 135S | Delahaye |
34 | ![]() | Delahaye 135S | Delahaye |
36 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 | Alfa Romeo |
38 | ![]() | Maserati 6CM | Maserati |
40 | ![]() | Maserati 6CM | Maserati |
42 | ![]() | Maserati 4CL | Maserati |
44 | ![]() | Delahaye 155 | Delahaye |
Classification
Pos [2][3][4] | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 | ![]() | Maserati | 65 | 2:00:04.5 (104.52 km/h) | 1 |
2 | 4 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo | 64 | +1 lap | |
3 | 18 | ![]() | Delahaye | 61 | +4 laps | |
4 | 32 | ![]() | Delahaye | 59 | +6 laps | |
5 | 8 | ![]() ![]() | Maserati | 58 | +7 laps | |
6 | 2 | ![]() | Talbot-Lago | 58 | +7 laps | |
7 | 36 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo | 55 | +10 laps | |
8 | 34 | ![]() | Delahaye | 51 | +14 laps | |
9 | 26 | ![]() | Bugatti | 48 | +17 laps | |
10 | 20 | ![]() | Maserati | 44 | +21 laps | |
ret | 22 | ![]() | Talbot-Lago | 41 | Rear axle | |
ret | 14 | ![]() | Bugatti | 30 | Ignition | |
ret | 16 | ![]() | Maserati | 22 | Magneto | |
ret | 12 | ![]() | Delahaye | 20 | Connecting rod | |
ret | 40 | ![]() | Maserati | 20 | Accident | |
ret | 28 | ![]() | Maserati | 15 | ||
ret | 24 | ![]() | Talbot-Lago | 15 | ||
ret | 6 | ![]() | Maserati | 8 | Magneto | |
ret | 38 | ![]() | Maserati | 5 | ||
ret | 42 | ![]() | Maserati | 0 | Supercharger | |
DNS | 30 | ![]() | Maserati | 0 | ||
DNS | 44 | ![]() | Delahaye | 0 |
- Pole position: Luigi Villoresi in 1:45.0 (110.331 km/h)
- Fastest lap: Raymond Sommer in 1:44.8 (110.542 km/h).