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1946 Nations Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | GP |
| Grand Prix | Nations |
| Date | 21 July |
| Year | 1946 |
| Official name | I Grand Prix des Nations |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Location | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Course_mi | 1.855 |
| Course_km | 2.986 |
| Distance_laps | 44 |
| Distance_mi | 81.643 |
| Distance_km | 131.391 |
| Course | Street circuit |
| Image | Nationsgp.svg |
| Pole_Driver | Giuseppe Farina |
| Pole_Team | Alfa Romeo |
| Pole_Country | Italy |
| Grid_from_heats | True |
| Fast_Driver | Jean-Pierre Wimille |
| Fast_Team | Alfa Romeo |
| Fast_Time | 1:36.4 |
| Fast_Country | France |
| First_Driver | Giuseppe Farina |
| First_Team | Alfa Romeo |
| First_Country | Italy |
| Second_Driver | Carlo Felice Trossi |
| Second_Team | Alfa Romeo |
| Second_Country | Italy |
| Third_Driver | Jean-Pierre Wimille |
| Third_Team | Alfa Romeo |
| Third_Country | France |
The 1946 Nations Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held in Geneva on 21 July 1946.
Classification
Final
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | ITA Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 158 | 44 | 1:15:49.4 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 44 | ITA Carlo Felice Trossi | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 158 | 44 | +1:11.5 | |||||||||||||
| 18 | FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 158 | 43 | +1 Lap | |||||||||||||
| 46 | ITA Tazio Nuvolari | Scuderia Milano | Maserati 4CL | 42 | +2 Laps | |||||||||||||
| 38 | CHE Toulo de Graffenried | Ecurie Autosport | Maserati 4CL | 42 | +2 Laps | |||||||||||||
| 2 | THA Prince Bira | Private entry | ERA B | 42 | +2 Laps | |||||||||||||
| 20 | ITA Achille Varzi | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 158 | 38 | +6 Laps | |||||||||||||
| 22 | FRA Raymond Sommer | Scuderia Milano | Maserati 4CL | 36 | +8 Laps | |||||||||||||
| 26 | GBR George Abecassis | Private entry | Alta | 23 | Carburettor | |||||||||||||
| 4 | GBR Reg Parnell | Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 1 | Accident | |||||||||||||
| 24 | ITA Luigi Villoresi | Scuderia Milano | Maserati 4CL | 1 | Accident |
Heat 1
Drivers in bold advanced to the final
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 158 | 32 | 59:45.5 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | ITA Achille Varzi | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 158 | 32 | +48.0 | |||||||||||||
| 24 | ITA Luigi Villoresi | Scuderia Milano | Maserati 4CL | 32 | +51.0 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | GBR Reg Parnell | Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 31 | +1 Lap | |||||||||||||
| 2 | THA Prince Bira | Private entry | ERA B | 30 | +2 Laps | |||||||||||||
| 22 | FRA Raymond Sommer | Scuderia Milano | Maserati 4CL | 30 | +2 Laps | |||||||||||||
| 8 | GBR George Bainbridge | Private entry | ERA B | 29 | +3 Laps | |||||||||||||
| 10 | FRA "Raph" | Ecurie Naphtra Course | Maserati 4CL | 29 | +3 Laps | |||||||||||||
| 6 | GBR Peter Whitehead | Private entry | ERA B | 28 | Engine | |||||||||||||
| 14 | CHE Josef Vojlectovsky | Private entry | Maserati 6CM | 28 | Spark plugs | |||||||||||||
| 16 | NLD Eric Verkade | Ecurie Autosport | Talbot 700 | 28 | +4 Laps |
- Pole position : Jean-Pierre Wimille, 1:37.5
- Fastest lap : Jean-Pierre Wimille, 1:47.2
Heat 2
Drivers in bold advanced to the final
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Ret | Ret |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | ITA Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 158 | 32 | 56:17.2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 44 | ITA Carlo Felice Trossi | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 158 | 32 | +33.0 | ||||||||||||||
| 46 | ITA Tazio Nuvolari | Scuderia Milano | Maserati 4CL | 32 | +1:11.0 | ||||||||||||||
| 38 | CHE Toulo de Graffenried | Ecurie Autosport | Maserati 4CL | 31 | +1 Lap | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | GBR Raymond Mays | ERA | ERA D | 31 | +1 Lap | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | GBR George Abecassis | Private entry | Alta | 31 | +1 Lap | ||||||||||||||
| 36 | GBR Ian Connell | Private entry | ERA B | 30 | +2 Laps | ||||||||||||||
| 52 | GBR David Hampshire | Private entry | Delage 15S8 | 30 | +2 Laps | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | GBR Bob Gerard | Private entry | ERA B | 28 | +4 Laps | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | USA Harry Schell | Écurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell | Maserati 6CM | 27 | +5 Laps | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | CHE Max Christen | Private entry | Maserati 6CM | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| 54 | GBR Leslie Brooke | ERA | ERA B | 22 | Brakes |
- Pole position : Giuseppe Farina, 1:38.3
- Fastest lap : Giuseppe Farina, 1:42.3
References
| Previous_year's_race = none | Next_year's_race = 1948 Nations Grand Prix
References
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