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1946 Nice Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | GP |
| Grand Prix | Nice |
| Date | 22 April, |
| Year | 1946 |
| Official name | V Grand Prix de Nice |
| Country | France |
| Location | Nice, France |
| Course | Street circuit |
| Course_mi | 2.000 |
| Course_km | 3.218 |
| Distance_laps | 65 |
| Distance_mi | 130.000 |
| Distance_km | 209.170 |
| Pole_Driver | Luigi Villoresi |
| Pole_Team | Maserati 4CL |
| Pole_Country | Italy |
| Pole_flag_suffix | 1861 |
| Pole_Time | 1:45.0 |
| Grid_from_heats | true |
| Fast_Driver | Raymond Sommer |
| Fast_Team | Alfa Romeo 308 |
| Fast_Time | 1:44.8 |
| Fast_Country | France |
| First_Driver | Luigi Villoresi |
| First_Team | Maserati |
| First_Country | Italy |
| First_flag_suffix | 1861 |
| Second_Driver | Raymond Sommer |
| Second_Team | Alfa Romeo |
| Second_Country | France |
| Third_Driver | Eugène Chaboud |
| Third_Team | Delahaye |
| Third_Country | France |
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. It was the first race of the 1946 Grand Prix season. According to some sources, this was the first official Formula 1 race.
Entry list
| No | Driver | Car | Engine | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCO Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago T26 | Talbot-Lago | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Raymond Sommer | Alfa Romeo 308 | Alfa Romeo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Philippe Étancelin | Maserati 6CM | Maserati | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Arialdo Ruggieri / ITA Franco Cortese | Maserati 4CL | Maserati | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Luigi Villoresi | Maserati 4CL | Maserati | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Henri Trillaud | Delahaye 135S | Delahaye | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Maurice Trintignant | Bugatti T35C/51 | Bugatti | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Robert Mazaud | Maserati 4CL | Maserati | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Eugène Chaboud | Delahaye 135S | Delahaye | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Henri Louveau | Maserati 6CM | Maserati | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago T150C | Talbot-Lago | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Marcel Balsa | Talbot-Lago T150C | Talbot-Lago | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Fernand Bianchi | Bugatti T51A | Bugatti | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Raph | Maserati 4CL | Maserati | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Discoride Lanza | Maserati 4CL | Maserati | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Georges Grignard | Delahaye 135S | Delahaye | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Charles Pozzi | Delahaye 135S | Delahaye | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Maurice Varet | Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 | Alfa Romeo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Roger Deho | Maserati 6CM | Maserati | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Harry Schell | Maserati 6CM | Maserati | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Franco Cortese | Maserati 4CL | Maserati | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Paul Friderich | Delahaye 155 | Delahaye |
Classification
| Pos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ret | ret | ret | ret | ret | ret | ret | ret | ret | ret | DNS | DNS | |
| 10 | ITA Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 65 | 2:00:04.5 (104.52 km/h) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | FRA Raymond Sommer | Alfa Romeo | 64 | +1 lap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | FRA Eugène Chaboud | Delahaye | 61 | +4 laps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | FRA Georges Grignard | Delahaye | 59 | +6 laps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | ITA Arialdo Ruggieri / ITA Franco Cortese | Maserati | 58 | +7 laps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | MCO Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago | 58 | +7 laps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | FRA Maurice Varet | Alfa Romeo | 55 | +10 laps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | FRA Charles Pozzi | Delahaye | 51 | +14 laps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | FRA Fernand Bianchi | Bugatti | 48 | +17 laps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | FRA Henri Louveau | Maserati | 44 | +21 laps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | FRA Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago | 41 | Rear axle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | FRA Maurice Trintignant | Bugatti | 30 | Ignition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | FRA Robert Mazaud | Maserati | 22 | Magneto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | FRA Henri Trillaud | Delahaye | 20 | Connecting rod | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | USA Harry Schell | Maserati | 20 | Accident | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | FRA Raph | Maserati | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | FRA Marcel Balsa | Talbot-Lago | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | FRA Philippe Étançelin | Maserati | 8 | Magneto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | FRA Roger Deho | Maserati | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | ITA Franco Cortese | Maserati | 0 | Supercharger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | ITA Discoride Lanza | Maserati | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | FRA Paul Friderich | 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).
References
References
- "The First Ever Formula 1 Race - Nice, 1946".
- [http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1946/1946.html#nice I Grand Prix de Nice] ''silhouet.com''
- [http://www.statsf1.com/de/1946-hc/grand-prix-299.aspx 1946 Grand Prix de Nice] ''statsf1.com''
- [http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1946&gp=Nice%20GP&r=1 1946 Nice Grand Prix] ''ChicaneF1.com''
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