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1946 Roussillon Grand Prix

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1946 Roussillon Grand Prix
Race details
Date 30 June 1946
Official name I Grand Prix du Roussillon
Location Perpignan, France
Course Street circuit
Course length 2.217 km (1.378 miles)
Distance 68 laps, 150.756 km (93.675 miles)
Pole position
Driver Alfa Romeo 308
Time ?
Grid positions set by heat results
Fastest lap
Driver France Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CL
Time 1:36.0
Podium
First Alfa Romeo 308
Second Maserati 4CL
Third
  • France Raph
Maserati 4CL

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

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No Driver Entrant Car Engine Chassis
2 France Jean-Pierre Wimille Ecurie Naphtra Course Alfa Romeo 308 Alfa Romeo
4 United Kingdom Taso Mathieson Taso Mathieson Maserati 8C-3000 Maserati 8C
6 France Eugène Chaboud Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135S Delahaye
8 France Georges Grignard Georges Grignard Delahaye 135S Delahaye
10 France Louis Villeneuve Louis Villeneuve Delahaye 135S Delahaye
12 France Raymond Sommer Raymond Sommer Maserati 6CM Maserati 4CL
14 France Robert Mazaud Robert Mazaud Maserati 4CL Maserati 4CL
18 France Maurice Trintignant Maurice Trintignant Bugatti Type 35C/51 Bugatti 51
20 France Raph Ecurie Naphtra Course Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM
15 France Henri Louveau Scuderia Milan Maserati 6CM Maserati 4CL

Classification

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Jean-Pierre Wimille and Raymond Sommer held the race until piston troubles show up and oblige the Maserati 4CL to retire.[1] Since then, Wimille wasn't in danger to win the race.

Pos
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No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 2 France Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo 308 68 1:36:31.6 (93.73 km/h) 1
2 24 France Henri Louveau Maserati 6CM/4CL 56 +12 laps
3 20 France Raph Maserati 6CM 55 +13 laps
4 8 France Georges Grignard Delahaye 135S 53 +15 laps
5 18 France Maurice Trintignant Bugatti Type 35C/51 50 +18 laps
6 4 United Kingdom Taso Mathieson Maserati 8C-3000 49 +19 laps
7 6 France Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135S 47 +21 laps
8 10 France Louis Villeneuve Delahaye 135S 45 +23 laps
Ret 12 France Raymond Sommer Maserati 6CM/4CL 38 piston
Ret 14 France Robert Mazaud Maserati 4CL 12 magneto

References

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  1. ^ Motor Sport, Vol. XXII n°8, August 1946, page 172.
  2. ^ I Grand Prix du Roussillon silhouet.com
  3. ^ 1946 Grand Prix du Roussillon statsf1.com


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