1946 Belgian Grand Prix

F1 Belgium Belgian IX Grand Prix Automobile de Belgique 16 June 1946 Bois de la CambreBrussels, Belgium Street circuit 2.3 3.7 33 75.9 122.1 Leslie Johnsonhttps://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1946-belgian-grand-prix/ 1946 Belgian Grand Prix | Motorsport Database 1:58.6 France Eugène Chaboud France Pierre Levegh France Raymond Sommer France The 1946 Belgian Grand Prix was a non-championship sportscar race held on 16 June 1946 in the public park of Bois de la Cambre in Brussels. Report There were two supporting races. The 2000 cc (1000 cc s/c) race, officially called the Seaman Cup, was won by St John Horsfall driving an Aston Martin, with Leslie Johnson coming second in a Frazer Nash and earning the Winston Churchill Cup for the fastest lap.The Motor Sport Database erroneously attributes this lap, 1:58.6 at a speed of 69.72 mph kph 2 on,https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1946-belgian-grand-prix/ 1946 Belgian Grand Prix | Motorsport Database motorsportmagazine.com 24 August 2021https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Bruxelles-1946-06-16a.html GP Belgium - Sports 2000 cc or 1000 cc s/c 1946 - Racing Sports Cars racingsportscars.com 24 August 2021 as the fastest lap of the main Grand Prix. The 1100 cc race was won by Franco Bertani in a Stanguellini, ahead of Simca-Gordini co-founder Amédée Gordini in a car of his own construction, the latter having turned around whilst leading.https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Bruxelles-1946-06-16b.html GP Belgium - Sports 1100 cc 1946 - Racing Sports Cars racingsportscars.com 24 August 2021Reports of Recent Events Motor Sport 171 August 1946 24 August 2021 https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1946/7/reports-of-recent-events-august-1946Form on the Continent Motor Sport 200,199 September 1946 24 August 2021 https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1946/10/form-on-the-continent Entries No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis 51 GBR T.A.S.O. Mathieson T.A.S.O. Mathieson Talbot-Lago 52 MON Louis Chiron Lord Selsdon Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C 53 NED Harry Herkuleyns Harry Herkuleyns MG MG Magnette K3 54 FRA Jacques Seylair Delage 55 FRA Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T150C 56 FRA Raymond Sommer Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C 58 FRA Henri Trillaud Ecurie Henri Trillaud Delahaye Delahaye 135CS 59 GBR Leslie Johnson Leslie Johnson Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T150C 60 GBR Pat Garland Pat Garland Delage Delage D6-70 62 "Borelli" Alfa Romeo 64 FRA Pierre Flahaut Amilcar 65 FRA Louis Villeneuve Delahaye 66 FRA Georges Grignard Georges Grignard Delahaye Delahaye 135CS 67 FRA Charles Pozzi Delahaye 68 FRA Eugène Chaboud Eugène Chaboud Delahaye Delahaye 135CS 69 FRA "Lascaud" Amilcar 70 FRA Joseph Chotard Delahaye Sources:https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Bruxelles-1946-06-16.html GP Belgium - Sports 4500 cc or 2250 cc s/c 1946 - Racing Sports Cars racingsportscars.com 24 August 2021 Classification Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/retired 1 68 FRA Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 33 1:07.45.2 2 55 FRA Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago 33 +4.0 sec 3 56 FRA Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago 33 4 66 FRA Georges Grignard Delahaye 32 +1 lap 5 58 FRA Henri Trillaud Delahaye 31 +2 laps 6 60 GBR Pat Garland Delage 7 53 NED Harry Herkuleyns MG Ret 52 MON Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago Fuel pump Ret 59 GBR Leslie Johnson Talbot-Lago Gearbox DNS 51 GBR T.A.S.O. Mathieson Talbot-Lago Sources:Motor Sport reports that Seylair finished 7th, Lascaud 8th, Villeneuve 9th and Flahaut 10th. Racing Sportscars reports that these drivers never took up their entries to the event. Footnotes References Belgian Grand Prix Category:Belgian Grand Prix Belgian Grand Prix Belgian Grand Prix