1946 Grand Prix season

First post-war year for Grand Prix motor racing 1946 Grand Prix season 1940–1945 1947 The 1946 Grand Prix season was the first post-war year for Grand Prix motor racing. It was notable for including the first ever race run to the future Formula One criteria which would come into effect on 1 January 1947, the 1946 Turin Grand Prix. There was no organised championship in 1946, although Raymond Sommer proved to be the most successful driver, winning five Grands Prix. Maserati's cars proved difficult to beat, winning 9 of the season's 18 Grand Prix races. Season review Grands Prix Date Name Circuit Winning driver Winningconstructor Report 22 April FRA Nice Grand Prix Nice ITA 1861 Luigi Villoresi Maserati Report 12 May FRA Marseille Grand Prix Prado FRA Raymond Sommer Maserati Report 19 May FRA Forez Grand Prix St Just-Andrezieux FRA Raymond Sommer Maserati Report 30 May FRA Paris Cup Bois de Boulogne FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo Report 8 June BEL Grand Prix des Frontières Chimay GBR Leslie Brooke ERA Report 9 June FRA René le Bègue Cup Saint-Cloud FRA Raymond Sommer Maserati Report 15 June GBR Gransden Lodge Trophy Gransden Lodge GBR George Abecassis Bugatti Report 30 June FRA Roussillon Grand Prix Perpignan FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo Report 7 July FRA Burgundy Grand Prix Dijon FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo Report 14 July FRA Albi Grand Prix Albi (Les Planques) ITA Tazio Nuvolari Maserati Report 21 July CHE Nations Grand Prix Geneva ITA Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo Report 28 July FRA Nantes Grand Prix Nantes FRA "Raph" Maserati Report 10 August GBR Ulster Trophy Ballyclare THA Prince Bira ERA Report 25 AugustFRA Circuit des Trois VillesLille FRA Raymond SommerMaseratiReport FRA Henri Louveau 1 September ITA Turin Grand Prix Valentino Park ITA Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Report 30 September ITA Milan Grand Prix Parco Sempione ITA Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo Report 6 October FRA Coupe du Salon Bois de Boulogne FRA Raymond Sommer Maserati Report 27 October ESP 1945 Penya Rhin Grand Prix Pedralbes ITA Giorgio Pelassa Maserati Report Statistics Grand Prix winners DriverWins FRA Raymond Sommer 5 FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille 3 GBR George Abecassis 1 FRA "Raph" 1 THA Prince Bira 1 GBR Leslie Brooke 1 ITA Giuseppe Farina 1 FRA Henri Louveau 1 ITA Tazio Nuvolari 1 ITA Giorgio Pelassa 1 ITA Carlo Felice Trossi 1 ITA Achille Varzi 1 ITA Luigi Villoresi 1 Manufacturers ManufacturerWins ITA Maserati 9 ITA Alfa Romeo 6 GBR ERA 2 FRA Bugatti 1 References 1946 in auto racing Grand Prix Winners 1895–1949 : Part 3 (1934–1949) The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing https://www.goldenera.fi/gpw3.htm Hans Etzrodt 2025-01-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20241222161356/https://www.goldenera.fi/gpw3.htm 22 December 2024 live 1946 Grands Prix The GEL Motorsport Information Page http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1946/1946.html Darren Galpin 2007-08-05 Golden Era Races – 1946 Racing Database http://www.racing-database.com/RacesGolden.asp?Year=1946 2007-08-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20070929014153/http://www.racing-database.com/RacesGolden.asp?Year=1946 2007-09-29 dead Category:Grand Prix seasons