1946 Roussillon Grand Prix

GP Roussillon 30 June 1946 I Grand Prix du Roussillon France Circuit des platanes de PerpignanPerpignan, France Street circuit 1.378 2.217 68 93.675 150.756 Circuit des platanes Perpignan.JPG Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo 308 France ? true Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CL 1:36.0 France Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo 308 France Henri Louveau Maserati 4CL France Raph Maserati 4CL France 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 No Driver Entrant Car Engine Chassis 2 FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille Ecurie Naphtra Course Alfa Romeo 308 Alfa Romeo 4 GBR Taso Mathieson Taso Mathieson Maserati 8C-3000 Maserati 8C 6 FRA Eugène Chaboud Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135S Delahaye 8 FRA Georges Grignard Georges Grignard Delahaye 135S Delahaye 10 FRA Louis Villeneuve Louis Villeneuve Delahaye 135S Delahaye 12 FRA Raymond Sommer Raymond Sommer Maserati 6CM Maserati 4CL 14 FRA Robert Mazaud Robert Mazaud Maserati 4CL Maserati 4CL 18 FRA Maurice Trintignant Maurice Trintignant Bugatti Type 35C/51 Bugatti 51 20 FRA Raph Ecurie Naphtra Course Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM 15 FRA Henri Louveau Scuderia Milan Maserati 6CM Maserati 4CL Classification Jean-Pierre Wimille and Raymond Sommer held the race until piston troubles show up and oblige the Maserati 4CL to retire.Motor Sport, Vol. XXII n°8, August 1946, page 172. Since then, Wimille wasn't in danger to win the race. PosI Grand Prix du Roussillon silhouet.com1946 Grand Prix du Roussillon statsf1.comNoDriverCarLapsTime/RetiredGrid 1 2 FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo 308 68 1:36:31.6 (93.73 km/h) 1 2 24 FRA Henri Louveau Maserati 6CM/4CL 56 +12 laps 3 20 FRA Raph Maserati 6CM 55 +13 laps 4 8 FRA Georges Grignard Delahaye 135S 53 +15 laps 5 18 FRA Maurice Trintignant Bugatti Type 35C/51 50 +18 laps 6 4 GBR Taso Mathieson Maserati 8C-3000 49 +19 laps 7 6 FRA Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135S 47 +21 laps 8 10 FRA Louis Villeneuve Delahaye 135S 45 +23 laps Ret 12 FRA Raymond Sommer Maserati 6CM/4CL 38 piston Ret 14 FRA Robert Mazaud Maserati 4CL 12 magneto Pole position: Jean-Pierre Wimille in ? Fastest lap: Raymond Sommer in 1:36.0 (95.32 km/h). References Roussillon Grand Prix 1946 none 1947 Roussillon Grand Prix Roussillon Grand Prix Category:Roussillon Grand Prix Roussillon Category:June 1946 sports events in Europe