1946 Roussillon Grand Prix

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

The 1946 Roussillon Grand Prix (formally the I Grand Prix du Roussillon) was a Grand Prix motor race held at on 30 June 1946.

Entry list[]

No	Driver	Entrant	Car	Engine	Chassis
2	Jean-Pierre Wimille		Alfa Romeo 308	Alfa Romeo
4	Taso Mathieson	Taso Mathieson		Maserati 8C
6	Eugène Chaboud	Eugène Chaboud		Delahaye
8	Georges Grignard	Georges Grignard		Delahaye
10		Louis Villeneuve		Delahaye
12	Raymond Sommer	Raymond Sommer	Maserati 6CM	Maserati 4CL
14		Robert Mazaud	Maserati 4CL	Maserati 4CL
18	Maurice Trintignant	Maurice Trintignant
20	Raph		Maserati 6CM	Maserati 6CM
15	Henri Louveau		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.^[1] Since then, Wimille wasn't in danger to win the race.

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

• Pole position: Jean-Pierre Wimille in ?
• Fastest lap: Raymond Sommer in 1:36.0 (95.32 km/h).

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