1946 Grand Prix season

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 Formula One criteria, 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 20 Grand Prix races.

Season review

Grands Prix

Date	Name	Circuit	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
22 April	Nice Grand Prix	Nice	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	Report
12 May	Marseille Grand Prix	Prado	Raymond Sommer	Maserati	Report
19 May	Forez Grand Prix	St Just-Andrezieux	Raymond Sommer	Maserati	Report
30 May	Paris Cup	Bois de Boulogne	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Alfa Romeo	Report
9 June	Grand Prix des Frontières	Chimay	Leslie Brooke	ERA	Report
9 June	René le Bègue Cup	Saint-Cloud	Raymond Sommer	Maserati	Report
15 June	Gransden Lodge	Gransden Lodge Airfield	George Abecassis	Bugatti	Report
30 June	Roussillon Grand Prix	Perpignan	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Alfa Romeo	Report
7 July	Burgundy Grand Prix	Dijon	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Alfa Romeo	Report
14 July	Albi Grand Prix	Albi (Les Planques)	Tazio Nuvolari	Maserati	Report
21 July	Nations Grand Prix	Geneva	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	Report
28 July	Nantes Grand Prix	Nantes	"Raph"	Maserati	Report
10 August	Ulster Trophy	Ballyclare	Prince Bira	ERA	Report
25 August	Circuit des Trois Villes	Lille	Raymond Sommer	Maserati	Report
			Henri Louveau
1 September	Turin Grand Prix	Valentino Park	Achille Varzi	Alfa Romeo	Report
29 September	Milan Grand Prix	Parco Sempione	Carlo Felice Trossi	Alfa Romeo	Report
6 October	Coupe du Salon	Bois de Boulogne	Raymond Sommer	Maserati	Report
6 October	Gávea Circuit Race	Gávea	Chico Landi	Alfa Romeo	Report
27 October	Penya Rhin Grand Prix	Pedralbes	Giorgio Pelassa	Maserati	Report
15 December	Circuito da Boa Vista	Quinta da Boa Vista	Chico Landi	Alfa Romeo	Report

Statistics

Grand Prix winners

Drivers

Driver	Wins
Raymond Sommer	5
Jean-Pierre Wimille	3
Chico Landi	2
George Abecassis	1
"Raph"	1
Prince Bira	1
Leslie Brooke	1
Giuseppe Farina	1
Henri Louveau	1
Tazio Nuvolari	1
Giorgio Pelassa	1
Carlo Felice Trossi	1
Achille Varzi	1
Luigi Villoresi	1

Manufacturers

Manufacturer	Wins
Maserati	9
Alfa Romeo	8
ERA	2
Bugatti	1

References

• Etzrodt, Hans. "Grand Prix Winners 1895–1949 : Part 3 (1934–1949)". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 6 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
• Galpin, Darren. "1946 Grands Prix". The GEL Motorsport Information Page. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
• "Golden Era Races – 1946". Racing Database. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-05.