1946 Belgian Grand Prix

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.

1946 Belgian Grand Prix
Race details
Date 16 June 1946
Official name IX Grand Prix Automobile de Belgique
Location Bois de la Cambre
Brussels, Belgium
Course Street circuit
Course length 3.7 km (2.3 miles)
Distance 33 laps, 122.1 km (75.9 miles)
Fastest lap
Driver France Leslie Johnson[1]
Time 1:58.6
Podium
First
Second
Third

Report

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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.[a] 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.[3][5][4][6]

Entries

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No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis
51   T.A.S.O. Mathieson T.A.S.O. Mathieson Talbot-Lago
52   Louis Chiron Lord Selsdon Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C
53   Harry Herkuleyns Harry Herkuleyns MG MG Magnette K3
54   Jacques Seylair Delage
55   Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T150C
56   Raymond Sommer Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C
58   Henri Trillaud Ecurie Henri Trillaud Delahaye Delahaye 135CS
59   Leslie Johnson Leslie Johnson Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T150C
60   Pat Garland Pat Garland Delage Delage D6-70
62 "Borelli" Alfa Romeo
64   Pierre Flahaut Amilcar
65   Louis Villeneuve Delahaye
66   Georges Grignard Georges Grignard Delahaye Delahaye 135CS
67   Charles Pozzi Delahaye
68   Eugène Chaboud Eugène Chaboud Delahaye Delahaye 135CS
69   "Lascaud" Amilcar
70   Joseph Chotard Delahaye
Sources:[7][2]

Classification

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/retired
1 68   Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 33 1:07.45.2
2 55   Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago 33 +4.0 sec
3 56   Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago 33
4 66   Georges Grignard Delahaye 32 +1 lap
5 58   Henri Trillaud Delahaye 31 +2 laps
6 60   Pat Garland Delage
7 53   Harry Herkuleyns MG
Ret 52   Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago Fuel pump
Ret 59   Leslie Johnson Talbot-Lago Gearbox
DNS 51   T.A.S.O. Mathieson Talbot-Lago
Sources:[b][7][2]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ The Motor Sport Database erroneously attributes this lap, 1:58.6 at a speed of 69.72 mph (112.20 km/h),[2][3][4] as the fastest lap of the main Grand Prix.
  2. ^ Motor Sport reports that Seylair finished 7th, Lascaud 8th, Villeneuve 9th and Flahaut 10th.[6] Racing Sportscars reports that these drivers never took up their entries to the event.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "1946 Belgian Grand Prix | Motorsport Database".
  2. ^ a b c "1946 Belgian Grand Prix | Motorsport Database". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "GP Belgium - Sports 2000 cc or 1000 cc s/c 1946 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Reports of Recent Events". Motor Sport. August 1946. p. 171. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  5. ^ "GP Belgium - Sports 1100 cc 1946 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Form on the Continent". Motor Sport. September 1946. pp. 200, 199. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "GP Belgium - Sports 4500 cc or 2250 cc s/c 1946 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.