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 |
 Leslie Johnson[1] | ||
| Time | 1:58.6 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | |||
| Second | |||
| Third | |||
Report edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 edit
- ^ "1946 Belgian Grand Prix | Motorsport Database".
- ^ a b c "1946 Belgian Grand Prix | Motorsport Database". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ a b "GP Belgium - Sports 2000 cc or 1000 cc s/c 1946 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Reports of Recent Events". Motor Sport. August 1946. p. 171. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "GP Belgium - Sports 1100 cc 1946 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Form on the Continent". Motor Sport. September 1946. pp. 200, 199. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "GP Belgium - Sports 4500 cc or 2250 cc s/c 1946 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.