1946 Marseille Grand Prix

The 1946 Marseille Grand Prix (formally the V Grand Prix de Marseille) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Marseille on 13 May 1946. The event included 2 x 15 lap heats followed by a 35 lap final.

1946 Marseille Grand Prix
Race details
Date 13 May 1946
Official name V Grand Prix de Marseille
Location Marseille, France
Course Prado Street circuit
Course length 3.589 km (2.23 miles)
Distance 35 laps, 125.615 km (78.054 miles)
Pole position
Driver Maserati
Grid positions set by heat results
Fastest lap
Driver France Raymond Sommer Maserati
Time 2:09.5 (99.771 km/h)
Podium
First Maserati
Second Maserati
Third Delahaye

Classification

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Pos
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No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired Heat Heat Pos
1 2   Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CL 35 1:20:37.7 (93.477 km/h) 2 1
2 26   Enrico Platé Maserati 4CL 34 +1 lap 2 2
3 38   Georges Grignard Delahaye 135S 34 +1 laps 1 3
4 10   Arialdo Ruggieri Maserati 4CL 34 +1 laps 1 ret
5 14   Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CL 33 +2 laps 2 3
6 40   Roger Hillier Delahaye 135S 33 +2 laps 2 5
7 4   Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135S 32 +3 laps 1 2
Ret 16   Ciro Basadonna Maserati 4CL 26 ? 1 6
Ret 36   Paul Friderich Delahaye 135S 5 Fire 1 4
Ret 34   Robert Mazaud Maserati 4CL 1 Accident 1 1
Ret 46   Jean Lucas Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 0 Clutch 2 6
DNS 32   Harry Schell Maserati 6CM 1 5
DNS 50   Marcel Balsa Bugatti T51 2 4
DNQ 6   Tazio Nuvolari Maserati 4CL 2 Ret
DNQ 8   Franco Cortese Maserati 4CL 1 Ret
DNQ 12   Philippe Verkade Maserati 4CL 1 Crashed
DNQ 18   Alexis Constantin Maserati 26 1 Ret
DNQ 30   Henri Louveau Maserati 6CM 2 Ret
DNQ 42   Pierre Larrue Delahaye 135S 1 Ret
DNQ 48   Maurice Trintignant Bugatti T35C/51 2 Ret
DNQ 58   Eugène Martin BMW 328 Martin Spécial 1 Crashed
DNQ 62   Discoride Lanza Maserati 6CM 2 Ret
DNQ 64   Ugo Puma Maserati 6CM 2 Ret
DNA 20   Roger Deho Maserati 6CM
DNA 22   Clemente Biodetti Maserati 4CL
DNA 24   Luigi Plate Maserati 4CL
DNA 28   Mario Venturelli Alfa Romeo 8C 2300
DNA 44   Maurice Varet Alfa Romeo 8C 2300
DNA 52   Gianpierro Bianchetti Bugatti 51A
DNA 54   Jean Achard Bugatti 35
DNA 56   Marceron Bugatti 35
DNA 60   Roger Wormser Delahaye 135S
DNA 66   Georges Raph Maserati 4CL
DNA 68   Louis Gerard Maserati 8C-3000
DNA 70   Charles Lucas Bugatti 35
DNA 72   Henri Trillaud Maserati 26

References

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