1946 René le Bègue Cup

The 1946 René le Bègue Cup was a Grand Prix motor race held in Paris on 9 June 1946.

1946 René le Bègue Cup
Race details
Date	9 June 1946
Official name	I Coupe René le Bègue
Location	Saint-Cloud Paris, France
Course	Street circuit
Course length	6.002 km (3.729 miles)
Distance	30 laps, 180.047 km (111.876 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Raymond Sommer	Maserati
Time	2:59.2
Fastest lap
Driver	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo
Time	3:08.4
Podium
First	Raymond Sommer	Maserati
Second	Louis Chiron	Talbot-Lago
Third	Robert Mazaud	Maserati

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	3	Raymond Sommer	Private entry	Maserati 4CL	30	1:38:42.0	1
2	6	Louis Chiron	Automobiles Talbot Darracq	Talbot-Lago T26	30	+17.6
3	11	Robert Mazaud	Private entry	Maserati 4CL	29	+1 Lap
4	5	Arialdo Ruggeri	Private entry	Maserati 4CL	29	+1 Lap
5	21	Thomas Mathieson	Private entry	Maserati 8C	28	+2 Laps
6	24	Yves Giraud Cabantous Eugène Chaboud	Ecurie France	Delahaye 135S	28	+2 Laps
7	8	Georges Grignard	Ecurie France	Delahaye 135S	27	+3 Laps
8	18	Eric Verkade	Private entry	Alfa Romeo 8C	27	+3 Laps
9	9	Henri Trillaud	Ecurie France	Delahaye 135S	27	+3 Laps
10	14	Discoride Lanza Maurice Trintignant	Private entry	Maserati 4CL	26	+4 Laps
11	23	Charles Pozzi	Ecurie France	Delahaye 135S	26	+4 Laps
Ret	1	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 158	19	Gearbox
Ret	2	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 158	15	Gearbox
Ret	15	Henri Louveau	Scuderia Automovilistica Milan	Maserati 4CL	14	Shock absorber
Ret	4	Tazio Nuvolari	Private entry	Maserati	14	Engine
Ret	7	Eugène Chaboud	Ecurie France	Delahaye V12	10	Piston
Ret	17	"Raph"	Ecurie Naphtra Course	Maserati 6CM
Ret	10	Paul Friderich	Private entry	Delahaye 155
Ret	20	Enrico Platé	Private entry	Maserati 4CL	8
Ret	12	Harry Schell	Écurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell	Maserati 6CM	6	Gearbox
Ret	28	Eugène Martin	Private entry	Salmson	3	Supercharger
Ret	19	Victor-Henri Serve	Private entry	Bugatti Type 35B	1	Magneto
DNS	26	Jean Lucas	Private entry	Alfa Romeo 8C