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1946 Turin Grand Prix
The 1946 Turin Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Valentino Park on 1 September 1946. It is claimed to be the first ever Formula One race, as the race regulations anticipated the official introduction of the new formula on 1 January 1947.
| 1946 Turin Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race details | |||
| Date | 1 September 1946 | ||
| Official name | III Gran Premio del Valentino | ||
| Location | Valentino Park Turin, Italy | ||
| Course | Street circuit | ||
| Course length | 4.489 km (2.789 miles) | ||
| Distance | 60 laps, 269.926 km (167.724 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Time | ? | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Jean-Pierre Wimille | Alfa Romeo | |
| Time | 2:22.1 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Second | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
Classification edit
Final edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 | Achille Varzi | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 158 | 60 | 2:35:45.8 | |
| 2 | 52 | Jean-Pierre Wimille | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 158 | 60 | +0.5 | |
| 3 | 22 | Raymond Sommer | Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 58 | +2 Laps | |
| 4 | 10 | Eugène Chaboud | Ecurie France | Delahaye 135S | 55 | +5 Laps | |
| 5 | 26 | Enrico Platé | Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 55 | +5 Laps | |
| 6 | 54 | Carlo Felice Trossi | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 158 | 51 | +9 Laps | |
| 7 | 56 | Louis Chiron | Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 50 | +10 Laps | |
| 8 | 18 | Leslie Brooke | ERA | ERA B | 50 | +10 Laps | |
| 9 | 4 | Discoride Lanza | Private entry | Maserati 4CM | 50 | +10 Laps | |
| Ret | 32 | Christian Kautz | Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 38 | Engine | |
| Ret | 50 | Peter Whitehead | Private entry | ERA E | 32 | Gearbox | |
| Ret | 36 | Henri Louveau | Scuderia Automovilistica Milan | Maserati 4CL | 30 | Collision | |
| Ret | 40 | Franco Cortese | Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 25 | Magneto | |
| Ret | 28 | Arialdo Ruggieri | Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 17 | Supercharger | |
| Ret | 48 | Tazio Nuvolari | Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 12 | Lost wheel | |
| Ret | 16 | Giorgio Pelassa | Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 10 | Lost wheel | |
| Ret | 24 | Consalvo Sanesi | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 158 | 8 | Ignition | |
| Ret | 64 | Emilio Romano | Private entry | Maserati 4CL | 7 | Ignition | |
| Ret | 42 | Reg Parnell | Private entry | ERA C | 3 | Gearbox | |
| Ret | 8 | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 158 | 0 | Differential | 1 |
| DNQ | 2 | "Raph" | Ecurie Naphtra Course | Maserati 4CL | |||
| DNQ | 6 | Harry Schell | Ecurie Lucy O'Reilly Schell | Maserati 6CM | |||
| DNQ | 12 | Georges Grignard | Ecurie France | Delahaye 135 |