1946 Nations Grand Prix

The 1946 Nations Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held in Geneva on 21 July 1946.

1946 Nations Grand Prix
Race details
Date 21 July 1946
Official name I Grand Prix des Nations
Location Geneva, Switzerland
Course Street circuit
Course length 2.986 km (1.855 mi)
Distance 44 laps, 131.391 km (81.643 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Alfa Romeo
Grid positions set by heat results
Fastest lap
Driver Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo
Time 1:36.4
Podium
First
Alfa Romeo
Second
Alfa Romeo
Third
Alfa Romeo

Classification

Final
Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 42 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 44 1:15:49.4 1
2 44 Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 44 +1:11.5
3 18 Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 43 +1 Lap
4 46 Tazio Nuvolari Private entry Maserati 4CL 42 +2 Laps
5 38 Toulo de Graffenried Private entry Maserati 4CL 42 +2 Laps
6 2 Prince Bira Private entry ERA B 42 +2 Laps
7 20 Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 38 +6 Laps
8 22 Raymond Sommer Private entry Maserati 4CL 36 +8 Laps
Ret 26 George Abecassis Private entry Alta 23 Carburettor
Ret 4 Reg Parnell Private entry Maserati 4CL 1 Accident
Ret 24 Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CL 1 Accident

Heat 1

Drivers in bold advanced to the final

Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 18 Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 32 59:45.5 1
2 20 Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 32 +48.0
3 24 Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CL 32 +51.0
4 4 Reg Parnell Private entry Maserati 4CL 31 +1 Lap
5 2 Prince Bira Private entry ERA B 30 +2 Laps
6 22 Raymond Sommer Private entry Maserati 4CL 30 +2 Laps
7 8 George Bainbridge Private entry ERA B 29 +3 Laps
8 10 "Raph" Ecurie Naphtra Course Maserati 4CL 29 +3 Laps
Ret 6 Peter Whitehead Private entry ERA B 28 Engine
Ret 14 Josef Vojlectovsky Private entry Maserati 6CM 28 Spark plugs
9 16 Eric Verkade Private entry Talbot 700 28 +4 Laps

Heat 2

Drivers in bold advanced to the final

Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 42 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 32 56:17.2 1
2 44 Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158 32 +33.0
3 46 Tazio Nuvolari Private entry Maserati 4CL 32 +1:11.0
4 38 Toulo de Graffenried Private entry Maserati 4CL 31 +1 Lap
5 34 Raymond Mays ERA ERA D 31 +1 Lap
6 26 George Abecassis Private entry Alta 31 +1 Lap
7 36 Ian Connell Private entry ERA B 30 +2 Laps
8 52 David Hampshire Private entry Delage 15S8 30 +2 Laps
9 28 Bob Gerard Private entry ERA B 28 +4 Laps
10 30 Harry Schell Écurie Lucy O´Reilly Schell Maserati 6CM 27 +5 Laps
Ret 32 Max Christen Private entry Maserati 6CM 25
Ret 54 Leslie Brooke ERA ERA B 22 Brakes
Grand Prix Race
Previous race:
1946 René le Bègue Cup		 1946 Grand Prix season
Grandes Épreuves		 Next race:
1946 Turin Grand Prix
Previous race:
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1948 Nations Grand Prix
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