1946 Turin Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Grand Prix season | |||
 | |||
| 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 mi) | ||
| Distance | 60 laps, 269.926 km (167.724 mi) | ||
| 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 | ||
The 1946 Turin Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Valentino Park on 1 September 1946. It is the first ever Formula 1 race in history.
Classification
Final
| 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 |
| Grand Prix Race | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous race: 1946 Nations Grand Prix |
1946 Grand Prix season Grandes Épreuves |
Next race: 1947 Swiss Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1937 Turin Circuit |
Turin Grand Prix | Next race: none |
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