1946 Nice Grand Prix
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| 1946 Nice Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race details | |||
| Date | 22 April 1946 | ||
| Official name | V Grand Prix de Nice | ||
| Location | Nice, France | ||
| Course | Street circuit | ||
| Course length | 3.218 km (2.000 miles) | ||
| Distance | 65 laps, 209.170 km (130.000 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati 4CL | ||
| Time | 1:45.0 | ||
| Grid positions set by heat results | |||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Raymond Sommer | Alfa Romeo 308 | |
| Time | 1:44.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati | ||
| Second | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Third | Delahaye | ||
The 1946 Nice Grand Prix (officially the V Grand Prix de Nice) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Nice in France on Monday, 22 April 1946. It was the first race of the 1946 Grand Prix season. According to some sources, this was the first official Formula 1 race.[1]
