1946 Turin Grand Prix
| 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) | ||
| Weather | Light rain from lap 30, turning to heavy rain before the finish | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Time | 2:18.6 | ||
| 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 (formally known as the III Gran Premio del Valentino) was a Grand Prix motor race held on 1 September 1946 on a temporary street circuit at Valentino Park in Turin, Italy. It was the first time the event had been held since the end of the Second World War, as well as the first ever Formula One Grand Prix, as the race regulations anticipated the official introduction of the new formula on 1 January 1947.
The race was attended by 120,000–200,000 spectators.