| Type: | GP |
| Grand Prix: | René le Bègue |
| Gp Suffix: | Cup |
| Date: | 9 June |
| Year: | 1946 |
| Official Name: | I Coupe René le Bègue |
| Country: | France |
| Location: | Saint-Cloud Paris, France |
| Course Mi: | 3.729 |
| Course Km: | 6.002 |
| Distance Laps: | 30 |
| Distance Mi: | 111.876 |
| Distance Km: | 180.047 |
| Course: | Street circuit |
| Pole Driver: | Raymond Sommer |
| Pole Team: | Maserati |
| Pole Country: | France |
| Pole Time: | 2:59.2 |
| Fast Driver: | Giuseppe Farina |
| Fast Team: | Alfa Romeo |
| Fast Time: | 3:08.4 |
| Fast Country: | Italy |
| Fast Flag Suffix: | 1861 |
| First Driver: | Raymond Sommer |
| First Team: | Maserati |
| First Country: | France |
| Second Driver: | Louis Chiron |
| Second Team: | Talbot-Lago |
| Second Country: | Monaco |
| Third Driver: | Robert Mazaud |
| Third Team: | Maserati |
| Third Country: | France |
| Race No: | 1 |
| Season No: | 3 |
| Description: | Grande Épreuve 1 of 3 in the 1946 Grand Prix season |
| Season: | 1946 |
| Next Round: | 1946 Nations Grand Prix |
The 1946 René le Bègue Cup was a Grand Prix motor race held in Paris on 9 June 1946.
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |  Raymond Sommer | Scuderia Milano | Maserati 4CL | 30 | 1:38:42.0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 6 |  Louis Chiron | Automobiles Talbot Darracq | Talbot-Lago T26 | 30 | +17.6 | 5 | |
| 3 | 11 | Robert Mazaud | Ecurie Franco-Americaine | Maserati 4CL | 29 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 4 | 5 |  Arialdo Ruggeri | Scuderia Milano | Maserati 4CL | 29 | +1 Lap | 13 | |
| 5 | 21 |  Thomas Mathieson | Private entry | Maserati 8C | 28 | +2 Laps | 9 | |
| 6 | 24 | Yves Giraud Cabantous Eugène Chaboud | Ecurie France | Delahaye 135S | 28 | +2 Laps | 108 | |
| 7 | 8 | Georges Grignard | Ecurie France | Delahaye 135S | 27 | +3 Laps | 15 | |
| 8 | 18 |  Eric Verkade | Ecurie Blanche et Noir | Alfa Romeo 8C | 27 | +3 Laps | 17 | |
| 9 | 9 | Henri Trillaud | Ecurie France | Delahaye 135S | 27 | +3 Laps | 19 | |
| 10 | 14 | Discoride Lanza Maurice Trintignant | Ecurie Tricolore | Maserati 4CL | 26 | +4 Laps | 14 | |
| 11 | 23 | Charles Pozzi | Ecurie France | Delahaye 135S | 26 | +4 Laps | 18 | |
| Ret | 1 | Jean-Pierre Wimille | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 158 | 19 | Gearbox | 2 | |
| Ret | 2 | Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Corse | Alfa Romeo 158 | 15 | Gearbox | 3 | |
| Ret | 15 | Henri Louveau | Scuderia Automovilistica Milan | Maserati 4CL | 14 | Shock absorber | 7 | |
| Ret | 4 | Tazio Nuvolari | Scuderia Milano | Maserati | 14 | Engine | 4 | |
| Ret | 7 | Eugène Chaboud | Ecurie France | Delahaye V12 | 10 | Piston | 8 | |
| Ret | 17 | "Raph" | Ecurie Naphtra Course | Maserati 6CM | 11 | |||
| Ret | 10 | Paul Friderich | Ecurie Blanche et Noir | Delahaye 155 | 20 | |||
| Ret | 20 | Enrico Platé | Ecurie Autosport | Maserati 4CL | 8 | 16 | ||
| Ret | 12 |  Harry Schell | Ecurie Franco-Americaine | Maserati 6CM | 6 | Gearbox | 12 | |
| Ret | 28 | Eugène Martin | Private entry | Salmson | 3 | Supercharger | 22 | |
| Ret | 19 | Victor-Henri Serve | Private entry | Bugatti Type 35B | 1 | Magneto | 21 | |
| DNS | 26 | Jean Lucas | Ecurie Blanche et Noir | Alfa Romeo 8C |
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