For the 1946 Vuelta a España, the field consisted of 48 riders; 29 finished the race.[1]
| Legend | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Vuelta | |
| Pos. | Position in the general classification | |
| DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish | |
| No. | Name | Nationality | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | |||
| 2 | João Lourenço | 29 | ||
| 3 | Jorge Pereira | 27 | ||
| 4 | Manuel Rocha | DNF | ||
| 5 | Aristides Martins | 28 | ||
| 6 | Ernest Kuhn | 17 | ||
| 7 | Georges Aeschlimann | 11 | ||
| 8 | Kurt Zaugg | 26 | ||
| 9 | Theo Perret | 25 | ||
| 10 | Stefan Peterhans | DNF | ||
| 11 | John Lambrichts | 3 | ||
| 12 | Cees van de Voorde | DNF | ||
| 13 | Hubert Sijen | DNF | ||
| 14 | Frans Pauwels | 20 | ||
| 15 | 23 | |||
| 16 | Jef Janssen | DNF | ||
| 17 | 12 | |||
| 18 | Julián Berrendero | 2 | ||
| 19 | José Cano | DNF | ||
| 20 | Bernardo Capó | DNF | ||
| 21 | DNF | |||
| 22 | Manuel Costa | 4 | ||
| 23 | 6 | |||
| 24 | Pedro Font | 22 | ||
| 25 | DNF | |||
| 26 | Antonio Gelabert | DNF | ||
| 27 | Juan Gimeno | DNF | ||
| 28 | Miguel Gual | DNF | ||
| 29 | 9 | |||
| 30 | 21 | |||
| 31 | José Antonio Landa | DNF | ||
| 32 | Dalmacio Langarica | 1 | ||
| 33 | Pascual Laza | DNF | ||
| 34 | José Lizarralde | DNF | ||
| 35 | José López Gandara | 19 | ||
| 36 | Antonio Martín | 16 | ||
| 37 | 18 | |||
| 38 | Joaquín Olmos | 15 | ||
| 39 | Ignacio Orbaiceta | DNF | ||
| 40 | Gabriel Palmer | 24 | ||
| 41 | Delio Rodríguez | 5 | ||
| 42 | Emilio Rodríguez | 8 | ||
| 43 | 14 | |||
| 44 | Bernardo Ruiz | 13 | ||
| 45 | Antonio Andrés Sancho | 7 | ||
| 46 | Lorenzo Sastre | DNF | ||
| 47 | José Vidal | DNF | ||
| 48 | DNF |