D.B. 6 Monoposto; the first genuine single-seater by Deutsch & Bonnet

D.B. 6 Monoposte - Deutsch Bonnet Grand Prix

• The very first D.B. monoposto
• Exceptionally well-documented competition history
• Raced extensively by René Bonnet (1947–1950)
• Eligible for events as Monaco Historic Grand Prix

This D.B. 6 Monoposto is a unique survivor from the early post-war years of French motorsport. Built in Champigny and powered by a 2-litre Citroën engine with twin carburettors, it represents the first true single-seater created by Charles Deutsch and René Bonnet.

Unveiled at the reopening of the Montlhéry autodrome in 1947, the car immediately proved its potential by winning its first event. Shortly thereafter it was shortened, lightened and fitted with a more streamlined body—an advanced form it still retains today. In this configuration, René Bonnet raced the car extensively between 1947 and 1950, achieving numerous strong results in hill climbs and Grands Prix across France and beyond.

Hidden away for many years, this remarkable monoposto now returns to the spotlight—an authentic witness to the birth of lightweight French racing engineering.

1947 D.B. 6 - Racing history:

• 16-02-1947 – Reopening of Montlhéry – René Bonnet

• 11-05-1947 – No. 44 – Belleville–Moulins Hill Climb – René Bonnet – 1st in class

• 01-06-1947 – No. 1 – Nîmes Grand Prix – René Bonnet

• 15-06-1947 – No. 26 – Circuit des Remparts – René Bonnet – 4th

• 12-07-1947 – No. 62 – Albi Grand Prix – René Bonnet – 8th

• 27-07-1947 – No. 6 – Coupe de Paris – René Bonnet

• 10-08-1947 – No. 36 – Grand Prix de Comminges – René Bonnet

• 21-09-1947 – No. 40 – Coupe de Lyon – René Bonnet

• 16-11-1947 – No. 54 – Coupe du Salon – René Bonnet – 8th

• 25-04-1948 – No. 16 – Grand Prix du Roussillon – René Bonnet – 5th

• 11-07-1948 – No. 28 – Circuit des Remparts – René Bonnet

• 18-07-1948 – No. 32 – Small-Displacement Cup (Reims) – René Bonnet – 5th

• 10-10-1948 – No. 33 – Coupe du Salon – René Bonnet

• 22-05-1949 – No. 30 – Marseille Circuit – René Bonnet – 8th in heat

• 21-06-1949 – No. 14 – Aix-les-Bains Circuit – René Bonnet – 3rd

• 17-07-1949 – No. 34 – ACF Grand Prix (Reims) – René Bonnet – 6th

• 07-05-1950 – No. 24 – Roubaix Grand Prix – René Bonnet – 3rd

• 28-05-1950 – No. 10 – Aix-les-Bains Circuit – René Bonnet

• 11-06-1950 – No. 8 – Angoulême – René Bonnet

• 30-08-1950 – No. 36 – German Grand Prix – René Bonnet