Jump to content

1947 Nîmes Grand Prix

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1947 Nîmes Grand Prix
Race details
Date 1 June 1947
Official name III Grand Prix de Nîmes
Location Nîmes-Courbessac Aerodrome, Nîmes
Course Airfield circuit
Course length 5.216 km (3.241 mi)
Distance 70 laps, 360.320 km (223.892 mi)
Pole position
Driver Maserati
Time not known
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati
Time 3:00.4
Podium
First Maserati
Second Talbot-Lago
Third Maserati

The III Grand Prix de Nîmes was a Formula One motor race held on 1 June 1947 at Nîmes-Courbessac Aerodrome, Nîmes. The race was held over 70 laps and was won by Luigi Villoresi in a Maserati 4CL. Villoresi started from pole and set fastest lap. Louis Chiron was second in a Talbot-Lago T26 and Reg Parnell third in a Maserati 4CL.[1][2]

Classification

[edit]
Pos No Driver Car Time/Laps
1 52 Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL 3:38:39.4; 99.94kph
2 38 Monaco Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago T26 +1:08.0
3 37 United Kingdom Reg Parnell Maserati 4CL +1 lap
4 35 United Kingdom Raymond Mays ERA B-Type +1 lap
5 46 France Charles Pozzi Delahaye 135 +4 laps
6 36 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Delahaye 135 +4 laps
7 51 France Enrico Platé Maserati 4CL +5 laps
8 39 United Kingdom Fred Ashmore ERA A-Type +6 laps
9 34 Italy "Raph" Maserati 4CL +7 laps
10 47 France Edmond Mouche
France José Scaron
Talbot-Lago T150C +7 laps
11 44 France Henri Trillaud Delahaye 135S +7 laps
12 42 France Pierre Meyrat Delahaye 135S +13 laps
Ret 30 France Philippe Étancelin Maserati 4CL 54 laps, distributor
Ret 55 France Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CL 46 laps, engine
Ret 41 Thailand B. Bira Maserati 4CL 40 laps
Ret 56 France Louis Decarolis Bugatti Type 37A
Ret 58 France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago 150SS
Ret 57 France François Michaud Maserati 4CL
Ret 32 France Maurice Trintignant Delage D6
Ret 31 France Henri Louveau Delage D6
Ret 54 France Pierre Levegh Delahaye 155
Ret 40 France Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135S
Ret 43 France Benoit Falchetto Bugatti Type 35
Ret 50 France Marcel Balsa Talbot-Lago T150C
Ret 33 France Jean Achard Delage D6 1 lap, accident
Ret 45 France Eugène Martin BMW 328 0 laps, accident

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "1947 Grands Prix".
  2. ^ "1947 Grand Prix de Nimes".


Previous race:
1947 Frontieres Grand Prix
Formula One non-championship races
1947 season
Next race:
1947 Challenges AGACI
Previous race:
1933 Nimes Grand Prix
Nîmes Grand Prix Next race:
1954 Nimes Grand Prix