1947 Grands Prix (original) (raw)

Swedish Winter GP

9 February 1947 - Rommehed Military Airport, Borlänge: 103.523 km (5.176 km x 20 laps)

1 11 Reg Parnell ERA A-Type 'R1A' 59m02.2, 101.97 kph 2 3 Leslie Brooke ERA B-Type 'R7B' 59m02.8 3 12 George Abecassis ERA A-Type 'R2A' 17 laps R 9 Gustav Nobelius Bugatti 35 '4791' 3 laps, engine 1 Ciro Basadonna Maserati 4CL DNS 2 Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CM DNS 3 Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago T26 DNS 5 Eugene Chaboud Delahaye 135S DNS 6 Charles Pozzi Delahaye 135S DNS 7 Henry Trillaud Delahaye 135S DNS 8 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Delahaye 135S DNS 10 Berardo Quadri Maserati 4CL DNS 14 Henri Louveau Maserati 4CL DNS 15 Sven Erbs Mercedes W165 DNS 16 Holger Hjelm Alfa Romeo DNS

Fastest Lap: Leslie Brooke (ERA B-Type), 2m51.8, 65.32mph

The 5.00km track consisted of sand placed on top of ice. The temperature was -29 C, but the attendance was almost 50,000! The cars for the invited continental drivers did not show up (hence DNS above), as the ship carrying the cars was stuck in ice outside of Sweden.

Stockholm Grand Prix

23 February 1947 - Vallentuna: 124.971 km (4.999 km x 25 laps)

1 10 Reg Parnell ERA A-Type 1h08m18.8, 109.76 kph 2 9 George Abecassis ERA A-Type 1h09m19.4 3 8 Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135 1h09m48.6 4 5 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Delahaye 135 5 7 Charles Pozzi Delahaye 135 6 6 Henry Trillaud Delahaye 135

Fastest Lap: Raymond Sommer (Maserati 4CM), 2m26.2

Did Not Finish 2 Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CM 17 laps/spin/stall 11 Leslie Brooke ERA B-Type 15 laps/engine 3 Henri Louveau Maserati 4CL supercharger 4 Louis Chiron Talbot 26 puncture 1 Emile Cornet Maserati 4CL 2 laps

VIII Grand Prix de Pau

7 April 1947 - Pau: 304.535 km (2.769 km x 110 laps)

1 22 Nello Pagani Maserati 4CL 3h38m31.0s, 83.59 kph 2 12 'Levegh' Delage D6.70 108 laps 3 26 Henri Louveau Maserati 4CL 108 laps 4 14 Jean Achard Delage D6.70 107 laps 5 10 Philippe Etancelin/Georges Grignard Delage D6.70 107 laps 6 6 Yves Giraud-Cabantous/Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135 104 laps 7 18 Kenneth Evans/Ian Connell Maserati 6CM 96 laps

Fastest Lap: Raymond Sommer (Maserati 4CL), 1:49.1, 99.49 kph

Did Not Finish: 8 Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CL 78 laps/accident 30 Jean-Pierre Wimille/Amédée Gordini Simca-Gordini 15 64 laps/clutch 24 Charles Pozzi/Roger Loyer Delahaye 135S 47 laps/wheel 16 'B. Bira' ERA B-Type 37 laps 4 Henri Trillaud Delahaye 135S 27 laps/gearbox 2 Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago T26 5 laps/head gasket 20 Arialdo Ruggeri Maserati 4CL 0 laps/accident

Did Not Qualify: 28 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago T26

Starting Grid: 1 Raymond Sommer (1m49.2) 2 Eugène Chaboud 3 "B.Bira" 4 'Levegh' 5 Henri Louveau 6 Jean-Pierre Wimille 7 Philippe Étancelin 8 Nello Pagani 9 Henri Trillaud 10 Yves Giraud-Cabantous 11 Jean Achard 12 Kenneth Evans 13 Arialdo Ruggeri 14 Charles Pozzi

VIII Grande Prêmio da Cidade de Rio de Janeiro

20 April 1947 - Gávea: 161.595 km (10.77 km x 15 laps)

was scheduled for 20 laps, but reduced due to rain

1 Chico Landi Alfa Romeo 308 2h03m14.5, 78.969 kph 2 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL 1583 2h09m07.4 3 George Raph Maserati 6C 14 laps 4 Hélio Ramos Alfa Romeo 14 laps R Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo 308 9 (or 6) laps R Gino Bianco Maserati 8CM R Rubem Abrunhosa Studebaker R Henrique Casini Maserati R João Santos Mauro Maserati Giacomo Palmieri Maserati Osmar Lage Maserati

Starting Grid: 1 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL 7m26.1 2 Chico Landi Alfa Romeo 308 7m30.5 3 Gino Bianco Maserati 8CM 8m12 4 João Santos Mauro Maserati 5 Rubem Abrunhosa Studebaker 6 Hélio Ramos Alfa Romeo 7 Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo 308 11m36

II Grand Prix du Roussillon

27 April 1947 - Perpignan: 147.191 km (2.538 km x 58 laps)

1 2 Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago 26 1h35m06.3, 92.81 kph 2 16 Henri Louveau Delage D6 57 laps 3 6 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Delahaye 135 57 laps 4 12 'Levegh' Delage D6 57 laps 5 20 Georges Grignard Delahaye 135 55 laps 6 28 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago SS '90111' 55 laps 7 4 Henri Trillaud Delahaye 135 S 55 laps

Fastest Lap: Raymond Sommer (Maserati 4CM), 1:34.2, 96.94 kph Pole Position: Raymond Sommer, 1:34.8

Did Not Finish 8 Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CM 44 laps/gearbox 18 Roger Loyer Delahaye 135S 40 laps/condenser 10 Philippe Étancelin Delage D6 33 laps/engine 30 Jean-Pierre Wimille Simca-Gordini 15 21 laps/overheating 14 Jean Achard Delage D6 7 laps/accident

I JCC Jersey Road Race

8 May 1947 - St.Helier: 257.440 km (5.149 km x 50 laps)

1 7 Reg Parnell Maserati 4CL 1h53m33.0s, 136.02 kph 2 1 Louis Chiron Maserati 4CL 49 laps 3 11 Raymond Mays ERA D-Type 'R4B' 48 laps 4 21 Joe Ashmore ERA A-Type 'R1A' 48 laps 5 25 Henri Louveau Delage D6.70 47 laps 6 28 Leslie Johnson Talbot T150C 82934 46 laps 7 26 Pierre 'Levegh' Delage D6.70 46 laps 8 27 Jean Achard Delage D6.70 46 laps 9 10 Sam Gilby Maserati 6CM 42 laps 10 29 Serge Pozzoli Delahaye 135S 42 laps 11 20 John Bolster ERA B-Type 42 laps 12 18 Bob Gerard ERA B-Type 37 laps 13 14 Peter Walker ERA B-Type 32 laps 14 23 Barry Woodall Delage 15S8 18 laps

Fastest Lap: Raymond Sommer (Maserati 4CL), 2:06.2, 146.90 kph Pole Position: B.Bira (Maserati 4CL), 2:06.4

Did Not Finish 4 'B. Bira' Maserati 4C 28 laps/engine 15 Leslie Brooke ERA B-Type 26 laps/con rod 3 Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CL 23 laps/engine 17 George Abecassis ERA A-Type 22 laps/piston 19 Cuth Harrison ERA B-Type 19 laps/engine 16 Bill Cotton/Wilkie Wilkinson ERA B-Type 12 laps/carburetor 22 Michael Chorlton Bugatti 51A 12 laps/oil line 6 Ian Connell Maserati 4C 8 laps/gearbox 2 Nello Pagani Maserati 4C 7 laps/supercharger 8 Robert Ansell Maserati 4C 2 laps/piston 12 Peter Whitehead ERA E-Type 1 lap/cracked tank

Starting Grid: 1 'B.Bira' 2 Nello Pagani 3 Louis Chiron 4 Raymond Sommer 2m06.4 2m09.0 2m10.2 2m10.2 5 Raymond Mays 6 Bob Gerard 7 Robert Ansell 2m10.6 2m12.0 2m12.6 8 Peter Whitehead 9 Reg Parnell 10 Peter Walker 11 Ian Connell 2m12.6 2m13.0 2m14.2 2m16.4 12 Leslie Johnson 13 Bill Cotton 14 Barry Woodall 2m17.0 2m18.0 2m20.2 15 'Levegh' 16 Sam Gilby 17 Joe Ashmore 18 Leslie Brooke 2m20.6 2m21.0 2m21.6 2m22.0 19 Jean Achard 20 Henri Louveau 21 John Bolster 2m22.0 2m23.4 2m24.0 22 George Abecassis 23 Cuth Harrison 24 Michael Chorlton 25 Serge Pozzoli 2m25.8 2m30.6 2m31.0 2m31.0

VI Grand Prix de Marseille

18 May 1947 - Marseille: 303.538 km (4.399 km x 69 laps)

1 22 Eugène Chaboud Talbot Lago '39 2h50m23.6s, 106.89 kph 2 32 Enrico Platé Maserati 4CL 68 laps 3 12 Henri Louveau Delage D6.70 67 laps 4 14 'Levegh' Delage D6.70 66 laps 5 18 David Hampshire/Fred Ashmore ERA A-Type 'R1A' 66 laps 6 46 Jean Achard Delage D6.70 65 laps 7 24 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Delahaye 135 S 62 laps 8 38 Edmond Mouche/Jose Scaron Talbot 150C 61 laps 9 42 François Michaud Maserati 4CL 60 laps

Fastest Lap: Luigi Villoresi & Raymond Sommer (Maserati 4CL), 2:17.2, 115.45 kph Pole Position: Raymond Sommer, 2:14.7

Did Not Finish 48 Louis Rosier Talbot 150S cylinder head 26 Charles Pozzi Delahaye 135S half shaft 44 Maurice Trintignant Bugatti 51A overheating 40 Marcel Balsa Talbot 150C 28 Roger Loyer Delahaye 135S con-rod 10 Phillippe Etancelin Delage D6.70 engine 20 Ian Connell Maserati 6C-1500 27 laps/suspension 4 Louis Chiron Maserati 4CL 27 laps/mechanical 8 Nello Pagani Maserati 4CL 23 laps/mechanical 2 Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CL 10 laps/engine 30 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL 9 laps/engine 16 Reg Parnell Maserati 4CL 2 laps/piston 36 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CL 0 laps

III Grand Prix de Nimes

1 June 1947 - Nimes: 368.236 km (5.261 km x 70 laps)

1 52 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL 3h39m59.4s, 99.94 kph 2 38 Louis Chiron Talbot Lago T26 3h41m07.4s 3 37 Reg Parnell Maserati 4CL 69 laps 4 35 Raymond Mays ERA B-Type 'R4B' 69 laps 5 46 Charles Pozzi Delahaye 135 66 laps 6 36 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Delahaye 135 66 laps 7 51 Enrico Plate Maserati 4CL 65 laps 8 39 Fred Ashmore ERA A-Type 64 laps 9 34 'Raph' Maserati 4CL 63 laps 10 31 Edmond Mouche/José Scaron Talbot 150C 63 laps 11 44 Henri Trillaud Delahaye 135 S 63 laps 12 42 Pierre Meyrat Delahaye 135 S 57 laps

Fastest Lap: Luigi Villoresi (Maserati 4CL), 3:00.4, 102.77 kph Pole Position: Luigi Villoresi

Did Not Finish 30 Philippe Étancelin Maserati 4CL 54 laps/distributor 55 Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CL 46 laps/engine 41 'B.Bira' Maserati 4CL 40 laps 56 Louis Decarolis Bugatti 37A 58 Louis Rosier Talbot 150SS 57 François Michaud Maserati 4CL 32 Maurice Trintignant Delage D6.70 31 Henri Louveau Delage D6.70 54 'Levegh' Delahaye 155 40 Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135 S 43 Benoit Falchetto Bugatti 35 50 Marcel Balsa Talbot 150C 33 Jean Achard Delage D6.70 1 lap/accident 45 Eugene Martin BMW 328 0 laps/accident

II Coupe Robert Benoist

1 June 1947 - Nimes: 131.536 km (5.261 km x 25 laps)

1 4 Jean-Pierre Wimille Simca-Gordini 15 1h24m07.4, 93.82 kph 2 25 Raymond Sommer/Raymond de Saugé Cisitalia D46 1h25m04.1 3 21 Robert Manzon Cisitalia D46 1h25m10.4 4 24 Harry Schell Cisitalia D46 1h25m27.0 5 5 Amédée Gordini Simca-Gordini 11 1h27m48.7 6 15 Charles de Cortanze Darlmat 24 laps 7 6 José Scaron Simca-Gordini 11 24 laps 8 8 Raoul Martin RM Speciale 24 laps 9 19 Jacques 24 laps 10 2 André Bossut DB 23 laps 11 9 Henri Marmonnier Bugatti 22 laps 12 7 Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini 11 20 laps 13 12 Elie Bayol Bugatti 35 20 laps 14 27 Constant Knepper Bugatti 20 laps 15 1 René Bonnet DB 19 laps

Fastest Lap: Raymond Sommer (Cisitalia D46), 3m11, 99.16 kph

Did Not Finish 3 Auguste Lachaize DB 14 Louis Bruairolles Singer 16 Auguste Veuillet MG K3 Magnette 17 Gabriel Lascaut Salmson 18 Phillippe Masse Simca 508C 20 Paul Bodet Maserati 4C-1100 22 François Antonelli BMW 328 23 Maurice Monnier Monnier Speciale 26 A. Benzoni-Consa Simca 508C

Circuito di Vercelli

1 June 1947 - Vercelli: 54.81 km (1.827 km x 30 laps)

1 Piero Taruffi Cisitalia D46 40m07.6, 81.96 kph 2 Giovanni Bracco Maserati 29 laps 3 Lamberto Grolla Cisitalia D46 29 laps 4 Mario Porrino Cisitalia D46 28 laps

Did Not Finish Franco Mosters Cisitalia D46 driver ill Pinco Cisitalia D46 Marino Brandoli Cisitalia D46 gearbox etc

VII Grand Prix de Suisse

8 June 1947 - Bremgarten: 217.867 km (7.262 km x 30 laps) Final, 2x145.244 km (7.262 km x 20 laps) Heats

Heat 1 1 36 Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo 158 1h03m37.5s, 138.08 kph 2 34 Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo 158 1h03m38.1s 3 32 Raymond Mays ERA D-Type 'R4B' 1h06m09.0s 4 48 Nello Pagani Maserati 4CL 1h06m20.9s 5 26 Bob Ansell Maserati 4CL 19 laps 6 50 Nino Grieco Maserati 4CL 17 laps 7 62 Harry Schell Cisitalia D46 17 laps 8 42 Enrico Platé Maserati 4CL 15 laps

Fastest Lap: Achille Varzi (Alfa Romeo 158), 3:02.3, 143.44 kph Pole Position: Carlo Felice Trossi (Alfa Romeo 158), 2:42.9

Varzi hit and killed small boy crossing track on slowing down lap

Did Not Finish 24 Gordon Watson Alta 12 laps/split tank 60 'Bira' Maserati 4CL 7 laps/rear axle 64 Raymond de Sauge Cisitalia D46 3 laps/tyres 8 Robert Klempener Delage D6.70 2 laps/steering

Heat 2 1 38 Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo 158 57m46.3s, 152.08 kph 2 32 Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 158 59m56.5s 3 44 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL 1h00m15.7s 4 46 Louis Chiron Maserati 4CL 1h00m18.7s 5 22 Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CL 1h00m43.3s 6 16 'Raph' Maserati 4CL 18 laps

Fastest Lap: Raymond Sommer (Maserati 4CL), 2:46.6, 158.19 kph Pole Position: Jean-Pierre Wimille (Alfa Romeo 158), 2:47.9

Leslie Johnson locked a brake, tail-swiping the crowd and killing two

Did Not Finish 28 Leslie Johnson Talbot 150C 11 laps/accident 2 Roger Loyer Delage D6.70 6 laps/gear lever 58 Adolfo Mandirola Maserati 4CL 1 lap

Final 1 38 Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo 158 1h25m09.1, 152.08 kph 2 36 Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo 158 1h25m53.8 3 34 Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo 158 1h26m26.5 4 22 Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CL 29 laps 5 32 Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 158 29 laps 6 44 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL 29 laps 7 48 Nello Pagani Maserati 4CL 28 laps 8 42 'Bira'/Enrico Platé Maserati 4CL 28 laps 9 54 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CL 27 laps 10 16 'Raph' Maserati 4CL 27 laps 11 26 Robert Ansell Maserati 4CL 26 laps 12 12 Henri Louveau Delage D6.70 26 laps 13 46 Louis Chiron Maserati 4CL 25 laps 14 10 Ernst Hürzeler Delage D6.70 25 laps 15 18 Louis Rosier Talbot 150SS 25 laps 16 4 Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135S 24 laps 17 50 Nino Grieco Maserati 4CL 24 laps

Fastest Lap: Jean-Pierre Wimille (Alfa Romeo 158), 2m47.0, 157.81 kph

Did Not Finish 30 Raymond Mays ERA D-Type 23 laps/universal joint 14 Maurice Trintignant Delage 11 laps/fuel pump 62 Harry Schell/R. de Saugé Cisitalia D46 7 laps/differential

Did Not Start 46 Enrico Platé Maserati 4CL Bira drove his car

Starting Grid:

Front Row 1 Jean-Pierre Wimille 2 Achille Varzi 3 Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158

Circuito di Caracalla

8 June 1947 - Rome: 144.495 km (3.211 km x 45 laps)

1 Piero Taruffi Cisitalia D46 1h39m27.4, 87.17 kph 2 George Abecassis Cisitalia D46 1h40m37.1 3 Inigo Bernabei Cisitalia D46 1h41m14 4 Mario Porrino Cisitalia D46 43 laps 5 Lamberto Grolla Cisitalia D46 43 laps

Did Not Finish
Franco Cortese Ferrari 125
Eugenio Minetti Cisitalia D46 accident Anne-Cecile Rose Itier Cisitalia D46 accident Dorino Serafini Cisitalia D46 gearbox Alberto Ascari Cisitalia D46 gearbox Felice Bonetto Cisitalia D46 Luigi Castelbarco Cisitalia D46 etc

Circuit des Remparts

15 June 1947 - Angouleme: 102.929 km (1.286 km x 80 laps) Final, 2x70.763 km (1.286 km x 55 laps Heats)

Heat 1 1 30 Robert Manzon Cisitalia D46 1h03m49.9, 66.52 kph 2 36 Raymond Sommer Cisitalia D46 1h04m43.5 3 8 Eugene Martin BMW 328 1h04m53.4 4 26 René Bonnet DB 1h04m08.4 5 18 Amédée Gordini Simca-Gordini 11 48 laps 6 40 Jacques Savoye BMW 328 48 laps 7 32 Pierre Flahaut Fiat Balilla 48 laps

Fastest Lap: Robert Manzon & Raymond Sommer, 1m07.9 (68.18 kph)

Did Not Finish 16 Guyart Amilcar

Heat 2 1 38 Roger Loyer Cisitalia D46 1h07m19.4, 63.07 kph 2 12 Robert de Sauge Cisitalia D46 54 laps 3 14 Oscar Moore BMW 328 51 laps 4 34 Jean Hémard Simca 508C 51 laps 5 2 Charles de Cortanze Darlmat 46 laps

Fastest Lap: Jean-Pierre Wimille, 1m08.8 (67.29 kph)

Did Not Finish 24 Ian Connell MG split tank 20 Jean-Pierre Wimille Simca-Gordini 15 4 laps/valve

Final 1 8 Eugene Martin BMW 328 1h34m16.0, 65.51 kph 2 30 Robert Manzon Cisitalia D46 1h34m19.8 3 38 Roger Loyer/Raymond Sommer Cisitalia D46 1h35m02.3 4 26 René Bonnet DB 78 laps 5 12 Robert de Sauge/Schell Cisitalia D46 76 laps 6 34 Jean Hermard Simca 508C 70 laps 7 14 Oscar Moore BMW 328 67 laps

Fastest Lap: Robert Manzon, 1m08.2 (67.88 kph) Pole Position: Robert Manzon

Did Not Finish 40 Jacques Savoye BMW 328
32 Pierre Flahaut/Charles Pozzi Fiat Balilla 18 Amédée Gordini/Jean-Pierre Wimille Simca-Gordini 11 10 laps/engine

Circuito di Vigevano

15 June 1947 - Milan: 72.0 km (1.800 km x 40 laps)

1 Felice Bonetto Cisitalia D46 52m48.4, 81.81 kph 2 Luigi Villoresi Maserati A6GCS 53m13.8 3 Mario Porrino Cisitalia D46 54m03.6 4 Lamberto Grolla Cisitalia D46 54m04.6 5 Giovanni Carmine Cisitalia D46 36 laps

Fastest Lap: Felice Bonetto (Cisitalia D46) 1m16.2, 85.04 kph

Did Not Finish
Franco Mosters Cisitalia D46 Eugenio Minetti Cisitalia D46 accident etc

VII Grand Prix de Belgique

29 June 1947 - Spa-Francorchamps: 492.322 km (14.066 km x 35 laps)

Also known as the European Grand Prix

1 8 Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo 158 3h18m28.64, 153.33 kph 2 4 Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo 158 34 laps 3 2 Carlo Felice Trossi/ Giovanni-Battista Guidotti Alfa Romeo 158 33 laps NC 6 Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 158 32 laps/not classified/gearbox 4 44 Bob Gerard/Cuth Harrison ERA B-Type 'R14B' 32 laps 5 24 Maurice Trintignant Delage D6.70 31 laps 6 22 Louis Rosier Talbot 150SS '90111' 30 laps 7 40 Leslie Johnson Talbot 150C 29 laps

Fastest Lap: Jean-Pierre Wimille (Alfa Romeo 158), 5m18.0, 164.05 kph

Did Not Finish 28 Henri Louveau Delage D6.70 18 laps 34 Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135S 17 laps 32 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot 26SS 15 laps/lost wheel, accident 36 Emile Cornet Delahaye 135S 15 laps 10 Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CL 14 laps/chassis 18 Christian Kautz Maserati 4CL 14 laps/oil line 20 Louis Chiron Talbot 26 9 laps/engine 42 Peter Whitehead ERA B-Type 6 laps/oiled spark plugs 16 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CL 5 laps/piston 30 Benoit Falchetto Bugatti 35 2 laps/gearbox

Starting Grid: 1 Jean-Pierre Wimille 2 Achille Varzi 3 Louis Chiron Alfa Romeo 158 Alfa Romeo 158 Lago-Talbot T26C 5m12.5

XVI Grand Prix de Reims

6 July 1947 - Reims-Gueux: 399.291 km (7.830 km x 51 laps)

1 40 Christian Kautz Maserati 4CL 2h34m50.7, 154.17 kph 2 20 Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago '39 2h37m29.6 3 32 Bob Gerard/Cuth Harrison ERA B-Type 'R14B' 48 laps 4 48 Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135 48 laps 5 24 Edmond Mouche/José Scaron Talbot-Lago 82930 47 laps 6 26 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago 90111 46 laps 7 46 Charles Pozzi Delahaye 135S 46 laps

Fastest Lap: Luigi Villoresi (Maserati 4CL), 2:58.2, 162.52 kph Pole Position: Christian Kautz (Maserati 4CL), 2:51.1

Did Not Finish 38 Maurice Trintignant/Henri Louveau Delage D6.70 45 laps/engine 12 Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CM 38 laps/chassis/gearbox 16 Fred Ashmore/Leslie Brooke ERA B-Type 33 laps/con-rod 8 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL 32 laps/engine 10 Alberto Ascari Maserati 4CLT 26 laps/engine 44 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Delahaye 135S 22 laps/valve 4 'Raph' Maserati 4CL 19 laps/oil pipe 30 Peter Whitehead ERA B 11 laps/piston 34 Reg Parnell ERA E 7 laps/supercharger 28 Leslie Brooke ERA E 5 laps/oil pressure 6 Kenneth Evans Maserati 6C-1500 4 laps/engine 2 Enrico Platé Maserati 4CL 0 laps/crash

I Coupe des Petites Cylindrées

6 July 1947 - Reims: 203.313 km (7.819 km x 26 laps)

1 34 'B. Bira' Simca-Gordini 11 1h29m20.4, 136.54 kph 2 36 José Scaron Simca-Gordini 11 1h29m20.6 3 32 Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini 11 1h30m00.8 4 16 Robert Manzon Cisitalia D46 1h31m25.8 5 12 Harry Schell Cisitalia D46 1h32m37.8 6 28 Peter Monkhouse MG K3 Magnette 25 laps 7 26 Auguste Veuillet MG K3 Magnette 23 laps 8 40 Jean de Montremy Simca 508C 23 laps 9 18 Roger Loyer Cisitalia D46 22 laps 10 42 Pierre Flahaut Simca 508C 21 laps 11 2 Ian Metcalfe Lagonda-Rapier 20 laps

Fastest Lap: Peter Monkhouse (MG K3), 3m15.8 Pole Position: Jean-Pierre Wimille (Simca-Gordini 15), 3m14.6

Did Not Finish 38 Jean-Pierre Wimille Simca-Gordini T15 25 laps/head gasket 4 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Salmson 24 laps/engine 48 Maurice Mestivier Amilcar 23 laps/carburettor 22 Prince I. Troubetskoy Simca-Gordini T11 17 laps/engine 52 Paul Bodet Maserati 4C-1100 11 laps/accident 6 Jacques Boucard Salmson 11 laps/cylinder head 50 Raoul Martin RM Speciale-Simca 10 laps/engine 8 Fred Ashmore ERA A-Type 10 laps/valves 24 Eugenio Minetti Cisitalia D46 5 laps/clutch 10 Raymond Sommer Cisitalia D46 5 laps/valve 20 Dorino Serafini Cisitalia D46 2 laps/valve 30 Francis Guerin Guerin - de Coucy 0 laps/engine

Disqualified 14 André Boyer Cisitalia D46 24 laps/outside assistance

Gran Premio Luigi Arcangeli

6 July 1947 - Forli: 67.20 km (1.680 km x 40 laps)

1 Franco Mosters Cisitalia D46 46m32.2, 86.64 kph 2 Lamberto Grolla Cisitalia D46 46m34 3 Armando Tullini Fiat Speciale 47m15.2 4 Federico Parriani Cisitalia D46 37

Fastest Lap: Franco Mosters & Lamberto Grolla (Cisitalia D46) 1m08, 88.94 kph

Did Not Finish Mario Porrino Cisitalia D46 etc

IX Grand Prix de l'Albigeois

13 July 1947 - Albi: 355.267 km (8.882 km x 40 laps)

1 26 Louis Rosier Talbot T150SS '90111' 2h29m48.7, 142.28 kph 2 12 Raymond Sommer Simca-Gordini T11 2h31m50.9 R 48 Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135 39 laps/crash 3 46 Charles Pozzi Delahaye 135 39 laps 4 44 Roger Loyer Cisitalia D46 38 laps 5 40 Eugenio Minetti Cisitalia D46 36 laps 6 34 Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini T11 35 laps 7 28 Pierre Veyron/Charles de Cortanze Darlmat 35 laps

Fastest Lap: Luigi Villoresi (Maserati 4CL), 3:26.4, 154.90 kph Pole Position: Henri Louveau

Did Not Finish 2 Pierre 'Levegh' Maserati 4CL 33 laps/valve 42 Dorino Serafini Cisitalia D46 60 L. Porta Cisitalia D46 mechanical 52 'Robert' Cisitalia D46 mechanical 24 Edmond Mouche Talbot 150C engine 4 'Raph' Maserati 4CL engine 62 René Bonnet DB gearbox 20 Jean Achard Delahaye V12 21 laps/accident 8 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL 20 laps/out of fuel 18 Leslie Brooke ERA B-Type 18 laps/engine 6 Ian Connell Maserati 4CL 9 laps/spin 14 Henri Louveau Maserati 4CL 8 laps/engine 30 Jean-Pierre Wimille Simca-Gordini T11 7 laps/engine 36 Igor Troubetskoy Simca-Gordini 11 5 laps/accident 16 Fred Ashmore ERA A-Type 2 laps/overheating 54 Henry Schell Cisitalia D46 1 lap/piston 22 Reg Parnell Maserati 4CL 1 lap/piston

N.B. - Jean Achard's Delahaye lost a rear wheel killing a lady spectator

I Bari Grand Prix

13 July 1947 - Bari: 266.949 km (5.339 km x 50 laps)

1 12 Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo 158 2h32m27.2, 105.23 kph 2 13 Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 158 2h32m30.0 3 19 Renato Balestrero/Ziegler Alfa Romeo 8C 43 laps 4 15 Nino Grieco Maserati 4CL 41 laps 5 22 Raymond de Saugé Cisitalia D46 40 laps 6 14 Cassano Maserati 4 CL 28 laps 7 21 Liborio Fasano Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 8 laps

Fastest Lap: Achille Varzi (Alfa Romeo 158), 2:49.0, 113.75 kph Pole Position: Achille Varzi

Did Not Finish 17 Juan Jover Maserati 4CL 19 laps/engine 20 Chico Landi Maserati 4CL 16 laps/spark plugs 18 Luigi Marchetti Maserati 4CL 7 laps/brakes

Disqualified 16 Gaetano dell'Acqua Maserati 4CM 21 laps/pushed car

VI Grand Prix de Nice

20 July 1947 - Nice: 321.333 km (3.213 km x 100 laps)

1 12 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL 3h07m07.1, 102.87 kph 2 28 Jean-Pierre Wimille Simca-Gordini T15 98 laps 3 10 Fred Ashmore/Reg Parnell ERA A-Type 'R1A' 98 laps 4 14 Alberto Ascari Maserati 4CL 97 laps 5 34 Charles Pozzi Delahaye 135 95 laps 6 4 Louis Rosier Talbot 150SS '90111' 93 laps 7 8 Leslie Brooke ERA B-Type 87 laps 8 22 Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135S 67 laps

Fastest Lap: Raymond Sommer (Maserati 4CL), 1:44.0, 111.17 kph Pole Position: Luigi Villoresi

Did Not Finish 6 Reg Parnell Maserati 4CL 59 laps/selector rod 42 Pierre 'Levegh' Maserati 4CL 46 laps/engine 26 Henri Louveau Maserati 4CL 46 laps/ignition 24 'Raph' Maserati 4CL 43 laps/spun out 30 Louis Chiron Talbot 26 38 laps/gasket 38 Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CL 28 laps/fire 16 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CL 18 laps/engine 18 Adolphe Mandirola Maserati 8 16 laps/engine 2 Kenneth Evans Maserati 6CM 8 laps/selector rod 20 Fred Meyer Maserati 4CL 5 laps/ignition 32 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot 26SS 5 laps/cylinder head

Coupe de Paris

27 July 1947 - Bois de Boulogne: 166.499 km (4.757 km x 35 laps) Final, 2x95.142 km (4.757 km x 20 laps)

Heat 1 - 1100cc supercharged & 2000cc unsupercharged 1 10 Charles de Cortanze Darlmat-Peugeot 49m11.6, 116.04 kph 2 2 Jacques Forestier Riley 49m49.7 3 7 Charles Deutsch DB-Citroën 19 laps 4 19 André Chardonnet BMW 328 19 laps 5 9 Creuchet Bugatti 35 17 laps 6 17 Gabriel Lascaut Salmson 17 laps 7 4 Auguste Veuillet MG K3 Magnette 17 laps 8 1 Eugene Martin BMW 328 17 laps

Fastest Lap: Eugene Martin (BMW 328) 2m20.6, 121.80 kph

Did Not Finish 18 Léon Boucard Salmson
16 Francis Guerin Guerin-de Coucy
14 Jean Ondet Amilcar 11 Maurice Mestivier Amilcar MC0 6 René Bonnet DB-Citroën

Heat 2 - 1100cc unsupercharged 1 25 Jean-Pierre Wimille Simca-Gordini T15 46m37.5, 122.43 kph 2 22 Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini T11 48m43.4 3 36 Guido Marino Cisitalia D46 19 laps 4 24 I.Troubetskoy Simca-Gordini T11 19 laps 5 30 Harry Schell Cisitalia D46 18 laps 6 35 Raymond de Saugé Cisitalia D46 18 laps 7 31 Roger Loyer Cisitalia D46 17 laps 8 28 Jean Hémard Simca 508C 17 laps

Fastest Lap: Raymond Sommer (Simca-Gordini T11) 2m16.5, 125.46 kph

Did Not Finish 32 Robert Manzon Cisitalia D46 23 Raymond Sommer Simca-Gordini T11
33 'Robert' Cisitalia D46 34 André Boyer Cisitalia D46 29 Pierre Flahaut Fiat Balilla

Final 1 25 Jean-Pierre Wimille Simca-Gordini T15 1h21m27.1, 122.65 kph 2 1 Eugene Martin BMW 328 1h22m33.6 3 31 Roger Loyer Cisitalia D46 1h22m33.9 4 24 I. Troubetskoy/M. Trintignant Simca-Gordini T11 1h23m16.5 5 10 Charles de Cortanze Darlmat-Peugeot 34 laps 6 22 Maurice Trintignant/Raymond Sommer Simca-Gordini T11 34 laps 7 35 Raymond de Saugé Cisitalia D46 31 laps 8 28 Jean Hémard Simca 508C 31 laps

Fastest Lap: Raymond Sommer (Simca-Gordini T11) 2m15.2, 126.67 kph

Did Not Finish 14 Jean Ondet Amilcar 30 Harry Schell Cisitalia D46 9 Creuchet Bugatti 35
2 Jacques Forestier Riley
7 Charles Deutsch DB-Citro�n
19 André Chardonnet BMW 328

Did Not Start 17 Gabriel Lascaut Salmson
4 Auguste Veuillet MG K3 Magnette
36 Guido Marino Cisitalia D46

Did Not Qualify 18 Léon Boucard Salmson
16 Francis Guerin Guerin-de Coucy
11 Maurice Mestivier Amilcar MC0
6 René Bonnet DB-Citroën
32 Robert Manzon Cisitalia D46 23 Raymond Sommer Simca-Gordini T11
34 André Boyer Cisitalia D46 29 Pierre Flahaut Fiat Balilla
33 'Robert' Cisitalia D46

II Grand Prix d'Alsace

3 August 1947 - Strasbourg: 308.252 km (3.626 km x 85 laps)

1 8 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL 2h45m41.9, 111.64 kph 2 16 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot T26SS '90202' 2h46m55.7 3 18 Louis Rosier Talbot T150SS '90111' 82 laps 4 22 Henri Louveau Maserati 4CL 82 laps 5 14 Charles Pozzi Talbot-Lago '90203' 82 laps 6 4 Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135 81 laps 7 6 'Levegh'/'Raph' Maserati 4CL 80 laps 8 26 Pierre Meyrat Delahaye 135S 75 laps 9 28 Edmond Mouche Talbot 150C 72 laps

Fastest Lap: Luigi Villoresi (Maserati 4CL), 1:47.2, 122.23 kph Pole Position: Luigi Villoresi, 1:49.5

Did Not Finish 24 Antonio Branca Maserati 4CL 36 Jean Brault Delahaye 135S 30 Maurice Varet Delage 3000 engine 10 Alberto Ascari Maserati 4CL valve 32 Jean-Pierre Wimille Simca-Gordini T15 brakes 2 Louis Chiron Maserati 4CL gearbox

II Ulster Trophy

9 August 1947 - Ballyclare: 239.918 km (6.664 km x 36 laps)

1 3 Bob Gerard ERA B-Type 'R14B' 2h05m10.0, 115.03 kph 2 6 Barry Woodall Delage 158L 34 laps 3 8 George Abecassis ERA A-Type 'R2A' 21 laps 4 4 Cuth Harrison ERA B-Type 'R8B' 18 laps

Fastest Lap: Bob Gerard (ERA B-Type), 3:14, 123.53 kph Pole Position: Bob Gerard, 3:11

Did Not Finish 14 Gordon Watson Alta 14 laps/stub axles 2 Reg Parnell ERA E-Type 11 laps/rear axle 1 'Bira' ERA B-Type 5 laps/bearing 12 John Bolster ERA B-Type 4 laps/pinion

XIII Grand Prix du Comminges

10 August 1947 - St.Gaudens: 329.925 km (10.998 km x 30 laps)

1 72 Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago '39 2h35m37.4, 126.72 kph 2 66 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago T150C '82935' 2h35m37.9 3 28 Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago '90203' 2h37m23.1 4 52 Roger Loyer Cisitalia D46 2h39m16.9 5 66 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CL 2h39m17.0 6 80 Maurice Trintignant/Jean Brault Delahaye 135S 29 laps 7 24 Alberto Ascari Maserati 4CL 29 laps 8 32 Edmond Mouche Talbot 150C 29 laps 9 34 Charles de Cortanze Darlmat 28 laps 10 68 Gaston Serraud Delahaye 135S 28 laps 11 44 M. Varet/H.Louveau Delage 3000 28 laps 12 48 Harry Schell Cisitalia D46 27 laps 13 74 André Chardonnet BMW 328 27 laps 14 56 Robert Manzon Cisitalia D46 26 laps 15 40 Pierre Meyrat Delahaye 135S 25 laps 16 50 Raymond de Saugé Cisitalia D46 25 laps 17 26 Fred Meyer Maserati 4CL 25 laps

Fastest Lap: Dorino Serafini (Maserati 4CL), 4:15.5, 154.99 kph Pole Position: Luigi Villoresi (Maserati 4CL)

Did Not Finish 2 Louis Rosier Talbot 150SS 21 laps/fuel pump 6 'Levegh' Maserati 4CL 16 laps/accident 4 'Raph' Maserati 4CL 16 laps 22 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL 16 laps/accident 54 'Robert' Cisitalia D46 14 laps/accident 30 Charles Pozzi Delahaye 135S 10 laps/con-rod 38 Pierre Larrue Delahaye 135 10 laps/accident/fire 14 Fred Ashmore ERA A-Type 10 laps/accident 78 Eugene Martin BMW 328 8 laps/accident 46 Dorino Serafini Maserati 4CL 7 laps/accident 8 Charles Huc Bugatti 51A 7 laps 20 Adolfo Mandirola Maserati 4CL 5 laps 60 André Boyer Cisitalia D46 4 laps/accident 82 Antonio Branca Maserati 4CL 3 laps 84 Rolf Kessler Bugatti 35 2 laps 16 Herni Louveau Maserati 4CL 0 laps 12 Joe Ashmore Maserati 4CL 0 laps/accident

Manx Cup

10 August 1947 - Douglas: 74.899 km (6.241 km x 12 laps)

1 55 'B.Bira' Simca-Gordini T11 42m17, 106.28 kph 2 49 Cuth Harrison Riley Special 42m48 3 3 Eric Winterbottom Emeryson-Lagonda 45m46 4 41 Gillie Tyrer BMW 328 11 laps 5 23 John Panks Alvis 11 laps 6 53 Francis Penn Riley 11 laps 7 45 Jack Scott HRG-Singer 10 laps 8 33 Tony Crook BMW 328 10 laps 9 25 Geoffrey Ansell Aston Martin 10 laps 10 35 Hugh Carrington BMW 328 10 laps 11 43 Peter Clark HRG-Singer 10 laps

Fastest Lap: 'B. Bira' (Simca-Gordini 11) 3m27, 108.54 kph Pole Position: 'B. Bira' (Simca-Gordini 11) 3m29

Did Not Finish 11 Hector Graham MG K3 Magnette 10 laps 39 Oscar B. Moore BMW 328 10 laps/oil pressure 47 George Molyneux HRG-Singer
7 Bobbie Baird MG K3 Magnette 3 laps 17 Ian Nickols MG K3 Magnette 1 lap/piston 15 Frank Kennington MG K3 Magnette

Did Not Start 1 Owen Finch Amilcar
19 Ian Metcalfe Rapier
29 Sheila Darbishire Bugatti 35

IX British Empire Trophy

21 August 1947 - Douglas: 249.588 km (6.240 km x 40 laps)

1 22 Bob Gerard ERA B-Type 'R14B' 2h16m52, 109.46 kph 2 32 Peter Whitehead ERA B-Type 'R10B' 2h18m35 3 36 Bob Ansell Maserati 4CL 39 laps 4 20 Leslie Brooke ERA E-Type GP2 38 laps 5 34 'B.Bira' Maserati 4CL 38 laps 6 16 Brian Shawe-Taylor/George Bainbridge ERA B-Type 'R9B' 38 laps 7 12 Barry Woodall Delage 15S8 36 laps 8 46 Sheila Darbishire Riley 32 laps 9 24 Cuth Harrison ERA B-Type 25 laps

Fastest Lap: Bob Gerard (ERA B-Type), 3:18, 113.50 kph Pole Position: 'B.Bira', 3:16

Did Not Finish 48 Tony Rolt Alfa Romeo B 24 laps/oil pressure 14 George Abecassis ERA A-Type 21 laps/accident 10 David Hampshire Challenger-Delage 21 laps/magneto 2 Geoffrey Crossley Alta 18 laps/piston 38 Guy Jason-Henry Maserati 6C-1500 8 laps/out of fuel 50 Leslie Johnson Talbot 150C 0 laps/fire

Circuito del Montenero

24 August 1947 - Montenero: 125.0 km (5.000 km x 25 laps)

1 Franco Venturi Cisitalia D46 1h13m51.2, 101.55 kph 2 Franco Mosters Cisitalia D46 1h14m39.6 3 Roger Loyer Cisitalia D46 1h15m10 4 Piero Taruffi Cisitalia D46 1h20m05 5 Raymond de Saugé Cisitalia D46 21 laps 6 Giovanni Carmine Cisitalia D46 20 laps

Did Not Finish Fezzia Cisitalia D46 17 laps Lamberto Grolla Cisitalia D46 11 laps Mallocchini Cisitalia D46 10 laps Robert Manzon Cisitalia D46 5 laps Mario Porrino Cisitalia D46 3 laps "Robert" Cisitalia D46 2 laps etc

XVII Gran Premio d'Italia

7 September 1947 - Sempione Park: 344.728 km (3.447 km x 100 laps)

1 30 Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo 158 3h02m25.0, 113.12 kph 2 16 Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo 158 3h02m25.1 3 24 Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 158 99 laps 4 2 Alessandro Gaboardi Alfa Romeo 158 95 laps 5 34 Alberto Ascari Maserati 4CL 94 laps 6 54 Henri Louveau Delage D6.70 91 laps 7 22 Charles Pozzi Delahaye 89 laps 8 12 Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 87 laps 9 44 Carlo Pesci Maserati 86 laps

Fastest Lap: Carlo Felice Trossi (Alfa Romeo 158), 1m44.0, 119.35 kph

Did Not Finish 56 Mario Porrino Cisitalia 56 laps 52 Lorenzo Arrigoni Maserati 56 laps 10 Lamberto Grolla Cisitalia 56 laps 28 Giovanni Bracco Delage D6.70 53 laps 6 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CLT/48 53 laps/brakes 42 Gastano dell'Acqua Maserati 6CM 23 laps 8 Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CL 20 laps/engine 14 'Levegh' Maserati 4CL 6 laps 36 'Raph' Maserati 4CL 3 laps/oil pipe 4 Nello Pagani Maserati 4CL 2 laps/tyres 26 'B.Bira' Maserati 4CL 0 laps/supercharger Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati Louis Chiron Maserati

Starting Grid: 1 Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 158 1:44.0 (119.250kph) 2 Comte Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo 158 1:44.8 3 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CLT/48 1:45.4 4 Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo 158 1:47.0 5 Alberto Ascari Maserati 4CLT 1:47.2 6 Louis Chiron Maserati 1:47.6 7 Raymond Sommer Maserati 1:47.6 8 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 1:48.8 9 Alessandro Gaboardi Alfa Romeo 158 1:51.8 10 "Pierre Levegh" Maserati 1:53.6 11 Lorenzo Arrigoni Maserati 1:58.6 12 "Raph" Maserati 1:58.8 13 Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 1:59.8 14 Charles Pozzi Delahaye 2:00.2 15 Arialdo Ruggeri Maserati 2:00.8/DNS 16 Giovanni Minozzi Maserati 2:00.8/DNS 17 Gaetano Dell'Acqua Maserati 2:00.4 18 Giovanni Bracco Delage 2:00.5 19 Lamberto Grolla Cisitalia 2:03.4 20 Mario Porrino Cisitalia 2:03.6 21 Carlo Pesci Maserati 2:03.8 22 Henri Louveau Delage 3L 2:05.8 23 "B.Bira" Maserati 2:06.0 24 Nello Pagani Maserati 2:10.0

Circuito del Lido di Venezia

14 September 1947 - Venice: 57.66 km (3.844 km x 15 laps)

1 Piero Taruffi Cisitalia D46 32m41.3, 105.84 kph 2 Franco Mosters Cisitalia D46 33m25.2 3 Tazio Nuvolari Cisitalia D46 34m01.6 etc

Fastest Lap: Piero Taruffi (Cisitalia D46) 2m08.2, 107.94 kph

XXXIV Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France

21 September 1947 - Lyon-Parilly: 510.262 km (7.289 km x 70 laps)

1 6 Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago T26 4h03m40.7, 125.67 kph 2 24 Henri Louveau Maserati 4CL 4h05m18.6 3 2 Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago T150C '90203' 69 laps 4 30 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago T150C '90111' 69 laps 5 32 Charles Pozzi Delahaye 135 67 laps R 44 Alberto Ascari Maserati 4CL 63 laps/piston 6 4 Gianfranco Comotti Talbot-Lago T150C 62 laps

Fastest Lap: Alberto Ascari (Maserati 4CL), Luigi Villoresi (Maserati 4CL) and "Georges Raph" (Maserati 4CL), 3m17.5

Did Not Finish 28 Reg Parnell/W. Wilkinson ERA E-Type 39 laps/steering 8 Yves Giraud-Cabantous/John Selsdon Talbot T150C 39 laps/engine 16 'Raph' Maserati 4CL 36 laps/engine 18 'Levegh' Maserati 4CL 25 laps/accident 22 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CL 21 laps/engine 42 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL 4 laps/engine 26 Leslie Brooke ERA E-Type 1 lap/engine 10 Luigi Chinetti Talbot 26 1 lap/engine 14 Raymond Sommer Arsenal C.T.A. 0 laps/rear axle

Starting Grid: 1 Henri Louveau 2 Louis Chiron 3 Eugène Chaboud Maserati 4CL Lago-Talbot T26C Talbot T150C 3m17.9 3m18.3 3m23.4

I Coupe de Lyon

21 September 1947 - Lyon: 204.102 km (7.289 km x 28 laps)

1 32 Eugene Martin BMW 328 1h37m31.1, 125.605 kph 2 6 'B. Bira' Simca-Gordini T15 '06GC' 1h37m45.6 3 2 Jean-Pierre Wimille Simca-Gordini T15 '07GC' 1h37m50.9 4 38 Charles de Cortanze Amilcar-Darl'Mat-Peugeot 1h38m35.1 5 18 Peter Monkhouse MG K3 Magnette '021' 1h39m58.2, 27 laps 6 8 I. Troubetskoy Simca-Gordini T11 '02GC' 1h40m09.6, 27 laps 7 10 Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini T11 '03GC' 1h40m30.4, 26 laps 8 58 'Robert' Cisitalia D46 '025' 1h38m59.4, 25 laps 9 34 Henri Louveau BMW 328 1h39m31.5, 25 laps 10 16 Pierre Flahaut Fiat 508S - Balilla 1h37m48.8, 23 laps 11 48 Pierre Duval BNC 527 1h40m23.1, 20 laps

Fastest Lap: 'B.Bira' (Simca-Gordini T15) 3m24.5, 128.32 kph

Did Not Finish 4 Raymond Sommer Simca-Gordini T11 '05GC' 16 laps 46 Raoul Martin Martin-Simca 8 Special '2' 14 laps 40 René Bonnet DB-Citroën '6' 14 laps 24 Robert Manzon Cisitalia D46 '010' 12 laps 14 Franco Rol Simca 508C '1GCS' 9 laps 44 Auguste Veuillet MG K3 Magnette '029' overheating 22 Bobbie Baird Emeryson-Lagonda valves 30 Harry Schell Cisitalia D46 '011' engine 20 Ian Nickols MG K3 Magnette '009' 52 Robert Gerbout Lombard AL3 50 Jacques Forestier Riley 42 Giuseppe Morra Maserati 4C-2000 '1526' 26 Raymond de Saugé Cisitalia D46 '010' 56 Roger Loyer Cisitalia D46 '019' 0 laps/engine

Did Not Start 12 José Scaron Simca-Gordini T15 28 Emmanuel de Graffenried Cisitalia D46

Starting Grid: 1 Jean-Pierre Wimille 2 'B.Bira' 3 de Cortanze Simca-Gordini T15 Simca-Gordini T15 Amilcar Darl'Mat 3m33.0 3m35.7 3m37.0

4 Ian Nickols 5 Eugene Martin 6 Peter Monkhouse MG K3 Magnette BMW 328 MG K3 Magnette 3m38.7 3m39.9 3m40.9

7 Henri Louveau 8 (José Scaron) 9 Roger Loyer BMW 328 (Simca-Gordini T15) Cisitalia D46 3m40.9 (3m41.0) 3m43.3

10 René Bonnet 11 Harry Schell 12 Pierre Flahaut DB-Citroën Cisitalia D46 Fiat 508S 3m45.0 3m45.2 3m52.5

13 Robert Manzon 14 Auguste Veuillet 15 Giuseppe Morra Cisitalia D46 MG K3 Magnette Maserati 4C-2000 3m46.4? 3m55.8 3m59.4

16 Jacques Forestier 17 Raoul Martin 18 Robert Gerbout Riley Martin-Simca 8 Special Lombard Al3 3m59.9 4m17.1

19 Pierre Duval 20 Bobbie Baird 21 Raymond Sommer BNC 527 MG K3 Magnette Simca-Gordini T11 4m17.5 4m20.6

22 (Maurice Trintignant) 23 Franco Rol 24 Raymond de Saugé (Cisitalia D46) Simca 508C Cisitalia D46

25 Igor Troubetskoy Simca-Gordini T11

I Grand Prix de Lausanne

5 October 1947 - Lausanne: 292.590 km (3.251 km x 90 laps)

1 4 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL 2h49m30.4, 103.57 kph 2 14 Jean-Pierre Wimille Simca-Gordini T15 '007GC' 2h50m34.1 3 28 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CL 86 laps 4 10 Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago T26 86 laps 5 12 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago T150 '90202' 86 laps 6 20 Peter Whitehead ERA B-Type 'R10B' 83 laps 7 22 John Heath ERA A-Type 72 laps

Fastest Lap: Alberto Ascari (Maserati 4CL), 1:46.5, 109.89 kph Pole Position: Alberto Ascari

Did Not Finish 2 Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CL 80 laps/gearbox 26 Piero Taruffi Maserati 4CL 68 laps/mechanical 32 Max Christen Maserati 4CL 56 laps/mechanical 36 Reg Parnell Maserati 4CLT 42 laps/brakes 24 David Hampshire ERA E-Type 38 laps/clutch 6 Alberto Ascari Maserati 4CL 28 laps/brake pipe 8 'B. Bira' Maserati 4CL 18 laps/engine 30 Ernst H�rzeler Maserati 4CL 6 laps/engine 16 'Raph' Maserati 4CL 2 laps

I Prix de Leman

5 October 1947 - Lausanne: 195.075 km (3.251 km x 60 laps)

1 44 'B.Bira' Simca-Gordini T11 1h51m57.5, 104.54 kph 2 42 Raymond Sommer Simca-Gordini T11 1h51m57.8 3 56 Piero Taruffi Cisitalia D46 59 laps 4 60 Roger Loyer Cisitalia D46 59 laps 5 48 I. Troubetskoy Simca-Gordini T11 56 laps 6 72 Walter W�st Cisitalia D46 56 laps 7 46 Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini T11 56 laps 8 62 'Robert' Cisitalia D46 54 laps 9 54 Harry Schell Cisitalia D46 54 laps 10 52 F. Schmoker Simca-Gordini T11 54 laps

Fastest Lap: Raymond Sommer (Simca-Gordini T11) 1m47.0, 109.38 kph

Did Not Finish
66 Mario Porrino Cisitalia D46 29 laps 68 Franco Venturi Cisitalia D46 15 laps 58 Eunenio Minetti Cisitalia D46 12 laps 50 Franco Rol Simca-Gordini 11 11 laps 70 Claude Bernheim Cisitalia D46 2 laps

Australian Grand Prix

6 October 1947 - Mt. Panorama: 241.350 km (6.351 km x 38 laps)

                 Cap.    Handicap  Race Time  Adjusted Time

1 W.Murray MG TC (1250cc 25.5 min) 2h28m16 2h39m46 2 C.Bland Ford V8 Spl (3700cc 15 min) 2h18m32 2h40m22 3 A.Davsion Mercedes-Benz (7634cc 10.5 min) 2h14m03 2h40m33 4 R.Mitchell Ford V8 Spl (1340cc 15 min) 2h21m09 2h41m09 5 T.Sulman Sulman-Singer (974cc 28 min) 2h32m48 2h41m48 6 A.Najar MG TB Spl (1250cc 19.5 min) 2h47m07 2h41m37 7 H.Monday Mercury Spl (3622cc 17 min) 2h21m59 2h41m59 8 J.Barraclough MG NE (1271cc 21 min) 2h26m10 2h42m10 9 D.MacLachlan MG T Spl (1355cc 19.5 min) 2h26m25 2h43m55 10 L.Burrows MG J2 (847cc 37 min) 2h44m37 2h44m37 11 R.Ward MG TB (1250cc 25.5 min) 2h34m07 2h45m37 12 B.Myers Riley Imp (1089cc 34 min) 2h43m01 2h46m01 13 W.Nunn MG TB (1250cc 25.5 min) 2h36m25 2h47m55 14 E.Forbes-Robinson MG TC6 (1250cc 25.5 min) 2h36m58 2h48m28

Did Not Finish A.Barrett Alfa-Romeo SC (2355cc Scratch) F.Kleinig Kleinig/Hudson (4168cc 6 min) H.Bartlett Riley (1966cc 7.5 min) R.Ewing Buick spl (3818cc 10.5 min) A.Mildren Ford V8 Spl (3622cc 15 min) J.Murray DM Spl (3622cc 15 min) H.Bartlett MG spl (1340cc 15 min) W.Mathison Jaguar 100 (2663cc 20 min) G.Pearse MG TB (1250cc 25.5 min) L.Phillips Austin (747cc 31 min)

Did Not Start B.Jones Hudson Spl (4168cc 10.5 min) K.Tubman MB K3 SC (1340cc 15 min) D.Curran Mercury Spl (3927cc 17 min) L.Golding MG N (1087cc 28 min) A.Emerson Counoulty 500 (500cc 28.5 min)

III Grand Prix du Salon

16 November 1947 - Montlhéry: 301.543 km (6.282 km x 48 laps)

1 8 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago '90131' 2h06m28.2, 142.83 kph 2 2 Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago '90203' 45 laps 3 12 Charles Pozzi Delahaye 135 45 laps 4 16 Constantin Delage D6.70 45 laps 5 6 Henri Louveau Maserati 4CL 45 laps 6 4 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago '90111' 43 laps 7 42 'Robert' Cisitalia D46 43 laps 8 54 René Bonnet DB 40 laps 9 14 Pierre Meyrat Delahaye 135S 32 laps

Fastest Lap: Raymond Sommer (Maserati 4CL), 2:29.4, 146.32 kph Pole Position: Louis Chiron (Talbot-Lago T26), 2:36.0

Did Not Finish 40 Roger Loyer Cisitalia D46 24 laps/rear axle 10 Louis Chiron Talbot T26 18 laps/transmission 22 Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CL 18 laps/engine 44 André Boyer Cisitalia D46 3 laps 50 Jannin Testa d'Oro 1 lap