1947 Marseille Grand Prix
1947 Marseille Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 18 May 1947 | ||
Official name | VI Grand Prix de Marseille | ||
Location | Prado, Marseille | ||
Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
Course length | 4.399 km (2.733 mi) | ||
Distance | 69 laps, 303.538 km (188.610 mi) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver |
| Maserati | |
Time | 2:14.7 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Drivers | Raymond Sommer | Maserati | |
Fastest lap | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | |
Time | 2:17.2 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Talbot-Lago | ||
Second | Maserati | ||
Third |
| Delage |
Motor car race
The VI Grand Prix de Marseille was a Formula One motor race held on 18 May 1947 at Prado in Marseille. The race was held over 69 laps and was won by Eugène Chaboud in a Talbot-Lago MC. Enrico Platé was second in a Maserati 4CL and Henri Louveau third in a Delage 3L. Raymond Sommer was on pole position, and set joint fastest lap with Luigi Villoresi; both retired their Maseratis with mechanical problems.[1][2]
Classification
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Time/Laps | Grid |
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1 | 22 | Eugène Chaboud | Talbot-Lago MC | 2:50:23.6; 106.89kph | 3 |
2 | 32 | Enrico Platé | Maserati 4CL | +1 lap | 5 |
3 | 12 | Henri Louveau | Delage 3L | +2 laps | 9 |
4 | 14 | Pierre Levegh | Delage 3L | +3 laps | 11 |
5 | 18 | David Hampshire Fred Ashmore | ERA A-Type | +3 laps | 10 |
6 | 46 | Jean Achard | Delage 3L | +4 laps | |
7 | 24 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Delahaye 135S | +7 laps | |
8 | 38 | Edmond Mouche José Scaron | Talbot-Lago 150C | +8 laps | 6 |
9 | 42 | François Michaud | Bugatti Type 57S | +9 laps | |
Ret | 48 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago T150S | Cylinder head | |
Ret | 26 | Charles Pozzi | Delahaye 135S | Half shaft | |
Ret | 44 | Maurice Trintignant | Bugatti Type 51A | Overheating | |
Ret | 40 | Marcel Balsa | Talbot-Lago 150C | ||
Ret | 28 | Roger Loyer | Delahaye 135S | Con-rod | |
Ret | 10 | Philippe Étancelin | Delage 3L | Engine | |
Ret | 20 | Ian Connell | Maserati 6CM | 27 laps, suspension | 8 |
Ret | 4 | Louis Chiron | Maserati 4CL | 27 laps, mechanical | 4 |
Ret | 8 | Nello Pagani | Maserati 4CL | 23 laps, mechanical | 7 |
Ret | 2 | Raymond Sommer | Maserati 4CL | 10 laps, engine | 1 |
Ret | 30 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati 4CL | 9 laps, engine | 2 |
Ret | 16 | Reg Parnell | Maserati 4CL | 2 laps, piston | |
Ret | 36 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati 4CL | 0 laps | |
DNS | 34 | Benoit Falchetto | Bugatti Type 35 |
References
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