1947 British Empire Trophy

The 9th British Empire Trophy was a Formula One motor race held on 21 August 1947 at the Douglas Circuit, in Douglas, Isle of Man. The 40 lap race was won by Bob Gerard in an ERA B-Type, setting fastest lap in the process. Peter Whitehead finished second in another B-Type, and Bob Ansell was third in a Maserati 4CL. B. Bira started from pole position in his Maserati 4CL and finished fifth.[1][2]

Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	22	Bob Gerard	F.R. Gerard	ERA B-Type	2:16:52, 109.46kph	5
2	32	Peter Whitehead	Peter Whitehead	ERA B-Type	+1:43	2
3	36	Bob Ansell	Bob Ansell	Maserati 4CL	+1 lap	7
4	20	Leslie Brooke	English Racing Automobiles	ERA E-Type	+2 laps	9
5	34	B. Bira	Prince Chula	Maserati 4CL	+2 laps	1
6	16	Brian Shawe-Taylor George Bainbridge	Bob Ansell	ERA B-Type	+2 laps	8
7	12	Barry Woodall	Barry Woodall	Delage 15S8	+4 laps	11
8	46	Sheila Darbishire	S.B. Reece	Riley	+8 laps	14
9	24	Cuth Harrison	Cuth Harrison	ERA B-Type	+12 laps	6
Ret	48	Tony Rolt	Tony Rolt	Alfa Romeo Tipo B	24 laps, oil pressure	4
Ret	14	George Abecassis	George Abecassis	ERA A-Type	21 laps, accident	3
Ret	10	David Hampshire	Reg Parnell	Challenger-Delage	21 laps, magneto	13
Ret	2	Geoffrey Crossley	Geoffrey Crossley	Alta	18 laps, piston	12
Ret	38	Guy Jason-Henry	J.S. Gordon	Maserati 6C-1500	8 laps, out of fuel	15
Ret	50	Leslie Johnson	Leslie Johnson	Talbot 150C	0 laps, fire	10
DNS	8	Michael Chorlton	Michael Chorlton	Bugatti Type 51A

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