1947 Marseille Grand Prix

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
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

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