1947 Nice Grand Prix
The 6th Grand Prix de Nice was a Grand Prix motor race held at Nice in France on 20 July 1947. The race was won by Luigi Villoresi, who started from pole, in a Maserati 4CL. Jean-Pierre Wimille was second in a Simca Gordini Type 15 and Fred Ashmore and Reg Parnell shared third place in an ERA A-Type, Parnell's own car having retired with gearbox problems. Raymond Sommer set fastest lap in a Maserati 4CL but retired after his car caught fire.[1][2]
| 1947 Nice Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race details | |||
| Date | 20 July 1947 | ||
| Official name | VI Grand Prix de Nice | ||
| Location | Nice, France | ||
| Course | Street circuit | ||
| Course length | 3.213 kilometres (1.996 miles) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 321.3 kilometres (199.6 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati | ||
| Time | 1:43.3 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Raymond Sommer | Maserati | |
| Time | 1:44.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati | ||
| Second | Simca Gordini | ||
| Third |
| ERA | |
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |  Luigi Villoresi |
Maserati 4CL | 3:07:07.1 (102.87 km/h) | 1 |
| 2 | 28 | Jean-Pierre Wimille |
Simca Gordini Type 15 | +2 laps | 11 |
| 3 | 10 |  Fred Ashmore Reg Parnell |
ERA A-Type | +2 laps | 12 |
| 4 | 14 | Alberto Ascari |
Maserati 4CL | +3 laps | 3 |
| 5 | 34 | Charles Pozzi |
Delahaye 135 | +5 laps | 15 |
| 6 | 4 | Louis Rosier |
Talbot-Lago 150SS | +7 laps | 14 |
| 7 | 8 | Leslie Brooke |
ERA B-Type | +13 laps | 20 |
| 8 | 22 | Eugène Chaboud |
Delahaye 135S | +33 laps | 6 |
| Ret | 6 | Reg Parnell |
Maserati 4CL | 59 laps, selector rod | 8 |
| Ret | 26 | Henri Louveau |
Maserati 4CL | 46 laps, magneto | 13 |
| Ret | 42 | Pierre Levegh |
Maserati 4CL | 46 laps, engine | 9 |
| Ret | 24 | "Raph" |
Maserati 4CL | 43 laps, spun off | 7 |
| Ret | 30 |  Louis Chiron |
Talbot-Lago T26 | 38 laps, gasket | 5 |
| Ret | 38 | Raymond Sommer |
Maserati 4CL | 28 laps, fire | 2 |
| Ret | 16 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Emmanuel de Graffenried |
Maserati 4CL | 18 laps, engine | 4 |
| Ret | 18 | Adolphe Mandirola |
Maserati 8CM | 16 laps, engine | 19 |
| Ret | 2 | Kenneth Evans |
Maserati 6CM | 8 laps, selector rod | 16 |
| Ret | 20 | Fred Meyer |
Maserati 4CL | 5 laps, ignition | 17 |
| Ret | 32 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous |
Talbot-Lago 26SS | 5 laps, cylinder head | 10 |
| DNS | 36 | Benoit Falchetto |
Bugatti Type 35 | 18 | |
References
- "1947 Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- "1947 Nice Grand Prix". Retrieved 2022-11-22.
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