1947 Roussillon Grand Prix

The 1947 Roussillon Grand Prix (formally the II Grand Prix du Roussillon) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Circuit des Platanes de Perpignan on 8 May 1947.

1947 Roussillon Grand Prix
Race details
Date 27 April 1947
Official name II Grand Prix du Roussillon
Location Perpignan, France
Course Street circuit
Course length 2.538 km (1.577 miles)
Distance 58 laps, 147.204 km (91.468 miles)
Pole position
Driver Maserati 4CM
Time 1:34.8
Grid positions set by heat results
Fastest lap
Driver France Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CM
Time 1:34.2
Podium
First Talbot-Lago 26
Second Delage D6
Third Delahaye 135

Entry list

No Driver Entrant Car Engine Chassis
2 France Eugène Chaboud SFACS Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26 Talbot 90201
4 France Henri Trillaud SFACS Ecurie France Delahaye 135S Delahaye
6 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous SFACS Ecurie France Delahaye 135S Delahaye
8 France Raymond Sommer Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CM Maserati 4CL 1555
10 France Philippe Étancelin Ecurie Gersac Delage 3000 Delage D6
12 France Pierre Levegh Ecurie Gersac Delage 3000 Delage D6
14 France Jean Achard Ecurie Gersac Delage 3000 Delage D6 880002
16 France Henri Louveau SFACS Ecurie France Delage 3000 Delage D6 880004
18 France Roger Loyer SFACS Ecurie France Delahaye 135S Delahaye
20 France Georges Grignard Georges Grignard Delahaye 135 Delahaye
28 France Louis Rosier SFACS Ecurie France Talbot-Lago SS Talbot 90111
30 France Jean-Pierre Wimille Equipe Gordini Simca-Gordini 15 Gordini 0007GC

Classification

In the first few laps, Georges Grignard, Philippe Étancelin, Jean Achard and Roger Loyer were involved in a four car accident with no injured but the abandon of Achard on his Delage D6 at lap 7.[1] At lap 21, Jean-Pierre Wimille, second behind Sommer had engine trouble and retired. After a pole position and with the fastest lap, Raymond Sommer was still leading the race, but 14 laps from the end he retired. Eugène Chaboud won the race on Talbot-Lago T26, ex-Chiron 4.5l monoposto Darracq. Henri Louveau finish second just ahead of Yves Giraud-Cabantous.

Pos
[2][3]
No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 2 France Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago T26 58 1:35:06.3 (92.81 km/h) 3
2 16 France Henri Louveau Delage D6 57 +1 lap 4
3 6 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Delahaye 135 57 +1 lap 5
4 12 France Pierre Levegh Delage D6 57 +1 lap 7
5 20 France Georges Grignard Delahaye 135 55 +3 laps 8
6 28 France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago SS 55 +3 laps 10
7 4 France Henri Trillaud Delahaye 135S 55 +3 laps 12
Ret 8 France Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CM 44 gearbox 1
Ret 18 France Roger Loyer Delahaye 135S 40 condenser 9
Ret 10 France Philippe Étancelin Delage D6 33 engine 6
Ret 30 France Jean-Pierre Wimille Simca-Gordini 15 21 overheating 2
Ret 14 France Jean Achard Delage D6 7 accident 11

References

  1. Motor Sport, XXIII n°6, June 1947, page 155.
  2. II Grand Prix du Roussillon silhouet.com
  3. 27-04-1947, Grand Prix du Roussillon, Perpignan f1-images.de
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