Saint Helier Circuit

Saint Helier Circuit
Location	Saint Helier, Jersey
Time zone	GMT +1
Coordinates	49°11′21″N 2°7′11″W
Major events	J.C.C. Jersey Road Race
Circuit Data
Length	5.149 km (3.199 miles)
Turns	5
Race lap record	2:00.0 (154.50 km/h / 96.00 mph) ( Luigi Villoresi, Maserati, 1949)

The 1947 St Helier Circuit was a 5.149 km (3.199 m) Grand Prix road course in the town of Saint Helier, the capital of Jersey which is the largest of the North Sea Channel Islands (English Channel), hosting four consecutive Grand Prix events (official name: J.C.C. Jersey Road Race) from 1947 to 1950, the last one a Formula One non-championship round. The circuit length remained largely the same over its four editions except for small variances within 100 meters. British entries with Peter Whitehead, Reg Parnell, Raymond Mays, Peter Walker, Cuth Harrison, Leslie Johnson and David Hampshire among many others dominated the series, winning all events over many top drivers of the era.

J.C.C. Jersey Road Race 1947-1950

Year	Name	Date	Winning drivers	Constructor	Regulations	Report
1947	I J.C.C. Jersey Road Race	May 8	Reg Parnell	Maserati 4CL	Grand Prix	Report
1948	II J.C.C. Jersey Road Race	April 29	Bob Gerard	ERA B-Type 'R14B'	Grand Prix	Report
1949	III J.C.C. Jersey Road Race	April 28	Bob Gerard	ERA B-Type 'R14B'	Grand Prix	Report
1950	IV J.C.C. Jersey Road Race	July 9	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari 125-10C	Formula One	Report
1952	Jersey International Road Race	July 10	Ian Stewart	Jaguar XK120C	Sports Car	Report
Source:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Jersey Road Race - Notable Drivers

Louis Chiron - B. Bira - Raymond Sommer - Luigi Villoresi - Giuseppe Farina - Emmanuel de Graffenried - Clemar Bucci - Jean-Pierre Wimille - Louis Rosier

References

"St. Helier Circuit". theracingline.net. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
"I JCC Jersey Road Race". silhouet.com. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
"II JCC Jersey Road Race". silhouet.com. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
"III JCC Jersey Road Race". silhouet.com. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
"IV JCC Jersey Road Race". silhouet.com. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
"Jersey International Road Race". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
"Jersey International 1952". theislandwiki.org. Retrieved April 12, 2014.

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[1] "St. Helier Circuit". theracingline.net. Retrieved April 12, 2014.

[2] "I JCC Jersey Road Race". silhouet.com. Retrieved April 12, 2014.

[3] "II JCC Jersey Road Race". silhouet.com. Retrieved April 12, 2014.

[4] "III JCC Jersey Road Race". silhouet.com. Retrieved April 12, 2014.

[5] "IV JCC Jersey Road Race". silhouet.com. Retrieved April 12, 2014.

[6] "Jersey International Road Race". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved April 12, 2014.

[7] "Jersey International 1952". theislandwiki.org. Retrieved April 12, 2014.