1947 Belgian Grand Prix

The 1947 Belgian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 29 June 1947. The race was also known as the European Grand Prix.

1947 Belgian Grand Prix
Race details
Date 29 June 1947
Official name X Grand Prix de Belgique
Location Spa-Francorchamps
Spa, Belgium
Course Road course
Course length 14.066 km (8.740 miles)
Distance 35 laps, 492.322 km (305.915 miles)
Pole position
Driver Alfa Romeo
Time 5:12.5
Fastest lap
Driver France Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo
Time 5:18.0
Podium
First Alfa Romeo
Second Alfa Romeo
Third Alfa Romeo

Classification

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Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 8   Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo 158 35 3:18:28.64 1
2 4   Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo 158 34 +1 Lap 2
3 34   Carlo Felice Trossi
  Giovanbattista Guidotti
Alfa Romeo 158 33 +2 Laps
4 44   Bob Gerard
  Cuth Harrison
ERA B 32 +2 Laps
5 24   Maurice Trintignant Delage D6.70 31 +4 Laps
6 22   Louis Rosier Talbot 150SS 30 +5 Laps
7 40   Leslie Johnson Talbot 150C 29 +6 Laps
Ret 6   Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 158 32 Gearbox
Ret 28   Henri Louveau Delage D6.70 18
Ret 34   Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135S 17
Ret 32   Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot 26SS 15 Accident damage
Ret 36   Emile Cornet Delahaye 135S 15
Ret 10   Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CL 14 Chassis
Ret 18   Christian Kautz Maserati 4CL 14 Oil line
Ret 20   Louis Chiron Talbot 26 9 Engine 3
Ret 42   Peter Whitehead ERA B 6 Spark plugs
Ret 16   Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 4CL 5 Piston
Ret 30   Benoît Falchetto [fr] Bugatti Type 35 2 Gearbox


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