1947 Jersey Road Race

The 1st Jersey Road Race was a Formula One motor race held on 8 May 1947 at the St. Helier Circuit in Saint Helier, Jersey. The 50-lap race was won by Reg Parnell in a Maserati 4CL. Louis Chiron finished second in another 4CL and Raymond Mays was third in an ERA D-Type. B. Bira started from pole position in a Maserati 4C but retired with engine problems. Raymond Sommer, also in a Maserati, set fastest lap but also retired.

1947 Jersey Road Race
Race details
Date	8 May 1947
Official name	I J.C.C. Jersey Road Race
Location	Saint Helier, Jersey
Course length	5.149 kilometres (3.199 miles)
Distance	50 laps, 257.44 kilometres (159.97 miles)
Pole position
Driver	B. Bira	Maserati
Time	2:06.4
Fastest lap
Driver	Raymond Sommer	Maserati
Time	2:06.2
Podium
First	Reg Parnell	Maserati
Second	Louis Chiron	Maserati
Third	Raymond Mays	ERA

Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	7	Reg Parnell	Reg Parnell	Maserati 4CL	1:55:33.0, 136.02kph	9
2	1	Louis Chiron	Scuderia Milano	Maserati 4CL	+1 lap	3
3	11	Raymond Mays	Raymond Mays	ERA D-Type	+2 laps	5
4	21	Joe Ashmore	Joe Ashmore	ERA A-Type	+2 laps	17
5	25	Henri Louveau	Ecurie Gersac	Delage 3L	+3 laps	20
6	28	Leslie Johnson	Leslie Johnson	Talbot-Lago T150C	+4 laps	12
7	26	Pierre Levegh	Ecurie Gersac	Delage 3L	+4 laps	15
8	27	Jean Achard	Ecurie Gersac	Delage 3L	+4 laps	19
9	10	Sam Gilby	Sam Gilby	Maserati 6CM	7 laps	16
10	29	Serge Pozzoli	Serge Pozzoli	Delahaye 135S	+8 laps	25
11	20	John Bolster	P.H.C. Bell	ERA B-Type	+8 laps	21
12	18	Bob Gerard	F.R. Gerard	ERA B-Type	+13 laps	6
13	14	Peter Walker	Peter Whitehead	ERA B-Type	+18 laps	10
14	23	Barry Woodall	Barry Woodall	Delage 15S8	+32 laps	14
Ret	4	B. Bira	Prince Chula	Maserati 4C	28 laps, engine	1
Ret	15	Leslie Brooke	Leslie Brooke	ERA B-Type	26 laps, con rod	18
Ret	3	Raymond Sommer	Scuderia Milano	Maserati 4CL	23 laps, engine	4
Ret	17	George Abecassis	George Abecassis	ERA A-Type	15 laps, ignition	22
Ret	19	Cuth Harrison	Cuth Harrison	ERA B-Type	19 laps, engine	23
Ret	16	Billy Cotton Wilkie Wilkinson	Billy Cotton	ERA B-Type	12 laps, carburettor	13
Ret	22	Michael Chorlton	F.O. Cleveland-Harmer	Bugatti Type 51A	12 laps, oil line	24
Ret	6	Ian Connell	I. Connell & K. Evans	Maserati 6CM	8 laps, gearbox	11
Ret	2	Nello Pagani	Scuderia Milano	Maserati 4CL	7 laps, supercharger	2
Ret	8	Robert Ansell	Robert Ansell	Maserati 4CL	2 laps, piston	7
Ret	12	Peter Whitehead	Peter Whitehead	ERA E-Type	1 lap, cracked tank	8