The VIII Grande Prêmio da Cidade de Rio de Janeiro was a Grand Prix motor race held at Gávea, Rio de Janeiro on 20 April 1947. The race was planned over 20 laps but was reduced to 15 because of rain, and was won by Chico Landi in an Alfa Romeo 308. Luigi Villoresi in a Maserati 4CL started from pole and finished second. George Raph in a Maserati 6CM was third.[1][2]
| 1947 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 20 April 1947 | ||
| Official name | VIII Grande Prêmio da Cidade de Rio de Janeiro | ||
| Location | Gávea, Rio de Janeiro | ||
| Course | Temporary road circuit | ||
| Course length | 10.77 km (6.69 mi) | ||
| Distance | 15 laps, 161.595 km (100.410 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati | ||
| Time | 7:26.1 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Second | Maserati | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
Classification
edit| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chico Landi
|
Alfa Romeo 308 | 2:03:14.5, 78.969kph | 2 |
| 2 |  Luigi Villoresi
|
Maserati 4CL | +5:52.9 | 1 |
| 3 |  George Raph
|
Maserati 6CM | +1 lap | |
| 4 | Hélio Ramos
|
Alfa Romeo | +1 lap | 6 |
| Ret | Achille Varzi
|
Alfa Romeo 308 | 6 laps | 7 |
| Ret | Gino Bianco
|
Maserati 8CM | 3 | |
| Ret | Ruben Abrunhosa
|
Studebaker | 5 | |
| Ret | Henrique Casini
|
Maserati | ||
| Ret | João Santos Mauro
|
Maserati | 4 | |
| Ret | Giacomo Palmieri
|
Maserati | ||
| Ret | Osmar Lage
|
Maserati |
References
edit- ^ "1947 Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-10-27.
- ^ "VIII Grande Prêmio da Cidade de Rio de Janeiro". Retrieved 2022-10-27.
Additional reading
edit- Melo, Victor Andrade (2009-02-17). "Antes de Fittipaldi, Piquet e Senna: o automobilismo no Brasil (1908-1954)". Motriz. Revista de Educação Física. (in Brazilian Portuguese). 15 (1): 104–115.
- Melo, Victor Andrade de (2011). "Before Fittipaldi, Piquet and Senna: The Beginning of Motor Racing in Brazil (1908–1954)". The International Journal of the History of Sport (2): 253–267. doi:10.1080/09523367.2011.537915. ISSN 0952-3367.