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 | |||
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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 |
![]() | Maserati 4CM | |
Time | 1:34.2 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Talbot-Lago 26 | ||
Second | Delage D6 | ||
Third | Delahaye 135 |
Entry list
editNo | Driver | Entrant | Car | Engine | Chassis |
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2 | Eugène Chaboud | SFACS Ecurie France | Talbot-Lago T26 | Talbot | 90201 |
4 | Henri Trillaud | SFACS Ecurie France | Delahaye 135S | Delahaye | |
6 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | SFACS Ecurie France | Delahaye 135S | Delahaye | |
8 | Raymond Sommer | Raymond Sommer | Maserati 4CM | Maserati 4CL | 1555 |
10 | Philippe Étancelin | Ecurie Gersac | Delage 3000 | Delage D6 | |
12 | Pierre Levegh | Ecurie Gersac | Delage 3000 | Delage D6 | |
14 | Jean Achard | Ecurie Gersac | Delage 3000 | Delage D6 | 880002 |
16 | Henri Louveau | SFACS Ecurie France | Delage 3000 | Delage D6 | 880004 |
18 | Roger Loyer | SFACS Ecurie France | Delahaye 135S | Delahaye | |
20 | Georges Grignard | Georges Grignard | Delahaye 135 | Delahaye | |
28 | Louis Rosier | SFACS Ecurie France | Talbot-Lago SS | Talbot | 90111 |
30 | Jean-Pierre Wimille | Equipe Gordini | Simca-Gordini 15 | Gordini | 0007GC |
Classification
editIn 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 |
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1 | 2 | Eugène Chaboud | Talbot-Lago T26 | 58 | 1:35:06.3 (92.81 km/h) | 3 |
2 | 16 | Henri Louveau | Delage D6 | 57 | +1 lap | 4 |
3 | 6 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Delahaye 135 | 57 | +1 lap | 5 |
4 | 12 | Pierre Levegh | Delage D6 | 57 | +1 lap | 7 |
5 | 20 | Georges Grignard | Delahaye 135 | 55 | +3 laps | 8 |
6 | 28 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago SS | 55 | +3 laps | 10 |
7 | 4 | Henri Trillaud | Delahaye 135S | 55 | +3 laps | 12 |
Ret | 8 | Raymond Sommer | Maserati 4CM | 44 | gearbox | 1 |
Ret | 18 | Roger Loyer | Delahaye 135S | 40 | condenser | 9 |
Ret | 10 | Philippe Étancelin | Delage D6 | 33 | engine | 6 |
Ret | 30 | Jean-Pierre Wimille | Simca-Gordini 15 | 21 | overheating | 2 |
Ret | 14 | Jean Achard | Delage D6 | 7 | accident | 11 |
- Pole position: Raymond Sommer in 1:34.8
- Fastest lap: Raymond Sommer in 1:34.2 (96.94 km/h).
References
edit- ^ Motor Sport, XXIII n°6, June 1947, page 155.
- ^ II Grand Prix du Roussillon silhouet.com
- ^ 27-04-1947, Grand Prix du Roussillon, Perpignan f1-images.de