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 |
 Raymond Sommer | Maserati 4CM | |
| Time | 1:34.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Talbot-Lago 26 | ||
| Second | Delage D6 | ||
| Third | Delahaye 135 | ||
Entry list edit
| No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Engine | Chassis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
In 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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