1947 Grand Prix des Frontières

GP Belgium Frontières 25 May 1947 Layout_of_Chimay_Street_Circuit_used_in_Grand_Prix_des_Frontières_(1929-1972).png XVII Grand Prix des Frontières Chimay, Belgium Temporary street circuit 10.87 km mi on 12 130.44 km mi on B. Bira Maserati 4:37 Siam B. Bira Siam Maserati Peter Monkhouse GBR Bugatti Louis Rosier FRA Talbot-Lago The 17th Grand Prix des Frontières was a Formula Libre motor race held on 25 May 1947 at the Chimay Street Circuit in Chimay, Belgium. The Grand Prix was won by B. Bira in a Maserati 4CL. Bira also set fastest lap. Peter Monkhouse finished second in a Bugatti Type 51 and Louis Rosier was third in a Talbot-Lago.https://forums.autosport.com/topic/13518-1947-gp-frontires-maipokalrennen/?hl=%2Bfrontieres+%2B1947#entry237151 1947 GP Frontières & Maipokalrennen 2022-11-30Biaumet Andre Grand Prix de Frontières Classification Pos No Driver Car Time/Retired 1 2 Siam B. Bira Maserati 4CL 59:10, 132.28 kph 2 14 GBR Peter Monkhouse Bugatti Type 51 +2:00 3 27 FRA Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago Spéciale +3:12 4 22 NED Lex Beels Alfa Romeo 8C 2300MM +3:13 5 32 GBR Roy Salvadori Alfa Romeo P3 +4:23 6 38 FRA Henri Trillaud Delahaye 135 +5:11 7 24 USA 1911 Harry Schell Cisitalia D46 +1 lap 8 10 GBR Tony Rolt Aitken-Alfa Romeo +1 lap 9 44 BEL "Lucky" Alfa Romeo 8C-2300MM +1 lap 10 26 FRA Raymond de Saugé Cisitalia D46 +1 lap 11 34 FRA "Freige" Monnier-Fiat +2 laps 12 28 GBR Ted Lund MG PB +3 laps NC 33 FRA Michel Roumani Bugatti Type 35 Ret 6 GBR George Abecassis Bugatti Type 59 5 laps Ret 40 FRA Gabriel Lascaut Salmson 4 laps Ret 36 FRA Yves Giraud-Cabantous Delahaye 135 4 laps Ret 20 BEL Arthur Legat Bugatti Type 35B 4 laps Ret 16 GBR John Bolster ERA 3 laps DNS 8 "Vandervecken" Alfa Romeo DNS 12 "Steinbach" Alfa Romeo 2900B DNS 30 FRA Serge Pozzoli Delahaye 135 DNS 48 ITA Guido Barbieri Maserati 4CL DNS 52 IRL Joe Kelly Riley DNS 56 FRA Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CL DNS 58 FRA Henri Louveau Delage D6 References Grand Prix des Frontières 1947 1946 Grand Prix des Frontières 1948 Grand Prix des Frontières Category:Grand Prix des Frontières Frontières Frontières