1947 Grand Prix season

Second post-war year for Grand Prix racing 1947 Grand Prix season 1946 1948 The 1947 Grand Prix season was the second post-war year for Grand Prix racing. It constituted the first full season of the FIA's Formula One motor racing, though some Grands Prix still used other formulas. There was no organised championship in 1947, although several of the more prestigious races were recognised as Grandes Épreuves (great trials) by the FIA. http://www.goldenera.fi/gpw4.htm#GRA Grand Prix Winners 1895-1949 2025-01-07 Etzrodt, Hans The Golden Age 2008-05-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20080529151758/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gpw4.htm#GRA live Luigi Villoresi proved to be the most successful driver, winning six Grands Prix. Alfa Romeo's cars proved difficult to beat, winning 13 of the season's 32 Grands Prix. Season review Grandes Épreuves Date Name Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning constructor Report 8 June CHE Swiss Grand Prix Bremgarten FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo Report 29 June BEL Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo Report 7 September ITA Italian Grand Prix Fiera Campionaria ITA Consalvo Sanesi ITA Carlo Felice Trossi ITA Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo Report 21 September FRA French Grand Prix Lyon-Parilly FRA Henri Louveau ITA Alberto AscariITA Luigi VilloresiFRA Raph MCO Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot Report Other Grands Prix Date Name Circuit Winning driver Winning constructor Report 5 January BRA 1889 São Paulo Grand Prix Interlagos BRA 1889 Chico Landi Alfa Romeo Report 9 February ARG I Buenos Aires Grand Prix Retiro ITA Luigi Villoresi Maserati Report 16 February ARG II Buenos Aires Grand Prix Retiro ITA Luigi Villoresi Maserati Report 2 March ARG Rosario Grand Prix Independence Park ITA Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Report 9 March EGY 1922 Gezira Grand Prix Gezira streets ITA Franco Cortese Cisitalia1947 El Gezira Grand Prix – Egypt – YouTube Reporthttp://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/4995/26/Formula-One-in-Egypt,-----.aspx Formula-One-in-Egypt,----- - Al-Ahram Weekly weekly.ahram.org.eg 6 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20140110122802/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/4995/26/Formula-One-in-Egypt,-----.aspx 10 January 2014 dead 20 March ARG Rafaela Grand Prix Rafaela ARG Oscar Alfredo Gálvez Alfa Romeo Report 30 March BRA 1889 Interlagos Grand Prix Interlagos ITA Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Report 7 April FRA Pau Grand Prix Pau ITA Nello Pagani Maserati Report 21 April BRA 1889 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix Gávea BRA 1889 Chico Landi Alfa Romeo Report 27 April FRA Roussillon Grand Prix Perpignan FRA Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago Report 8 May JER Jersey Road Race Saint Helier GBR Reg Parnell Maserati Report 18 May FRA Marseille Grand Prix Prado FRA Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago Report 25 May BEL Grand Prix des Frontières Chimay SIA Prince Bira Maserati Report 1 June FRA Nîmes Grand Prix Nîmes ITA Luigi Villoresi Maserati Report 8 June FRA Challenges AGACI Montlhéry FRA Maurice Varet Delage Report 6 July FRA I Grand Prix de Reims Reims-Gueux CHE Christian Kautz Maserati Report 12 July GBR Gransden Lodge Gransden Lodge Airfield GBR Dennis Poore Alfa Romeo Report 13 July FRA Albi Grand Prix Albi FRA Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago Report 13 July ITA Bari Grand Prix Lungomare ITA Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo Report 13 July ARG Bell Ville Grand Prix Bell Ville ARG Oscar Alfredo Gálvez Alfa Romeo Report 20 July FRA Nice Grand Prix Nice ITA Luigi Villoresi Maserati Report 3 August FRA Alsace Grand Prix Strasbourg ITA Luigi Villoresi Maserati Report 9 August GBR Ulster Trophy Ballyclare GBR Bob Gerard ERA Report 10 August FRA XIII Grand Prix du Comminges Saint-Gaudens MCO Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago Report 17 August URY Montevideo Grand Prix Playa Ramirez ARG Oscar Alfredo Gálvez Alfa Romeo Report 21 August GBR British Empire Trophy Douglas Circuit GBR Bob Gerard ERA Report 21 September ARG Mar del Plata Grand Prix El Torreon ARG Oscar Alfredo Gálvez Alfa Romeo Report 5 October CHE Lausanne Grand Prix Lausanne ITA Luigi Villoresi Maserati Report 16 November FRA III Grand Prix du Salon Montlhéry FRA Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago Report Statistics Grand Prix winners Drivers DriverWins Total GrandesÉpreuves ITA Luigi Villoresi 6 0 ARG Oscar Alfredo Gálvez 4 0 ITA Achille Varzi 3 0 FRA Eugène Chaboud 2 0 MCO Louis Chiron 2 1 GBR Bob Gerard 2 0 BRA 1889 Chico Landi 2 0 FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille 2 2 THA Prince Bira 1 0 FRA Yves Giraud-Cabantous 1 0 CHE Christian Kautz 1 0 ITA Nello Pagani 1 0 GBR Reg Parnell 1 0 GBR Dennis Poore 1 0 FRA Louis Rosier 1 0 ITA Carlo Felice Trossi 1 1 ITA Franco Cortese 1 0 FRA Maurice Varet 1 0 Manufacturers ManufacturerWins Total GrandesÉpreuves ITA Alfa Romeo 13 3 ITA Maserati 10 0 FRA Talbot-Lago-Talbot 6 1 GBR ERA 2 0 FRA Delage 1 0 References 1947 in auto racing Grand Prix Winners 1895–1949 : Part 3 (1934–1949) The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing http://www.goldenera.fi/gpw3.htm Hans Etzrodt 2007-08-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20070806054345/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gpw3.htm 6 August 2007 live 1947 Grands Prix The GEL Motorsport Information Page http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1947/1947.html Darren Galpin 2007-08-05 Golden Era Races – 1947 Racing Database http://www.racing-database.com/RacesGolden.asp?Year=1947 2007-08-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20110715142533/http://www.racing-database.com/RacesGolden.asp?Year=1947 2011-07-15 dead Category:Grand Prix seasons