1947 Marseille Grand Prix

GP France Marseille 18 May 1947 VI Grand Prix de Marseille Prado, Marseille Temporary Street Circuit 4.399 km mi on 69 303.538 km mi on Raymond Sommer FRA Maserati 2:14.7 Raymond Sommer FRA Maserati 2:17.2 Luigi Villoresi ITA Maserati Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago FRA Enrico Platé CH Maserati Henri Louveau FRA Delage The VI Grand Prix de Marseille was a Formula One motor race held on 18 May 1947 at Prado in Marseille. The race was held over 69 laps and was won by Eugène Chaboud in a Talbot-Lago MC. Enrico Platé was second in a Maserati 4CL and Henri Louveau third in a Delage 3L. Raymond Sommer was on pole position, and set joint fastest lap with Luigi Villoresi; both retired their Maseratis with mechanical problems.https://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1947/1947.html#mars 1947 Grands Prixhttps://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1947-marseille-grand-prix/ 1947 Grand Prix de Marseille Classification Pos No Driver Car Time/Laps Grid 1 22 FRA Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago MC 2:50:23.6; 106.89kph 3 2 32 CH Enrico Platé Maserati 4CL +1 lap 5 3 12 FRA Henri Louveau Delage 3L +2 laps 9 4 14 FRA Pierre Levegh Delage 3L +3 laps 11 5 18 GBR David HampshireGBR Fred Ashmore ERA A-Type +3 laps 10 6 46 FRA Jean Achard Delage 3L +4 laps 7 24 FRA Yves Giraud-Cabantous Delahaye 135S +7 laps 8 38 FRA Edmond MoucheFRA José Scaron Talbot-Lago 150C +8 laps 6 9 42 ITA François Michaud Bugatti Type 57S +9 laps Ret 48 FRA Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago T150S Cylinder head Ret 26 FRA Charles Pozzi Delahaye 135S Half shaft Ret 44 FRA Maurice Trintignant Bugatti Type 51A Overheating Ret 40 FRA Marcel Balsa Talbot-Lago 150C Ret 28 FRA Roger Loyer Delahaye 135S Con-rod Ret 10 FRA Philippe Étancelin Delage 3L Engine Ret 20 GBR Ian Connell Maserati 6CM 27 laps, suspension 8 Ret 4 MON Louis Chiron Maserati 4CL 27 laps, mechanical 4 Ret 8 ITA Nello Pagani Maserati 4CL 23 laps, mechanical 7 Ret 2 FRA Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CL 10 laps, engine 1 Ret 30 ITA Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL 9 laps, engine 2 Ret 16 GBR Reg Parnell Maserati 4CL 2 laps, piston Ret 36 CH Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CL 0 laps DNS 34 FRA Benoit Falchetto Bugatti Type 35 References Marseille Grand Prix 1947 1947 Roussillon Grand Prix 1947 British Empire Trophy 1946 Marseille Grand Prix 1949 Marseille Grand Prix Marseille Marseille Marseille