1947 Reims Grand Prix

The XVI (16th) Grand Prix de Reims (also known as the I Grand Prix de Reims) was held under Grand Prix regulations on July 6, 1947, at the Reims-Gueux circuit near Reims in north-eastern France. The race was run over 51 laps on a 7.816 km circuit of public roads and was won by Swiss driver Christian Kautz in a Maserati 4CL.

1947 Reims Grand Prix
Race details
Date July 6, 1947
Official name I Grand Prix de Reims
Location Reims-Gueux, Reims
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 7.816 km (4.856 mi)
Distance 51 laps, 398.616 km (247.688 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Maserati 4CL
Time 2:51.1
Fastest lap
Driver Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL
Time 2:58.2
Podium
First
Maserati 4CL
Second
Talbot-Lago 39
Third
ERA B-Type

History

The 1947 Grand Prix at Reims (commonly known as the Reims Grand Prix) was the first major Grand Prix motor race held at Reims-Gueux after WW2. Officially billed as the XVI Grand Prix de Reims, the race number has its origin in the Grand Prix de la Marne, a pre war Grand Prix racing series (1925-1937, plus one commemorative race held in 1952).

Post war political and financial re-organization moved the nationally sanctioned Grand Prix de France (Grand Prix de l'ACF) to the circuit Rouen-Les-Essarts after three editions were held at Reims in 1932, 1938 and 1939. Among those changes was renaming the old pre-war Marne GP to Grand Prix de Reims, officially billed as the XVI Grand Prix de Reims, based on the former Grand Prix de la Marne numbering sequence. Conflicts between local, regional, national and commercial interests, further complicated by the new post-war Formula 1 and Formula 2 series, led to various accounts of race name and numbering formats. As a result, some sources list the 1957 and 1962 Grand Prix de Reims as the 2nd (II) [1][2][3] and 3rd (III) GP de Reims respectively. [4][5][6]

Results
Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor /Car Time/Retired Grid
1 40   Christian Kautz Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CL 2:34:50.7 1
2 20 Louis Chiron Ecurie France Talbot-Lago 39 2:37:29.6 18
3 32 Bob Gerard
Cuth Harrison		 Bob Gerard (Private) ERA B-Type 48 Laps - 2:36:33.4 5
4 48 Eugène Chaboud Ecurie France Delahaye 135 48 Laps - 2:37:29.1 8
5 24 Edmond Mouche
José Scaron		 Mouche (Private) Talbot-Lago 82930 47 Laps - 2:37:30.3 10
6 26 Louis Rosier Rosier (Private) Talbot-Lago 90111 46 Laps - 2:35:57.1 7
7 46 Charles Pozzi Ecurie France Delahaye 135S 46 Laps - 2:36:12.4 9
DNF 38 Maurice Trintignant
Henri Louveau		 Ecurie Gersac Delage D6-70 45 Laps - Valves 6
DNF 12 Raymond Sommer Sommer (Private) Maserati 4CM 38 Laps - Transmission 3
DNF 16 Fred Ashmore
Leslie Brooke		 E.R.A. Ltd. ERA B Type 33 Laps - Connecting rod 21
DNF 8 Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CL 32 Laps - Engine 15
DNF 10 Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CLT 26 Laps - Engine 16
DNF 44 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Ecurie France Delahaye 135 22 Laps - Valves 4
DNF 4 'Raph' Ecurie Naphtra Course Maserati 4CL 19 Laps - Oil piping 13
DNF 30 Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead (Private) ERA B Type 11 Laps - Piston 11
DNF 34 Reg Parnell Reg Parnell (Private) ERA E Type 7 Laps - Supercharger 20
DNF 28 Leslie Brooke E.R.A. Ltd. ERA E Type 5 Laps - Oil Pressure 21
DNF 6 Kenneth Evans Connell / Evans (Private) Lotus-Climax 24 4 Laps - Engine 14
DNF 2    Enrico Platé Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CL 1 Lap - Crash 12
DNA 18 Jean-Pierre Wimille Ecurie Naphtra Course Maserati 4CL   - -
DNA 22 Luigi Chinetti Ecurie France Talbot MD   - -
DNA 36 Jean Achard Ecurie Gersac Delage D6-70   - -
DNA 42 Philippe Etancelin Ecurie Gersac Delage D6-70   - -
DNA 44 Maurice Varet Ecurie France Delahaye 135CS   - -
Sources:[7][8][9][10]

References
  1. "1957 - II Grand Prix de Reims". statsf1.com. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  2. "XXIII Grand Prix de Reims". silhouet.com. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  3. "II Grand Prix de Reims 1957". formula2.net. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  4. "III Grand Prix de Reims". silhouet.com. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  5. "1962 III Grand Prix de Reims". statsf1.com. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  6. "XXVIII Grand Prix Internationale de Reims 1962". formula2.net. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  7. "1947 XVI Grand Prix de Reims (anciennement Grand Prix de la Marne)". forix.com. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  8. "1947 XVI Grand Prix de Reims". silhouet.com. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  9. "1947 XVI Grand Prix de Reims". statsf1.com. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  10. "Palmares des GP du Circuit de Reims-Gueux (French Language)". amis-du-circuit-de-gueux.fr. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
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