1947 Reims Grand Prix

The XVI Grand Prix de Reims, also known as the I Grand Prix de Reims, was a Formula One motor race held on 6 July 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 6 July 1947
Official name I Grand Prix de Reims
Location Reims-Gueux, Reims
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 7.816 km (4.856 miles)
Distance 51 laps, 398.616 km (247.688 miles)
Pole position
Driver
Maserati
Time 2:51.1
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati
Time 2:58.2
Podium
First
Maserati
Second
Talbot-Lago
Third
ERA

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 Time/Retired Grid
1 40  Switzerland Christian Kautz Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CL 2:34:50.7 1
2 20 Monaco Louis Chiron Ecurie France Talbot-Lago 39 +2:38.9 18
3 32 United Kingdom Bob Gerard
United Kingdom Cuth Harrison		 Bob Gerard ERA B-Type +3 laps 5
4 48 France Eugène Chaboud Ecurie France Delahaye 135 +3 laps 8
5 24 France Edmond Mouche
France José Scaron		 Edmond Mouche Talbot-Lago T150C +4 laps 10
6 26 France Louis Rosier Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago T26SS +5 laps 7
7 46 France Charles Pozzi Ecurie France Delahaye 135S +5 laps 9
Ret 38 France Maurice Trintignant
France Henri Louveau		 Ecurie Gersac Delage D6-70 45 laps - valves 6
Ret 12 France Raymond Sommer Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CM 38 laps - transmission 3
Ret 16 United Kingdom Fred Ashmore
United Kingdom Leslie Brooke		 E.R.A. Ltd. ERA B-Type 33 laps - connecting rod 17
Ret 8 Italy Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CL 32 laps - engine 15
Ret 10 Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CLT 26 laps - engine 16
Ret 44 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Ecurie France Delahaye 135 22 laps - valves 4
Ret 4 France 'Raph' Ecurie Naphtra Course Maserati 4CL 19 laps - oil piping 13
Ret 30 United Kingdom Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead ERA B-Type 11 laps - piston 11
Ret 34 United Kingdom Reg Parnell Reg Parnell ERA E Type 7 laps -supercharger 20
Ret 28 United Kingdom Leslie Brooke E.R.A. Ltd. ERA E-Type 5 laps - oil Pressure 19
Ret 6 United Kingdom Kenneth Evans Connell / Evans Maserati 6C-1500 4 laps - engine 14
Ret 2 Switzerland Enrico Platé Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CL 1 lap - crash 12
DSQ 14 France Henri Louveau Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CM 25 laps - outside assistance 2
DNA 18 France Jean-Pierre Wimille Ecurie Naphtra Course Maserati 4CL   - -
DNA 22 United States Luigi Chinetti Ecurie France Talbot MD   - -
DNA 36 France Jean Achard Ecurie Gersac Delage D6-70   - -
DNA 42 France Philippe Étancelin Ecurie Gersac Delage D6-70   - -
DNA 44 France Maurice Varet Ecurie France Delahaye 135CS   - -
Sources:[7][8][9][10]

References
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  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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