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Grand Prix de Nice – 1947

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
2 Great Britain Kenneth Evans
I.F. Connell & K.D. Evans Italy Maserati 6CM [1561] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 -
4 France Louis Rosier
Ecurie Tricolore France Talbot-Lago T150SS [90115/90111] Talbot L6 4.0 -
6 Great Britain Reg Parnell
R. Parnell Italy Maserati 4CL [1569] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 -
8 Great Britain Leslie Brooke
H. L. Brooke Great Britain ERA B [R7B] ERA L6C 1.5 -
10 Great Britain Reg Parnell
Great Britain Fred Ashmore
R. Parnell Great Britain ERA A [R1A] ERA L6C 1.5 -
12 Italy Luigi Villoresi
Scuderia Ambrosiana Italy Maserati 4CL [1586] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 -
14 Italy Alberto Ascari
Scuderia Ambrosiana Italy Maserati 4CL [1583] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 -
16 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried
Enrico Platé Italy Maserati 4CL [1585] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 -
18 Switzerland Adolfo Mandirola
A. Mandirola Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 -
20 Switzerland Fred Meyer
Fred Meyer Italy Maserati 4CM Maserati 4CM L4C 1.5 -
22 France Eugène Chaboud
E. Chaboud France Delahaye 135S [47192] Delahaye L6 3.6 -
24 France Raph (Georges Raphaël)
Ecurie Naphtra Course Italy Maserati 4CL [1571] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 -
26 France Henri Louveau
Scuderia Milan Italy Maserati 4CL [1580] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 -
28 France Jean-Pierre Wimille
Equipe SIMCA-Gordini France Simca Gordini T11 [5GC] Simca L4 1.2 -
30 Monaco Louis Chiron
Ecurie France France Talbot-Lago T26 MC Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5 -
32 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous
Ecurie France France Talbot-Lago T26SS [90202] Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5 -
34 France Charles Pozzi
C. Pozzi France Delahaye 135S [46084] Delahaye L6 3.6 -
36 France Benoit Falchetto
B. Falchetto France Bugatti Type 35/50B Bugatti L8C 4.7 -
38 France Raymond Sommer
Scuderia Milan Italy Maserati 4CL [1570] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 -
40 Great Britain Gordon Watson
R. M. Cowell & G. M. Watson Great Britain Alta IFS [69IS] Alta L4C 1.5 -
42 France Pierre Levegh
Ecurie Naphtra Course Italy Maserati 4CL [1588] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 -

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 12 Italy Luigi Villoresi
Italy Maserati 4CL [1586] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - 01:43.300 0
2 38 France Raymond Sommer
Italy Maserati 4CL [1570] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - 01:44.600 0
3 14 Italy Alberto Ascari
Italy Maserati 4CL [1583] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - 01:45.900 0
4 16 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried
Italy Maserati 4CL [1585] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - 01:46.200 0
5 30 Monaco Louis Chiron
France Talbot-Lago T26 MC Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5 - 01:46.700 0
6 22 France Eugène Chaboud
France Delahaye 135S [47192] Delahaye L6 3.6 - 01:50.300 0
7 24 France Raph (Georges Raphaël)
Italy Maserati 4CL [1571] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - 01:50.500 0
8 6 Great Britain Reg Parnell
Italy Maserati 4CL [1569] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - 01:50.700 0
9 42 France Pierre Levegh
Italy Maserati 4CL [1588] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - 01:51.900 0
10 32 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous
France Talbot-Lago T26SS [90202] Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5 - 01:52.800 0
11 28 France Jean-Pierre Wimille
France Simca Gordini T11 [5GC] Simca L4 1.2 - 01:53.900 0
12 10 Great Britain Fred Ashmore
Great Britain ERA A [R1A] ERA L6C 1.5 - 01:54.900 0
13 26 France Henri Louveau
Italy Maserati 4CL [1580] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - 01:55.300 0
14 4 France Louis Rosier
France Talbot-Lago T150SS [90115/90111] Talbot L6 4.0 - 01:55.500 0
15 34 France Charles Pozzi
France Delahaye 135S [46084] Delahaye L6 3.6 - 01:56.100 0
16 2 Great Britain Kenneth Evans
Italy Maserati 6CM [1561] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - 01:56.700 0
17 20 Switzerland Fred Meyer
Italy Maserati 4CM Maserati 4CM L4C 1.5 - 01:59.000 0
18 36 France Benoit Falchetto
France Bugatti Type 35/50B Bugatti L8C 4.7 - 02:04.200 0
19 18 Switzerland Adolfo Mandirola
Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - 02:08.100 0
20 8 Great Britain Leslie Brooke
Great Britain ERA B [R7B] ERA L6C 1.5 - 02:31.800 0

Official NameVI Grand Prix de Nice
CircuitNice
DateJuly 20
PoleLuigi Villoresi 01:43.300
Fastest LapRaymond Sommer 01:44.000
Podium1st Luigi Villoresi, 2nd Jean-Pierre Wimille, 3rd Fred Ashmore, 3rd Reg Parnell
Prev race Gran Premio di Bari July 13
Next race Grand Prix d’Alsace August 3

P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Gr Pts
1 12 Italy Luigi Villoresi
Scuderia Ambrosiana Italy Maserati 4CL [1586] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - 03:07:07.100 100

1
0
2 28 France Jean-Pierre Wimille
Equipe SIMCA-Gordini France Simca Gordini T11 [5GC] Simca L4 1.2 - +2 laps 98

11
0
3 10 Great Britain Fred Ashmore
Great Britain Reg Parnell
R. Parnell Great Britain ERA A [R1A] ERA L6C 1.5 - +2 laps 0
98


12

0
0
4 14 Italy Alberto Ascari
Scuderia Ambrosiana Italy Maserati 4CL [1583] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - +3 laps 97

3
0
5 34 France Charles Pozzi
C. Pozzi France Delahaye 135S [46084] Delahaye L6 3.6 - +5 laps 95

15
0
6 4 France Louis Rosier
Ecurie Tricolore France Talbot-Lago T150SS [90115/90111] Talbot L6 4.0 - +7 laps 93

14
0
7 8 Great Britain Leslie Brooke
H. L. Brooke Great Britain ERA B [R7B] ERA L6C 1.5 - +13 laps 87

20
0
8 22 France Eugène Chaboud
E. Chaboud France Delahaye 135S [47192] Delahaye L6 3.6 - +13 laps 87

6
0
DNF 6 Great Britain Reg Parnell
R. Parnell Italy Maserati 4CL [1569] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - Gearbox 59

8
0
DNF 42 France Pierre Levegh
Ecurie Naphtra Course Italy Maserati 4CL [1588] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - Engine 46

9
0
DNF 26 France Henri Louveau
Scuderia Milan Italy Maserati 4CL [1580] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - Ignition 46

13
0
DNF 24 France Raph (Georges Raphaël)
Ecurie Naphtra Course Italy Maserati 4CL [1571] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - Accident 43

7
0
DNF 30 Monaco Louis Chiron
Ecurie France France Talbot-Lago T26 MC Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5 - Cylinder head gasket 38

5
0
DNF 38 France Raymond Sommer
Scuderia Milan Italy Maserati 4CL [1570] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - Fire 28
01:44.000
2
0
DNF 16 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried
Enrico Platé Italy Maserati 4CL [1585] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - Engine 18

4
0
DNF 18 Switzerland Adolfo Mandirola
A. Mandirola Italy Maserati 6CM Maserati 6CM L6C 1.5 - Engine 16

19
0
DNF 2 Great Britain Kenneth Evans
I.F. Connell & K.D. Evans Italy Maserati 6CM [1561] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 - Mechanical 8

16
0
DNF 20 Switzerland Fred Meyer
Fred Meyer Italy Maserati 4CM Maserati 4CM L4C 1.5 - Ignition 5

17
0
DNF 32 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous
Ecurie France France Talbot-Lago T26SS [90202] Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5 - Mechanical 5

10
0
DNS 36 France Benoit Falchetto
B. Falchetto France Bugatti Type 35/50B Bugatti L8C 4.7 - DNS 0

18
0
DNA 40 Great Britain Gordon Watson
R. M. Cowell & G. M. Watson Great Britain Alta IFS [69IS] Alta L4C 1.5 - DNA 0


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Year Official Name Circuit Date Winning Driver Team Laps Time
1947 VI Grand Prix de Nice Nice July 20 Italy Luigi Villoresi
Italy Maserati 100
03:07:07.100
1946 V Grand Prix de Nice Nice April 22 Italy Luigi Villoresi
Italy Maserati 65
02:00:04.600
1935 IV Grand Prix de Nice Nice August 18 Italy Tazio Nuvolari
Italy Alfa Romeo 100
03:04:59.700
1934 III Grand Prix de Nice Nice August 19 Italy Achille Varzi
Italy Alfa Romeo 100
03:02:19.000
1933 II Grand Prix de Nice Nice August 6 Italy Tazio Nuvolari
Italy Maserati 95
02:56:17.600
1932 I Circuit de Vitesse de Nice Nice July 31 Monaco Louis Chiron
France Bugatti 15
00:30:19.600

Driver Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Italy Luigi Villoresi 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 1.0 1.0 0
2 Italy Tazio Nuvolari 3 2 0 0 2 2 3 1.7 5.0 0
3 Monaco Louis Chiron 5 1 1 0 2 0 0 4.8 6.8 0
4 Italy Achille Varzi 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 4.5 6.0 0
5 France Raymond Sommer 7 0 2 0 2 0 3 5.6 9.7 0
6 France René Dreyfus 4 0 1 2 3 1 1 5.5 6.5 0
7 France Jean-Pierre Wimille 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.0 5.5 0
8 France Philippe Étancelin 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 4.8 9.5 0
9 France Guy Moll 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 8.0 3.0 0
10 Italy Carlo Felice Trossi 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4.0 3.0 0
11 Great Britain Fred Ashmore 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 12.0 3.0 0
12 Great Britain Reg Parnell 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4.0 6.0 0
13 France Eugène Chaboud 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 7.0 5.5 0
14 France Fernand Bianchi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.0 9.0 0
15 France André Calmels 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 17.0 0
16 France Louis Rosier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.0 6.0 0
17 Italy Arialdo Ruggeri 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 5.0 0
18 France André Delmo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.0 15.0 0
19 France Lebas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 15.0 0
20 Great Britain Dick Shuttleworth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.0 7.0 0
21 Italy Alberto Ascari 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 4.0 0
22 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 19.0 0
23 France François Martinatti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 13.0 0
24 Great Britain Kenneth Evans 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.0 17.0 0
25 France Jean Réveiller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 11.0 0
26 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 15.0 0
27 France Roger Dého 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.0 19.0 0
28 Italy Giuseppe Farina 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 17.0 0
29 France Louis Trintignant 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 5.0 0
30 France Marcel Balsa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.0 17.0 0
31 France Camille Porre 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 23.0 0
32 Italy Giuseppe Campari 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 8.0 0
33 France Henri Trillaud 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.0 14.0 0
34 France Moulin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 21.0 0
35 Italy Nando Barbieri 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.0 13.0 0
36 Italy Luigi Fagioli 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 4.0 0
37 France Maurice Trintignant 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 12.0 0
38 France Antoine Canin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 19.0 0
39 Great Britain Leslie Brooke 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.0 7.0 0
40 France Maurice Varet 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.0 7.0 0
41 United States Whitney Straight 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 16.0 0
42 France Mistral 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 16.0 0
43 Italy Alberto dell’Orto 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.0 14.0 0
44 France Georges Grignard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.0 4.0 0
45 France Leurquin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 14.0 0
46 Italy Luigi Soffietti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.0 6.0 0
47 France Victor Marret 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.0 8.0 0
48 Switzerland Fred Meyer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.0 18.0 0
49 Switzerland Adolfo Mandirola 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.0 16.0 0
50 France Frédéric Toselli 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 8.0 0
51 France Benoit Falchetto 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.0 6.0 0
52 France Jean Labbay 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 25.0 0
53 Austria Charly Jellen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.0 16.0 0
54 United States Harry Schell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.0 15.0 0
55 France Henri Gegauff 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 22.0 0
56 France Pierre Félix 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.0 7.0 0
57 France Robert Mazaud 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 13.0 0
58 France Paul Morand 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 20.0 0
59 Great Britain Charles Martin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.0 12.0 0
60 Switzerland Hans Rüesch 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.5 10.5 0
61 Italy Giovanni Minozzi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 11.0 0
62 France Albert Chambost 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 7.0 0
63 Great Britain Earl Howe 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.0 10.5 0
64 Poland Stanislas Czaykowski 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 12.5 0
65 France Henri Louveau 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.5 10.5 0
66 Spain José de Villapadierna 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.0 7.5 0
67 Great Britain Brian Lewis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.0 7.5 0
68 France Charles Pozzi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.5 6.5 0
69 France Pierre Rey 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 18.0 0
70 France Pierre Veyron 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.5 8.0 0
71 Italy Franco Cortese 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 12.5 0
72 France Marcel Lehoux 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 10.5 0
73 France Robert Brunet 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.0 11.5 0
74 France Pierre Levegh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 10.5 0
75 France Raph (Georges Raphaël) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.0 15.3 0
76 Italy Goffredo Zehender 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.2 9.0 0

Team Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Italy Maserati 6 3 1 0 4 3 3 8.8 10.9 0
2 Italy Alfa Romeo 5 2 3 3 5 1 4 7.4 7.5 0
3 France Bugatti 6 1 1 1 2 2 1 6.6 10.6 0
4 France Simca Gordini 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.0 2.0 0
5 Great Britain ERA 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 10.7 4.3 0
6 France Delahaye 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 10.8 7.0 0
7 France Peugeot 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 24.0 0
8 France Amilcar 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 16.0 0
9 France Tony 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 22.0 0
10 France Salmson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 11.0 0
11 France Rosengart 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 17.0 0
12 France Mathis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 25.0 0
13 France Lebas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 15.0 0
14 France Talbot-Lago 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.0 12.0 0

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Tags: 1947 GP, Grand Prix de Nice, Luigi Villoresi, Maserati, Maserati 4CL, Nice, Scuderia Ambrosiana

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