1947 Roussillon Grand Prix

1947 Roussillon Grand Prix
Race details
Date	27 April 1947
Official name	II Grand Prix du Roussillon
Location	Circuit des platanes de Perpignan Perpignan, France
Course	Street circuit
Course length	2.538 km (1.577 miles)
Distance	58 laps, 147.204 km (91.468 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Raymond Sommer	Maserati 4CM
Time	1:34.8
Grid positions set by heat results
Fastest lap
Driver	Raymond Sommer	Maserati 4CM
Time	1:34.2
Podium
First	Eugène Chaboud	Talbot-Lago 26
Second	Henri Louveau	Delage D6
Third	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Delahaye 135

The 1947 Roussillon Grand Prix (formally the II Grand Prix du Roussillon) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Circuit des Platanes de Perpignan on 8 May 1947.

Entry list

No	Driver	Entrant	Car	Engine	Chassis
2	Eugène Chaboud	SFACS Ecurie France	Talbot-Lago T26	Talbot	90201
4	Henri Trillaud	SFACS Ecurie France	Delahaye 135S	Delahaye
6	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	SFACS Ecurie France	Delahaye 135S	Delahaye
8	Raymond Sommer	Raymond Sommer	Maserati 4CM	Maserati 4CL	1555
10	Philippe Étancelin	Ecurie Gersac	Delage 3000	Delage D6
12	Pierre Levegh	Ecurie Gersac	Delage 3000	Delage D6
14	Jean Achard	Ecurie Gersac	Delage 3000	Delage D6	880002
16	Henri Louveau	SFACS Ecurie France	Delage 3000	Delage D6	880004
18	Roger Loyer	SFACS Ecurie France	Delahaye 135S	Delahaye
20	Georges Grignard	Georges Grignard	Delahaye 135	Delahaye
28	Louis Rosier	SFACS Ecurie France	Talbot-Lago SS	Talbot	90111
30	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini 15	Gordini	0007GC

Classification

In the first few laps, Georges Grignard, Philippe Étancelin, Jean Achard and Roger Loyer were involved in a four car accident with no injured but the abandon of Achard on his Delage D6 at lap 7. ^[1] At lap 21, Jean-Pierre Wimille, second behind Sommer had engine trouble and retired. After a pole position and with the fastest lap, Raymond Sommer was still leading the race, but 14 laps from the end he retired. Eugène Chaboud won the race on Talbot-Lago T26, ex-Chiron 4.5l monoposto Darracq. Henri Louveau finish second just ahead of Yves Giraud-Cabantous.

Pos [2] [3]	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	2	Eugène Chaboud	Talbot-Lago T26	58	1:35:06.3 (92.81 km/h)	3
2	16	Henri Louveau	Delage D6	57	+1 lap	4
3	6	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Delahaye 135	57	+1 lap	5
4	12	Pierre Levegh	Delage D6	57	+1 lap	7
5	20	Georges Grignard	Delahaye 135	55	+3 laps	8
6	28	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago SS	55	+3 laps	10
7	4	Henri Trillaud	Delahaye 135S	55	+3 laps	12
Ret	8	Raymond Sommer	Maserati 4CM	44	gearbox	1
Ret	18	Roger Loyer	Delahaye 135S	40	condenser	9
Ret	10	Philippe Étancelin	Delage D6	33	engine	6
Ret	30	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Simca-Gordini 15	21	overheating	2
Ret	14	Jean Achard	Delage D6	7	accident	11

• Pole position: Raymond Sommer in 1:34.8
• Fastest lap: Raymond Sommer in 1:34.2 (96.94 km/h).

References

1. Motor Sport, XXIII n°6, June 1947, page 155.
2. II Grand Prix du Roussillon silhouet.com
3. 27-04-1947, Grand Prix du Roussillon, Perpignan f1-images.de

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1947 Grand Prix season
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