1947 Swiss Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 8 June 1947 | ||
Official name | VII Grand Prix de Suisse | ||
Location | Bremgarten Bern, Switzerland | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 7.262 km (4.512 miles) | ||
Distance | 30 laps, 217.867 km (135.376 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Alfa Romeo | ||
Grid positions set by heat results | |||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Jean-Pierre Wimille | Alfa Romeo | |
Time | 2:47.0 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Alfa Romeo | ||
Second | Alfa Romeo | ||
Third | Alfa Romeo |
The 1947 Swiss Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Bremgarten on 8 June 1947.
Drivers in bold advanced to the final
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | 36 | Achille Varzi | Alfa Romeo 158 | 20 | 1:03:37.5 | |
2 | 34 | Carlo Felice Trossi | Alfa Romeo 158 | 20 | +0.6 | 1 |
3 | 32 | Raymond Mays | ERA D | 20 | +2:31.5 | |
4 | 48 | Nello Pagani | Maserati 4CL | 20 | +2:43.4 | |
5 | 26 | Robert Ansell | Maserati 4CL | 19 | +1 Lap | |
6 | 50 | Nino Grieco | Maserati 4CL | 17 | +3 Laps | |
7 | 62 | Harry Schell | Cisitalia D46 | 17 | +3 Laps | |
8 | 42 | Enrico Platé | Maserati 4CL | 15 | +5 Laps | |
Ret | 24 | Gordon Watson | Alta | 12 | Split tank | |
Ret | 60 | Prince Bira | Maserati 4CL | 7 | Rear axle | |
Ret | 64 | Raymond de Sauge | Cisitalia D46 | 3 | Tyres | |
Ret | 8 | Robert Klempener | Delage D6.70 | 2 | Steering |
Drivers in bold advanced to the final
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | 38 | Jean-Pierre Wimille | Alfa Romeo 158 | 20 | 57:46.3 | 1 |
2 | 32 | Consalvo Sanesi | Alfa Romeo 158 | 20 | +2:10.2 | |
3 | 44 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati 4CL | 20 | +2:29.4 | |
4 | 46 | Louis Chiron | Maserati 4CL | 20 | +2:32.4 | |
5 | 22 | Raymond Sommer | Maserati 4CL | 20 | +2:57.0 | |
6 | 16 | "Raph" | Maserati 4CL | 18 | +2 Laps | |
Ret | 28 | Leslie Johnson | Talbot 150C | 11 | Accident | |
Ret | 2 | Roger Loyer | Delage D6.70 | 6 | Gear lever | |
Ret | 58 | Adolfo Mandirola | Maserati 4CL | 1 |
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | 38 | Jean-Pierre Wimille | Alfa Romeo 158 | 30 | 1:25:09.1 | 1 |
2 | 36 | Achille Varzi | Alfa Romeo 158 | 30 | +44.7 | 2 |
3 | 34 | Carlo Felice Trossi | Alfa Romeo 158 | 30 | +1:17.4 | |
4 | 22 | Raymond Sommer | Maserati 4CL | 29 | +1 Lap | |
5 | 32 | Consalvo Sanesi | Alfa Romeo 158 | 29 | +1 Lap | 3 |
6 | 44 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati 4CL | 29 | +1 Lap | |
7 | 48 | Nello Pagani | Maserati 4CL | 28 | +2 Laps | |
8 | 42 | Prince Bira | Maserati 4CL | 28 | +2 Laps | |
9 | 54 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati 4CL | 27 | +3 Laps | |
10 | 16 | "Raph" | Maserati 4CL | 27 | +3 Laps | |
11 | 26 | Robert Ansell | Maserati 4CL | 26 | +4 Laps | |
12 | 12 | Henri Louveau | Delage D6.70 | 26 | +4 Laps | |
13 | 46 | Louis Chiron | Maserati 4CL | 25 | +5 Laps | |
14 | 10 | Ernst Hürzeler | Delage D6.70 | 25 | +5 Laps | |
15 | 18 | Louis Rosier | Talbot 150SS | 25 | +5 Laps | |
16 | 4 | Eugène Chaboud | Delahaye 135S | 24 | +6 Laps | |
17 | 50 | Nino Grieco | Maserati 4CL | 24 | +6 Laps | |
Ret | 30 | Raymond Mays | ERA D | 23 | Universal joint | |
Ret | 14 | Maurice Trintignant | Delage | 11 | Fuel pump | |
Ret | 62 | Harry Schell | Cisitalia D46 | 7 | Differential | |
Raymond de Sauge |
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