1947 Jersey Road Race

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = GP

|Country = Jersey

|Grand Prix = Jersey Road Race

|GP_Suffix =

|Date = 8 May

|Year = 1947

|Image = Circuit-st-helier-1947-1950.png

|Official name = I J.C.C. Jersey Road Race

|Location = Saint Helier, Jersey

|Course =

|Course_length = {{convert|5.149|km|mi|abbr=off}}

|Distance_laps = 50

|Distance_length= {{convert|257.44|km|mi|abbr=off}}

|Weather =

|Pole_Driver = B. Bira

|Pole_Country = Siam

|Pole_Team = Maserati

|Pole_Time = 2:06.4

|Fast_Driver = Raymond Sommer

|Fast_Team = Maserati

|Fast_Time = 2:06.2

|Fast_Lap =

|Fast_Country = FRA

|First_Driver = Reg Parnell

|First_Country = GBR

|First_Team = Maserati

|Second_Driver = Louis Chiron

|Second_Country = MON

|Second_Team = Maserati

|Third_Driver = Raymond Mays

|Third_Country = GBR

|Third_Team = ERA

}}

The 1st Jersey Road Race was a Formula One motor race held on 8 May 1947 at the St. Helier Circuit in Saint Helier, Jersey. The 50-lap race was won by Reg Parnell in a Maserati 4CL. Louis Chiron finished second in another 4CL and Raymond Mays was third in an ERA D-Type. B. Bira started from pole position in a Maserati 4C but retired with engine problems. Raymond Sommer, also in a Maserati, set fastest lap but also retired.{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1947-jersey-f1/|title=1947 Jersey F1|accessdate=2022-10-25}}{{cite web|url=http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1947/1947.html|title=1947 Grands Prix|accessdate=2022-10-25}}