1947 Reims Grand Prix
{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
|Type =
|Country = France
|Grand Prix = Reims
|Image = Circuit-Reims-Gueux-1926.png
|Official name = I Grand Prix de Reims
|Location = Reims-Gueux, Reims
|Date = 6 July
|Year = 1947
|Course = Permanent racing facility
|Course_mi = 4.856
|Course_km = 7.816
|Distance_laps = 51
|Distance_mi = 247.688
|Distance_km = 398.616
|Weather =
|Pole_Driver = Christian Kautz
|Pole_Country = Switzerland
|Pole_Team = Maserati
|Pole_Time = 2:51.1
|Fast_Driver = Luigi Villoresi
|Fast_Team = Maserati
|Fast_Time = 2:58.2
|Fast_Country = Italy
|First_Driver = Christian Kautz
|First_Country = Switzerland
|First_Team = Maserati
|Second_Driver = Louis Chiron
|Second_Country = Monaco
|Second_Team = Talbot-Lago
|Third_Driver = Bob Gerard
{{flagicon|GBR}} Cuth Harrison
|Third_Country = UK
|Third_Team = ERA
}}
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.
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) {{cite web|url=http://www.statsf1.com/en/1957-hc/grand-prix-154.aspx |title=1957 - II Grand Prix de Reims |publisher=statsf1.com |date= |accessdate=August 3, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1957/1957.html#rei |title=XXIII Grand Prix de Reims |publisher=silhouet.com |date= |accessdate=August 3, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.formula2.net/F157_12.htm |title=II Grand Prix de Reims 1957 |publisher=formula2.net |date= |accessdate=August 3, 2014}} and 3rd (III) GP de Reims respectively.
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Results
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| Pos
! No. ! Driver ! Entrant ! Constructor ! Time/Retired ! Grid |
|---|
| 1
| 40 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Christian Kautz | 2:34:50.7 |style="text-align:center"| 1 |
| 2
| 20 | {{flagicon|Monaco}} Louis Chiron | Ecurie France | +2:38.9 |style="text-align:center"| 18 |
| 3
| 32 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Bob Gerard | +3 laps |style="text-align:center"| 5 |
| 4
| 48 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Eugène Chaboud | Ecurie France | +3 laps |style="text-align:center"| 8 |
| 5
| 24 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Edmond Mouche | +4 laps |style="text-align:center"| 10 |
| 6
| 26 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Louis Rosier | +5 laps |style="text-align:center"| 7 |
| 7
| 46 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Charles Pozzi | Ecurie France | +5 laps |style="text-align:center"| 9 |
| Ret
| 38 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Maurice Trintignant | Ecurie Gersac | 45 laps - valves |style="text-align:center"| 6 |
| Ret
| 12 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Raymond Sommer | 38 laps - transmission |style="text-align:center"| 3 |
| Ret
| 16 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Fred Ashmore | 33 laps - connecting rod |style="text-align:center"| 17 |
| Ret
| 8 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Luigi Villoresi | 32 laps - engine |style="text-align:center"| 15 |
| Ret
| 10 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Alberto Ascari | 26 laps - engine |style="text-align:center"| 16 |
| Ret
| 44 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Ecurie France | 22 laps - valves |style="text-align:center"| 4 |
| Ret
| 4 | {{flagicon|FRA}} 'Raph' | Ecurie Naphtra Course | 19 laps - oil piping |style="text-align:center"| 13 |
| Ret
| 30 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Peter Whitehead | 11 laps - piston |style="text-align:center"| 11 |
| Ret
| 34 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Reg Parnell | 7 laps -supercharger |style="text-align:center"| 20 |
| Ret
| 28 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Leslie Brooke | 5 laps - oil Pressure |style="text-align:center"| 19 |
| Ret
| 6 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Kenneth Evans | Connell / Evans | 4 laps - engine |style="text-align:center"| 14 |
| Ret
| 2 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Enrico Platé | 1 lap - crash |style="text-align:center"| 12 |
| DSQ
| 14 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Louveau | 25 laps - outside assistance |style="text-align:center"| 2 |
| DNA
| 18 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Wimille | Ecurie Naphtra Course | - |style="text-align:center"| - |
| DNA
| 22 | {{flagicon|USA}} Luigi Chinetti | Ecurie France | - |style="text-align:center"| - |
| DNA
| 36 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Achard | Ecurie Gersac | - |style="text-align:center"| - |
| DNA
| 42 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Étancelin | Ecurie Gersac | - |style="text-align:center"| - |
| DNA
| 44 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Maurice Varet | Ecurie France | - |style="text-align:center"| - |
| style="background:#F2F2F2;padding-left: 7px" colspan=7 align="center"| Sources:{{cite web|url=http://8w.forix.com/40s-france47-3.html |title=1947 XVI Grand Prix de Reims (anciennement Grand Prix de la Marne) |publisher=forix.com |date= |accessdate=July 25, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1947/1947.html#reims |title=1947 XVI Grand Prix de Reims |publisher=silhouet.com |date= |accessdate=July 25, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.statsf1.com/en/1947-hc/grand-prix-23.aspx |title=1947 XVI Grand Prix de Reims |publisher=statsf1.com |date= |accessdate=July 25, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.amis-du-circuit-de-gueux.fr/PALMARES-HISTORIQUE-du-CIRCUIT-de |title=Palmares des GP du Circuit de Reims-Gueux (French Language) |publisher=amis-du-circuit-de-gueux.fr |date= |accessdate=July 25, 2014}} |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141006181154/http://www.maserati100.com/1947-modena-gp-victory-for-ascari.html Maserati - 100 Years - 1947]
- [http://www.waa63.ch/racesim/tracks3/reims/history.html Circuit de Reims - History]
- [http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/cir-062.html Circuits: Reims]
- [https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zAwYScNYWOgU.kh02EGDYaRTc Circuit Reims-Gueux (1926-1969) on Google Maps] (Historic Grand Prix Circuits)
{{Grand Prix race report
| Name_of_race = Reims Grand Prix
| Year_of_race = 1947
| Previous_year's_race = —
| Next_year's_race = 1957 Reims Grand Prix
}}