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1947 Grand Prix des Frontières

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1947 Frontières Grand Prix
Race details
Date 25 May 1947
Official name XVII Grand Prix des Frontières
Location Chimay, Belgium
Course Temporary street circuit
Course length 10.87 km (6.75 mi)
Distance 12 laps, 130.44 km (81.05 mi)
Fastest lap
Driver Thailand B. Bira Maserati
Time 4:37
Podium
First Maserati
Second Bugatti
Third Talbot-Lago

The 17th Grand Prix des Frontières was a Formula Libre motor race held on 25 May 1947 at the Chimay Street Circuit in Chimay, Belgium. The Grand Prix was won by B. Bira in a Maserati 4CL. Bira also set fastest lap. Peter Monkhouse finished second in a Bugatti Type 51 and Louis Rosier was third in a Talbot-Lago.[1][2]

Classification

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Pos No Driver Car Time/Retired
1 2 Thailand B. Bira Maserati 4CL 59:10, 132.28 kph
2 14 United Kingdom Peter Monkhouse Bugatti Type 51 +2:00
3 27 France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago Spéciale +3:12
4 22 Netherlands Lex Beels Alfa Romeo 8C 2300MM +3:13
5 32 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Alfa Romeo P3 +4:23
6 38 France Henri Trillaud Delahaye 135 +5:11
7 24 United States Harry Schell Cisitalia D46 +1 lap
8 10 United Kingdom Tony Rolt Aitken-Alfa Romeo +1 lap
9 44 Belgium "Lucky" Alfa Romeo 8C-2300MM +1 lap
10 26 France Raymond de Saugé Cisitalia D46 +1 lap
11 34 France "Freige" Monnier-Fiat +2 laps
12 28 United Kingdom Ted Lund MG PB +3 laps
NC 33 France Michel Roumani Bugatti Type 35
Ret 6 United Kingdom George Abecassis Bugatti Type 59 5 laps
Ret 40 France Gabriel Lascaut Salmson 4 laps
Ret 36 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Delahaye 135 4 laps
Ret 20 Belgium Arthur Legat Bugatti Type 35B 4 laps
Ret 16 United Kingdom John Bolster ERA 3 laps
DNS 8 "Vandervecken" Alfa Romeo
DNS 12 "Steinbach" Alfa Romeo 2900B
DNS 30 France Serge Pozzoli Delahaye 135
DNS 48 Italy Guido Barbieri Maserati 4CL
DNS 52 Republic of Ireland Joe Kelly Riley
DNS 56 France Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CL
DNS 58 France Henri Louveau Delage D6

References

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  1. ^ "1947 GP Frontières & Maipokalrennen". Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  2. ^ Biaumet, Andre. Grand Prix de Frontières.


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