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Motor car race
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.[1][2]
Pos |
No. |
Driver |
Entrant |
Constructor |
Time/Retired |
Grid
|
1
|
7
|
Reg Parnell
|
Reg Parnell
|
Maserati 4CL
|
1:55:33.0, 136.02kph
|
9
|
2
|
1
|
Louis Chiron
|
Scuderia Milano
|
Maserati 4CL
|
+1 lap
|
3
|
3
|
11
|
Raymond Mays
|
Raymond Mays
|
ERA D-Type
|
+2 laps
|
5
|
4
|
21
|
Joe Ashmore
|
Joe Ashmore
|
ERA A-Type
|
+2 laps
|
17
|
5
|
25
|
Henri Louveau
|
Ecurie Gersac
|
Delage 3L
|
+3 laps
|
20
|
6
|
28
|
Leslie Johnson
|
Leslie Johnson
|
Talbot-Lago T150C
|
+4 laps
|
12
|
7
|
26
|
Pierre Levegh
|
Ecurie Gersac
|
Delage 3L
|
+4 laps
|
15
|
8
|
27
|
Jean Achard
|
Ecurie Gersac
|
Delage 3L
|
+4 laps
|
19
|
9
|
10
|
Sam Gilby
|
Sam Gilby
|
Maserati 6CM
|
7 laps
|
16
|
10
|
29
|
Serge Pozzoli
|
Serge Pozzoli
|
Delahaye 135S
|
+8 laps
|
25
|
11
|
20
|
John Bolster
|
P.H.C. Bell
|
ERA B-Type
|
+8 laps
|
21
|
12
|
18
|
Bob Gerard
|
F.R. Gerard
|
ERA B-Type
|
+13 laps
|
6
|
13
|
14
|
Peter Walker
|
Peter Whitehead
|
ERA B-Type
|
+18 laps
|
10
|
14
|
23
|
Barry Woodall
|
Barry Woodall
|
Delage 15S8
|
+32 laps
|
14
|
Ret
|
4
|
B. Bira
|
Prince Chula
|
Maserati 4C
|
28 laps, engine
|
1
|
Ret
|
15
|
Leslie Brooke
|
Leslie Brooke
|
ERA B-Type
|
26 laps, con rod
|
18
|
Ret
|
3
|
Raymond Sommer
|
Scuderia Milano
|
Maserati 4CL
|
23 laps, engine
|
4
|
Ret
|
17
|
George Abecassis
|
George Abecassis
|
ERA A-Type
|
15 laps, ignition
|
22
|
Ret
|
19
|
Cuth Harrison
|
Cuth Harrison
|
ERA B-Type
|
19 laps, engine
|
23
|
Ret
|
16
|
Billy Cotton Wilkie Wilkinson
|
Billy Cotton
|
ERA B-Type
|
12 laps, carburettor
|
13
|
Ret
|
22
|
Michael Chorlton
|
F.O. Cleveland-Harmer
|
Bugatti Type 51A
|
12 laps, oil line
|
24
|
Ret
|
6
|
Ian Connell
|
I. Connell & K. Evans
|
Maserati 6CM
|
8 laps, gearbox
|
11
|
Ret
|
2
|
Nello Pagani
|
Scuderia Milano
|
Maserati 4CL
|
7 laps, supercharger
|
2
|
Ret
|
8
|
Robert Ansell
|
Robert Ansell
|
Maserati 4CL
|
2 laps, piston
|
7
|
Ret
|
12
|
Peter Whitehead
|
Peter Whitehead
|
ERA E-Type
|
1 lap, cracked tank
|
8
|