1947 Albi Grand Prix

The 9th Grand Prix de l'Albigeois was a Formula One motor race held on 13 July 1947 at Les Planques circuit in Albi in the Tarn department of France. The winner of the 40 lap race was Louis Rosier in a Talbot-Lago T150SS. Second was Raymond Sommer in a Simca Gordini Type 11 and Charles Pozzi was third in a Delahaye 135. Maserati drivers Henri Louveau and Luigi Villoresi set pole and fastest lap respectively, but both retired.

1947 Albi Grand Prix
Circuit des Planques
Race details
Date	13 July 1947
Official name	IX Grand Prix de l'Albigeois
Location	Albi, France
Course	Circuit Les Planques
Course length	8.880 km (5.518 mi)
Distance	40 laps, 355.267 km (220.753 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Henri Louveau	Maserati
Time	3:38.6
Fastest lap
Driver	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati
Time	3:26.4
Podium
First	Louis Rosier	Talbot T150SS
Second	Raymond Sommer	Simca Gordini
Third	Charles Pozzi	Delahaye

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Grid
1	26	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Tricolore	Talbot-Lago T150SS	2:29:48.7; 142.28kph	7
2	32	Raymond Sommer	Equipe Gordini	Simca Gordini Type 11	+2:02.2	12
3	46	Charles Pozzi	Charles Pozzi	Delahaye 135S	+1 lap	15
4	44	Roger Loyer	Roger Loyer	Cisitalia D46-Fiat	+2 laps	14
5	40	Eugenio Minetti	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Cisitalia D46-Fiat	+4 laps	17
6	34	Maurice Trintignant	Equipe Gordini	Simca Gordini Type 11	+5 laps	5
7	28	Charles de Cortanze Pierre Veyron	Émile Darl'mat	Darl'mat-Peugeot	+5 laps	10
Ret	48	Eugène Chaboud	Eugène Chaboud	Delahaye 135S	39 laps, accident	4
Ret	2	Pierre Levegh	Ecurie Naphtra Course	Maserati 4CL	33 laps, valve
Ret	20	Jean Achard	Ecurie France-Course	Delahaye 155	21 laps, wheel
Ret	8	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati 4CL	20 laps, out of fuel
Ret	18	Leslie Brooke	Leslie Brooke	ERA B-Type	18 laps, engine	6
Ret	6	Ian Connell	I.F. Connell & K.D. Evans	Maserati 6CM	9 laps, spin	18
Ret	14	Henri Louveau	Henri Louveau	Maserati 4CL	7 laps, engine	1
Ret	30	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Equipe Gordini	Simca Gordini Type 15	7 laps, engine	2
Ret	36	Igor Troubetzkoy	Equipe Gordini	Simca Gordini Type 11	5 laps, accident	16
Ret	16	Fred Ashmore	Reg Parnell	ERA A-Type	2 laps, overheating
Ret	54	Harry Schell	Ecurie Laury Schell	Cisitalia D46-Fiat	1 lap, piston	13
Ret	4	Raph	Ecurie Naphtra Course	Maserati 4CL	Engine
Ret	22	Reg Parnell	Reg Parnell	Maserati 4CL	Piston	20
Ret	24	Edmond Mouche	José Scaron	Talbot-Lago T150C	Engine	3
Ret	42	Dorino Serafini	Dorino Serafini	Cisitalia D46-Fiat	Retired	11
Ret	52	'Robert'	'Robert'	Cisitalia D46-Fiat	Retired	9
Ret	60	Marius Porta	Robert Manzon	Cisitalia D46-Fiat	Retired	19
Ret	62	René Bonnet	Deutsch et Bonnet	DB-Citroen	Transmission	8
DNS	12	Raymond Sommer	Raymond Sommer	Cisitalia D46-Fiat	Drove car no. 32
DNA	10	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati 4CL
DNA	38	Philippe Étancelin	Ecurie Gersac	Delage D6
DNA	50	Adolfo Mandirola	Adolfo Mandirola	Maserati 6CM
DNA	56	Raymond de Saugé	Raymond de Saugé	Cisitalia D46
DNA	58	Enrico Platé	Enrico Platé	Maserati 4CL