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]
| 1947 Frontières Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 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 |
 B. Bira | Maserati | |
| Time | 4:37 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati | ||
| Second | Bugatti | ||
| Third | Talbot-Lago | ||
Classification
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | B. Bira
|
Maserati 4CL | 59:10, 132.28 kph |
| 2 | 14 |  Peter Monkhouse
|
Bugatti Type 51 | +2:00 |
| 3 | 27 |  Louis Rosier
|
Talbot-Lago Spéciale | +3:12 |
| 4 | 22 |  Lex Beels
|
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300MM | +3:13 |
| 5 | 32 | Roy Salvadori
|
Alfa Romeo P3 | +4:23 |
| 6 | 38 | Henri Trillaud
|
Delahaye 135 | +5:11 |
| 7 | 24 |  Harry Schell
|
Cisitalia D46 | +1 lap |
| 8 | 10 | Tony Rolt
|
Aitken-Alfa Romeo | +1 lap |
| 9 | 44 |  "Lucky"
|
Alfa Romeo 8C-2300MM | +1 lap |
| 10 | 26 | Raymond de Saugé
|
Cisitalia D46 | +1 lap |
| 11 | 34 | "Freige"
|
Monnier-Fiat | +2 laps |
| 12 | 28 | Ted Lund
|
MG PB | +3 laps |
| NC | 33 | Michel Roumani
|
Bugatti Type 35 | |
| Ret | 6 | George Abecassis
|
Bugatti Type 59 | 5 laps |
| Ret | 40 | Gabriel Lascaut
|
Salmson | 4 laps |
| Ret | 36 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous
|
Delahaye 135 | 4 laps |
| Ret | 20 | Arthur Legat
|
Bugatti Type 35B | 4 laps |
| Ret | 16 | John Bolster
|
ERA | 3 laps |
| DNS | 8 | "Vandervecken" | Alfa Romeo | |
| DNS | 12 | "Steinbach" | Alfa Romeo 2900B | |
| DNS | 30 | Serge Pozzoli
|
Delahaye 135 | |
| DNS | 48 |  Guido Barbieri
|
Maserati 4CL | |
| DNS | 52 |  Joe Kelly
|
Riley | |
| DNS | 56 | Raymond Sommer
|
Maserati 4CL | |
| DNS | 58 | Henri Louveau
|
Delage D6 |
References
edit- ^ "1947 GP Frontières & Maipokalrennen". Retrieved 2022-11-30.
- ^ Biaumet, Andre. Grand Prix de Frontières.