1947 Grand Prix des Frontières

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.

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	B. Bira	Maserati
Time	4:37
Podium
First	B. Bira	Maserati
Second	Peter Monkhouse	Bugatti
Third	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago

Classification

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