The 1947 Pau Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 4 April 1947 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Nello Pagani, driving with the Maserati 4CL. Pierre Levegh finished second and Henri Louveau third.
| 1947 Pau Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 4 April 1947 | ||
| Official name | VIII Pau Grand Prix[1] | ||
| Location | Pau, France | ||
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.760 km (1.720 miles) | ||
| Distance | 110 laps, 304.590 km (189.263 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati 4CM | ||
| Time | 1:49.2 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Raymond Sommer | Maserati 4CM | |
| Time | 1:49.1 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati 4CL | ||
| Second | Delage 3000 | ||
| Third | Maserati 4CL | ||
Classification edit
Race edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 |  Nello Pagani
|
Maserati 4CL | 110 | 3hrs 38min 31.0sec | 8 | |
| 2 | 12 | Pierre Levegh
|
Delage 3000 | 108 | + 2 laps | 4 | |
| 3 | 26 | Henri Louveau
|
Maserati 4CL | 108 | + 2 laps | 5 | |
| 4 | 14 | Jean Achard
|
Delage 3000 | 107 | + 3 laps | 11 | |
| 5 | 10 | Philippe Étancelin Georges Grignard
|
Delage 3000 | 107 | + 3 laps | 7 | |
| 6 | 6 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous Eugène Chaboud
|
Delage 135 S | 104 | + 6 laps | 10 | |
| 7 | 18 |  Ian Connell Kenneth Evans
|
Maserati 6CM | 96 | + 14 laps | 12 | |
| Ret | 8 | Raymond Sommer
|
Maserati 4CM | 78 | Accident | 1 | |
| Ret | 30 | Jean-Pierre Wimille Amédée Gordini
|
Gordini T15 | 63 | Clutch | 6 | |
| Ret | 24 | Charles Pozzi Roger Loyer
|
Delahaye 135 S | 46 | Wheel | 14 | |
| Ret | 16 |  B. Bira
|
ERA B | 36 | Retired | 3 | |
| Ret | 4 | Henri Trillaud
|
Delahaye 135 S | 28 | Gearbox | 9 | |
| Ret | 2 | Eugène Chaboud
|
Talbot-Lago T26 | 4 | Suspension | 2 | |
| Ret | 20 | Arialdo Ruggeri
|
Maserati 4CL | 0 | Accident | 13 | |
| DNS | 28 | Louis Rosier
|
Talbot-Lago 150C | Did Not Start | |||
| Fastest Lap: Raymond Sommer (Maserati 4CM) – 1:49.1 | |||||||
| Sources:[2][3][4] | |||||||
References edit
- ^ "1947 Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
- ^ "VIII Grand Prix Automobile de Pau • STATS F1".
- ^ "1947 Pau GP - ChicaneF1.com".
- ^ "Reference at www.motorsportmagazine.com".