1947 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix

The VIII Grande Prêmio da Cidade de Rio de Janeiro was a Grand Prix motor race held at Gávea, Rio de Janeiro on 20 April 1947. The race was planned over 20 laps but was reduced to 15 because of rain, and was won by Chico Landi in an Alfa Romeo 308. Luigi Villoresi in a Maserati 4CL started from pole and finished second. George Raph in a Maserati 6CM was third.

1947 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix
Race details
Date	20 April 1947
Official name	VIII Grande Prêmio da Cidade de Rio de Janeiro
Location	Gávea, Rio de Janeiro
Course	Temporary road circuit
Course length	10.77 km (6.69 mi)
Distance	15 laps, 161.595 km (100.410 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati
Time	7:26.1
Podium
First	Chico Landi	Alfa Romeo
Second	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati
Third	George Raph	Maserati

Classification

Pos	Driver	Car	Time/Retired	Grid
1	Chico Landi	Alfa Romeo 308	2:03:14.5, 78.969kph	2
2	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati 4CL	+5:52.9	1
3	George Raph	Maserati 6CM	+1 lap
4	Hélio Ramos	Alfa Romeo	+1 lap	6
Ret	Achille Varzi	Alfa Romeo 308	6 laps	7
Ret	Gino Bianco	Maserati 8CM		3
Ret	Ruben Abrunhosa	Studebaker		5
Ret	Henrique Casini	Maserati
Ret	João Santos Mauro	Maserati		4
Ret	Giacomo Palmieri	Maserati
Ret	Osmar Lage	Maserati

References

Additional reading

• Melo, Victor Andrade (2009-02-17). "Antes de Fittipaldi, Piquet e Senna: o automobilismo no Brasil (1908-1954)". Motriz. Revista de Educação Física. (in Brazilian Portuguese). 15 (1): 104–115.
• Melo, Victor Andrade de (2011). "Before Fittipaldi, Piquet and Senna: The Beginning of Motor Racing in Brazil (1908–1954)". The International Journal of the History of Sport (2): 253–267. doi:10.1080/09523367.2011.537915. ISSN 0952-3367.