1947 Swiss Grand Prix

The 1947 Swiss Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Bremgarten on 8 June 1947.

1947 Swiss Grand Prix
Race details
Date	8 June 1947
Official name	VII Grand Prix de Suisse
Location	Bremgarten Bern, Switzerland
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	7.262 km (4.512 miles)
Distance	30 laps, 217.867 km (135.376 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Alfa Romeo
Grid positions set by heat results
Fastest lap
Driver	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Alfa Romeo
Time	2:47.0
Podium
First	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Alfa Romeo
Second	Achille Varzi	Alfa Romeo
Third	Carlo Felice Trossi	Alfa Romeo

Classification

Heat 1

Drivers in bold advanced to the final

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	36	Achille Varzi	Alfa Romeo 158	20	1:03:37.5
2	34	Carlo Felice Trossi	Alfa Romeo 158	20	+0.6	1
3	32	Raymond Mays	ERA D	20	+2:31.5
4	48	Nello Pagani	Maserati 4CL	20	+2:43.4
5	26	Robert Ansell	Maserati 4CL	19	+1 Lap
6	50	Nino Grieco	Maserati 4CL	17	+3 Laps
7	62	Harry Schell	Cisitalia D46	17	+3 Laps
8	42	Enrico Platé	Maserati 4CL	15	+5 Laps
Ret	24	Gordon Watson	Alta	12	Split tank
Ret	60	Prince Bira	Maserati 4CL	7	Rear axle
Ret	64	Raymond de Sauge	Cisitalia D46	3	Tyres
Ret	8	Robert Klempener	Delage D6.70	2	Steering

• Pole position : Carlo Felice Trossi, 2:42.9
• Fastest lap : Achille Varzi, 3:02.3

Heat 2

Drivers in bold advanced to the final

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	38	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Alfa Romeo 158	20	57:46.3	1
2	32	Consalvo Sanesi	Alfa Romeo 158	20	+2:10.2
3	44	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati 4CL	20	+2:29.4
4	46	Louis Chiron	Maserati 4CL	20	+2:32.4
5	22	Raymond Sommer	Maserati 4CL	20	+2:57.0
6	16	"Raph"	Maserati 4CL	18	+2 Laps
Ret	28	Leslie Johnson	Talbot 150C	11	Accident
Ret	2	Roger Loyer	Delage D6.70	6	Gear lever
Ret	58	Adolfo Mandirola	Maserati 4CL	1

• Pole position : Jean-Pierre Wimille, 2:47.9
• Fastest lap : Raymond Sommer, 2:46.6

Final

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	38	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Alfa Romeo 158	30	1:25:09.1	1
2	36	Achille Varzi	Alfa Romeo 158	30	+44.7	2
3	34	Carlo Felice Trossi	Alfa Romeo 158	30	+1:17.4
4	22	Raymond Sommer	Maserati 4CL	29	+1 Lap
5	32	Consalvo Sanesi	Alfa Romeo 158	29	+1 Lap	3
6	44	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati 4CL	29	+1 Lap
7	48	Nello Pagani	Maserati 4CL	28	+2 Laps
8	42	Prince Bira	Maserati 4CL	28	+2 Laps
9	54	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati 4CL	27	+3 Laps
10	16	"Raph"	Maserati 4CL	27	+3 Laps
11	26	Robert Ansell	Maserati 4CL	26	+4 Laps
12	12	Henri Louveau	Delage D6.70	26	+4 Laps
13	46	Louis Chiron	Maserati 4CL	25	+5 Laps
14	10	Ernst Hürzeler	Delage D6.70	25	+5 Laps
15	18	Louis Rosier	Talbot 150SS	25	+5 Laps
16	4	Eugène Chaboud	Delahaye 135S	24	+6 Laps
17	50	Nino Grieco	Maserati 4CL	24	+6 Laps
Ret	30	Raymond Mays	ERA D	23	Universal joint
Ret	14	Maurice Trintignant	Delage	11	Fuel pump
Ret	62	Harry Schell	Cisitalia D46	7	Differential
		Raymond de Sauge