1947 Jersey Road Race
1947 Jersey Road Race | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 8 May 1947 | ||
Official name | I J.C.C. Jersey Road Race | ||
Location | Saint Helier, Jersey | ||
Course length | 5.149 kilometres (3.199 miles) | ||
Distance | 50 laps, 257.44 kilometres (159.97 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver |
| Maserati | |
Time | 2:06.4 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | ![]() | Maserati | |
Time | 2:06.2 | ||
Podium | |||
First |
| Maserati | |
Second |
| Maserati | |
Third |
| ERA |
Motor car race
The 1st Jersey Road Race was a Formula One motor race held on 8 May 1947 at the St. Helier Circuit in Saint Helier, Jersey. The 50-lap race was won by Reg Parnell in a Maserati 4CL. Louis Chiron finished second in another 4CL and Raymond Mays was third in an ERA D-Type. B. Bira started from pole position in a Maserati 4C but retired with engine problems. Raymond Sommer, also in a Maserati, set fastest lap but also retired.[1][2]
Results
Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | 7 | ![]() | Reg Parnell | Maserati 4CL | 1:55:33.0, 136.02kph | 9 |
2 | 1 | ![]() | Scuderia Milano | Maserati 4CL | +1 lap | 3 |
3 | 11 | ![]() | Raymond Mays | ERA D-Type | +2 laps | 5 |
4 | 21 | ![]() | Joe Ashmore | ERA A-Type | +2 laps | 17 |
5 | 25 | ![]() | Ecurie Gersac | Delage 3L | +3 laps | 20 |
6 | 28 | ![]() | Leslie Johnson | Talbot-Lago T150C | +4 laps | 12 |
7 | 26 | ![]() | Ecurie Gersac | Delage 3L | +4 laps | 15 |
8 | 27 | ![]() | Ecurie Gersac | Delage 3L | +4 laps | 19 |
9 | 10 | ![]() | Sam Gilby | Maserati 6CM | 7 laps | 16 |
10 | 29 | ![]() | Serge Pozzoli | Delahaye 135S | +8 laps | 25 |
11 | 20 | ![]() | P.H.C. Bell | ERA B-Type | +8 laps | 21 |
12 | 18 | ![]() | F.R. Gerard | ERA B-Type | +13 laps | 6 |
13 | 14 | ![]() | Peter Whitehead | ERA B-Type | +18 laps | 10 |
14 | 23 | ![]() | Barry Woodall | Delage 15S8 | +32 laps | 14 |
Ret | 4 | ![]() | Prince Chula | Maserati 4C | 28 laps, engine | 1 |
Ret | 15 | ![]() | Leslie Brooke | ERA B-Type | 26 laps, con rod | 18 |
Ret | 3 | ![]() | Scuderia Milano | Maserati 4CL | 23 laps, engine | 4 |
Ret | 17 | ![]() | George Abecassis | ERA A-Type | 15 laps, ignition | 22 |
Ret | 19 | ![]() | Cuth Harrison | ERA B-Type | 19 laps, engine | 23 |
Ret | 16 | ![]() ![]() | Billy Cotton | ERA B-Type | 12 laps, carburettor | 13 |
Ret | 22 | ![]() | F.O. Cleveland-Harmer | Bugatti Type 51A | 12 laps, oil line | 24 |
Ret | 6 | ![]() | I. Connell & K. Evans | Maserati 6CM | 8 laps, gearbox | 11 |
Ret | 2 | ![]() | Scuderia Milano | Maserati 4CL | 7 laps, supercharger | 2 |
Ret | 8 | ![]() | Robert Ansell | Maserati 4CL | 2 laps, piston | 7 |
Ret | 12 | ![]() | Peter Whitehead | ERA E-Type | 1 lap, cracked tank | 8 |
References
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