1947 Grand Prix season explained

The 1947 Grand Prix season was the second post-war year for Grand Prix racing. It constituted the first full season of the FIA's Formula One motor racing, though some Grands Prix still used other formulas. There was no organised championship in 1947, although several of the more prestigious races were recognised as Grandes Épreuves (great trials) by the FIA.^[1] Luigi Villoresi proved to be the most successful driver, winning six Grands Prix. Alfa Romeo's cars proved difficult to beat, winning 13 of the season's 32 Grands Prix.

Season review

Grandes Épreuves

Date	Name	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
nowrap	8 June	nowrap	Swiss Grand Prix	nowrap	Bremgarten	nowrap	Jean-Pierre Wimille	nowrap	Jean-Pierre Wimille	nowrap	Jean-Pierre Wimille	nowrap	Alfa Romeo	Report
nowrap	29 June	nowrap	Belgian Grand Prix	nowrap	Spa-Francorchamps	nowrap	Jean-Pierre Wimille	nowrap	Jean-Pierre Wimille	nowrap	Jean-Pierre Wimille	nowrap	Alfa Romeo	Report
nowrap	7 September	nowrap	Italian Grand Prix	nowrap	Fiera Campionaria	nowrap	Consalvo Sanesi	nowrap	Carlo Felice Trossi	nowrap	Carlo Felice Trossi	nowrap	Alfa Romeo	Report
nowrap	21 September	nowrap	French Grand Prix	nowrap	Lyon-Parilly	nowrap	Henri Louveau	nowrap		nowrap	Louis Chiron	nowrap	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	Report

Other Grands Prix

Date	Name	Circuit	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
5 January	São Paulo Grand Prix	Interlagos	Chico Landi	Alfa Romeo	Report
9 February	I Buenos Aires Grand Prix	Retiro	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	Report
16 February	II Buenos Aires Grand Prix	Retiro	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	Report
2 March	Rosario Grand Prix	Independence Park	Achille Varzi	Alfa Romeo	Report
9 March	Gezira Grand Prix	Gezira streets	Franco Cortese	Cisitalia^[2]	Report^[3]
20 March	Rafaela Grand Prix	Rafaela	nowrap	Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	Alfa Romeo	Report
30 March	Interlagos Grand Prix	Interlagos	Achille Varzi	Alfa Romeo	Report
7 April	Pau Grand Prix	Pau	Nello Pagani	Maserati	Report
21 April	Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix	Gávea	Chico Landi	Alfa Romeo	Report
27 April	Roussillon Grand Prix	Perpignan	Eugène Chaboud	Talbot-Lago	Report
8 May	Jersey Road Race	Saint Helier	Reg Parnell	Maserati	Report
18 May	Marseille Grand Prix	Prado	Eugène Chaboud	Talbot-Lago	Report
25 May	Grand Prix des Frontières	Chimay	Prince Bira	Maserati	Report
1 June	Nîmes Grand Prix	Nîmes	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	Report
8 June	Challenges AGACI	Montlhéry	Maurice Varet	Delage	Report
6 July	I Grand Prix de Reims	Reims-Gueux	Christian Kautz	Maserati	Report
12 July	Gransden Lodge	nowrap	Gransden Lodge Airfield	Dennis Poore	Alfa Romeo	Report
13 July	Albi Grand Prix	Albi	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago	Report
13 July	Bari Grand Prix	Lungomare	Achille Varzi	Alfa Romeo	Report
13 July	Bell Ville Grand Prix	Bell Ville	Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	Alfa Romeo	Report
20 July	Nice Grand Prix	Nice	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	Report
3 August	Alsace Grand Prix	Strasbourg	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	Report
9 August	Ulster Trophy	Ballyclare	Bob Gerard	ERA	Report
10 August	nowrap	XIII Grand Prix du Comminges	Saint-Gaudens	Louis Chiron	Talbot-Lago	Report
17 August	Montevideo Grand Prix	Playa Ramirez	Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	Alfa Romeo	Report
21 August	British Empire Trophy	Douglas Circuit	Bob Gerard	ERA	Report
nowrap	21 September	Mar del Plata Grand Prix	El Torreon	Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	Alfa Romeo	Report
5 October	Lausanne Grand Prix	Lausanne	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	Report
16 November	III Grand Prix du Salon	Montlhéry	nowrap	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago	Report

Statistics

Grand Prix winners

Drivers

Driver	Wins
	Total	Grandes Épreuves
Luigi Villoresi	6	0
Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	4	0
Achille Varzi	3	0
Eugène Chaboud	2	0
Louis Chiron	2	1
Bob Gerard	2	0
Chico Landi	2	0
Jean-Pierre Wimille	2	2
Prince Bira	1	0
Yves Giraud-Cabantous	1	0
Christian Kautz	1	0
Nello Pagani	1	0
Reg Parnell	1	0
Dennis Poore	1	0
Louis Rosier	1	0
Carlo Felice Trossi	1	1
Franco Cortese	1	0
Maurice Varet	1	0

Manufacturers

Manufacturer	Wins
	Total	Grandes Épreuves
Alfa Romeo	13	3
Maserati	10	0
Talbot-Lago-Talbot	6	1
ERA	2	0
Delage	1	0

References

• Web site: Grand Prix Winners 1895–1949 : Part 3 (1934–1949) . The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing . Hans . Etzrodt . 2007-08-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20070806054345/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gpw3.htm. 6 August 2007 . live.
• Web site: 1947 Grands Prix . The GEL Motorsport Information Page . Darren . Galpin . 2007-08-05 .
• Web site: Golden Era Races – 1947 . Racing Database . 2007-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715142533/http://www.racing-database.com/RacesGolden.asp?Year=1947 . 2011-07-15 . dead .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Grand Prix Winners 1895-1949. 2007-04-03. Etzrodt, Hans. The Golden Age. 2008-05-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20080529151758/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gpw4.htm#GRA. dead.
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUNEND-Ex10 1947 El Gezira Grand Prix – Egypt – YouTube
3. Web site: Formula-One-in-Egypt,----- - Al-Ahram Weekly . weekly.ahram.org.eg . 6 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140110122802/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/4995/26/Formula-One-in-Egypt,-----.aspx . 10 January 2014 . dead.