1947 Nîmes Grand Prix

1947 Nîmes Grand Prix
Race details
Date	1 June 1947
Official name	III Grand Prix de Nîmes
Location	Nîmes-Courbessac Aerodrome, Nîmes
Course	Airfield circuit
Course length	5.216 km (3.241 mi)
Distance	70 laps, 360.320 km (223.892 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati
Time	not known
Fastest lap
Driver	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati
Time	3:00.4
Podium
First	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati
Second	Louis Chiron	Talbot-Lago
Third	Reg Parnell	Maserati

The III Grand Prix de Nîmes was a Formula One motor race held on 1 June 1947 at Nîmes-Courbessac Aerodrome, Nîmes. The race was held over 70 laps and was won by Luigi Villoresi in a Maserati 4CL. Villoresi started from pole and set fastest lap. Louis Chiron was second in a Talbot-Lago T26 and Reg Parnell third in a Maserati 4CL.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Time/Laps
1	52	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati 4CL	3:38:39.4; 99.94kph
2	38	Louis Chiron	Talbot-Lago T26	+1:08.0
3	37	Reg Parnell	Maserati 4CL	+1 lap
4	35	Raymond Mays	ERA B-Type	+1 lap
5	46	Charles Pozzi	Delahaye 135	+4 laps
6	36	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Delahaye 135	+4 laps
7	51	Enrico Platé	Maserati 4CL	+5 laps
8	39	Fred Ashmore	ERA A-Type	+6 laps
9	34	"Raph"	Maserati 4CL	+7 laps
10	47	Edmond Mouche José Scaron	Talbot-Lago T150C	+7 laps
11	44	Henri Trillaud	Delahaye 135S	+7 laps
12	42	Pierre Meyrat	Delahaye 135S	+13 laps
Ret	30	Philippe Étancelin	Maserati 4CL	54 laps, distributor
Ret	55	Raymond Sommer	Maserati 4CL	46 laps, engine
Ret	41	B. Bira	Maserati 4CL	40 laps
Ret	56	Louis Decarolis	Bugatti Type 37A
Ret	58	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago 150SS
Ret	57	François Michaud	Maserati 4CL
Ret	32	Maurice Trintignant	Delage D6
Ret	31	Henri Louveau	Delage D6
Ret	54	Pierre Levegh	Delahaye 155
Ret	40	Eugène Chaboud	Delahaye 135S
Ret	43	Benoit Falchetto	Bugatti Type 35
Ret	50	Marcel Balsa	Talbot-Lago T150C
Ret	33	Jean Achard	Delage D6	1 lap, accident
Ret	45	Eugène Martin	BMW 328	0 laps, accident