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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
1
7
Reg Parnell
Reg Parnell
Maserati 4CL
1:55:33.0, 136.02kph
9
2
1
Louis Chiron
Scuderia Milano
Maserati 4CL
+1 lap
3
3
11
Raymond Mays
Raymond Mays
ERA D-Type
+2 laps
5
4
21
Joe Ashmore
Joe Ashmore
ERA A-Type
+2 laps
17
5
25
Henri Louveau
Ecurie Gersac
Delage 3L
+3 laps
20
6
28
Leslie Johnson
Leslie Johnson
Talbot-Lago T150C
+4 laps
12
7
26
Pierre Levegh
Ecurie Gersac
Delage 3L
+4 laps
15
8
27
Jean Achard
Ecurie Gersac
Delage 3L
+4 laps
19
9
10
Sam Gilby
Sam Gilby
Maserati 6CM
7 laps
16
10
29
Serge Pozzoli
Serge Pozzoli
Delahaye 135S
+8 laps
25
11
20
John Bolster
P.H.C. Bell
ERA B-Type
+8 laps
21
12
18
Bob Gerard
F.R. Gerard
ERA B-Type
+13 laps
6
13
14
Peter Walker
Peter Whitehead
ERA B-Type
+18 laps
10
14
23
Barry Woodall
Barry Woodall
Delage 15S8
+32 laps
14
Ret
4
B. Bira
Prince Chula
Maserati 4C
28 laps, engine
1
Ret
15
Leslie Brooke
Leslie Brooke
ERA B-Type
26 laps, con rod
18
Ret
3
Raymond Sommer
Scuderia Milano
Maserati 4CL
23 laps, engine
4
Ret
17
George Abecassis
George Abecassis
ERA A-Type
15 laps, ignition
22
Ret
19
Cuth Harrison
Cuth Harrison
ERA B-Type
19 laps, engine
23
Ret
16
Billy Cotton Wilkie Wilkinson
Billy Cotton
ERA B-Type
12 laps, carburettor
13
Ret
22
Michael Chorlton
F.O. Cleveland-Harmer
Bugatti Type 51A
12 laps, oil line
24
Ret
6
Ian Connell
I. Connell & K. Evans
Maserati 6CM
8 laps, gearbox
11
Ret
2
Nello Pagani
Scuderia Milano
Maserati 4CL
7 laps, supercharger
2
Ret
8
Robert Ansell
Robert Ansell
Maserati 4CL
2 laps, piston
7
Ret
12
Peter Whitehead
Peter Whitehead
ERA E-Type
1 lap, cracked tank
8
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