1947 Jersey Road Race

1947 Jersey Road Race
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 Raymond Sommer Maserati
Time 2:06.2
Podium
First
Maserati
Second
Maserati
Third
ERA

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 4CL but retired with engine problems. Raymond Sommer, also in a Maserati, set fastest lap but also retired.[1][2]

Qualifying

Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time
1 4 B. Bira Prince Chula Maserati 4CL 2m 6.400s
2 2 Nello Pagani Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CL 2m 9.000s
3 1 Louis Chiron Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CL 2m 10.200s
4 3 Raymond Sommer Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CL 2m 10.250s
5 11 Raymond Mays Raymond Mays ERA D-Type 2m 10.600s
6 18 Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard ERA B-Type 2m 12.000s
7 8 Bob Ansell Bob Ansell Maserati 4CL 2m 12.600s
8 12 Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead ERA E-Type 2m 12.650s
9 7 Reg Parnell Reg Parnell Maserati 4CL 2m 13.000s
10 14 Peter Walker Peter Whitehead ERA B-Type 2m 14.200s
11 6 Ian Connell I. Connell & K. Evans Maserati 6CM 8 laps, gearbox
12 28 Leslie Johnson Leslie Johnson Talbot-Lago T150C 2m 17.000s
13 16 Billy Cotton
Wilkie Wilkinson 		Billy Cotton ERA B-Type 2m 18.000s
14 23 Barry Woodall Barry Woodall Delage 15S8 2m 20.200s
15 26 Pierre Levegh Ecurie Gersac Delage 3L 2m 20.600s
16 10 Sam Gilby Sam Gilby Maserati 6CM 2m 21.000s
17 21 Joe Ashmore Joe Ashmore ERA A-Type 2m 21.600s
18 15 Leslie Brooke Leslie Brooke ERA B-Type 2m 22.000s
19 27 Jean Achard Ecurie Gersac Delage 3L 2m 22.500s
20 25 Henri Louveau Ecurie Gersac Delage 3L 2m 23.400s
21 20 John Bolster P.H.C. Bell ERA B-Type 2m 24.000s
22 17 George Abecassis George Abecassis ERA A-Type 2m 25.800s
23 19 Cuth Harrison Cuth Harrison ERA B-Type 2m 30.600s
24 22 Michael Chorlton F.O. Cleveland-Harmer Bugatti Type 51A 2m 31.000s
25 29 Serge Pozzoli Serge Pozzoli Delahaye 135S 2m 31.500s

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Race

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 4CL 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 Bob Ansell Bob 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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References

  1. ^ "1947 Jersey F1". Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  2. ^ "1947 Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  3. ^ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1947-jersey-f1/
  4. ^ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1947-jersey-f1/



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