The 1947 Roussillon Grand Prix (formally the II Grand Prix du Roussillon) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Circuit des Platanes de Perpignan on 8 May 1947.
Entry list No Driver Entrant Car Engine Chassis 2 Eugène Chaboud SFACS Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26 Talbot 90201 4 Henri Trillaud SFACS Ecurie France Delahaye 135S Delahaye 6 Yves Giraud-Cabantous SFACS Ecurie France Delahaye 135S Delahaye 8 Raymond Sommer Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CM Maserati 4CL 1555 10 Philippe Étancelin Ecurie Gersac Delage 3000 Delage D6 12 Pierre Levegh Ecurie Gersac Delage 3000 Delage D6 14 Jean Achard Ecurie Gersac Delage 3000 Delage D6 880002 16 Henri Louveau SFACS Ecurie France Delage 3000 Delage D6 880004 18 Roger Loyer SFACS Ecurie France Delahaye 135S Delahaye 20 Georges Grignard Georges Grignard Delahaye 135 Delahaye 28 Louis Rosier SFACS Ecurie France Talbot-Lago SS Talbot 90111 30 Jean-Pierre Wimille Equipe Gordini Simca-Gordini 15 Gordini 0007GC
Classification In the first few laps, Georges Grignard, Philippe Étancelin, Jean Achard and Roger Loyer were involved in a four car accident with no injured but the abandon of Achard on his Delage D6 at lap 7.Motor Sport, XXIII n°6, June 1947, page 155. At lap 21, Jean-Pierre Wimille, second behind Sommer had engine trouble and retired. After a pole position and with the fastest lap, Raymond Sommer was still leading the race, but 14 laps from the end he retired. Eugène Chaboud won the race on Talbot-Lago T26, ex-Chiron 4.5l monoposto Darracq. Henri Louveau finish second just ahead of Yves Giraud-Cabantous. PosII Grand Prix du Roussillon silhouet.com27-04-1947, Grand Prix du Roussillon, Perpignan f1-images.deNoDriverCarLapsTime/RetiredGrid 1 2 Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago T26 58 1:35:06.3 (92.81 km/h) 3 2 16 Henri Louveau Delage D6 57 +1 lap 4 3 6 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Delahaye 135 57 +1 lap 5 4 12 Pierre Levegh Delage D6 57 +1 lap 7 5 20 Georges Grignard Delahaye 135 55 +3 laps 8 6 28 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago SS 55 +3 laps 10 7 4 Henri Trillaud Delahaye 135S 55 +3 laps 12 Ret 8 Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CM 44 gearbox 1 Ret 18 Roger Loyer Delahaye 135S 40 condenser 9 Ret 10 Philippe Étancelin Delage D6 33 engine 6 Ret 30 Jean-Pierre Wimille Simca-Gordini 15 21 overheating 2 Ret 14 Jean Achard Delage D6 7 accident 11 Pole position: Raymond Sommer in 1:34.8 Fastest lap: Raymond Sommer in 1:34.2 (96.94 km/h).
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