1947 Swiss Grand Prix

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Race details
1947 Grand Prix season

Date 8 June 1947
Official name VII Grand Prix de Suisse
Location Bremgarten
Bern, Switzerland
Course Permanent racing facility
7.262 km (4.512 mi)
Distance 30 laps, 217.867 km (135.376 mi)
Pole position
Driver France Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo
Grid positions set by heat results
Fastest lap
Driver France Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo
Time 2:47.0
Podium
First France Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo
Second Italy Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo
Third Italy Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo

The 1947 Swiss Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Bremgarten on 8 June 1947.

Classification

Heat 1

Drivers in bold advanced to the final

Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 36 Italy Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo 158 20 1:03:37.5
2 34 Italy Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo 158 20 +0.6 1
3 32 United Kingdom Raymond Mays ERA D 20 +2:31.5
4 48 Italy Nello Pagani Maserati 4CL 20 +2:43.4
5 26 United Kingdom Robert Ansell Maserati 4CL 19 +1 Lap
6 50 Italy Nino Grieco Maserati 4CL 17 +3 Laps
7 62 United States Harry Schell Cisitalia D46 17 +3 Laps
8 42 Italy Enrico Platé Maserati 4CL 15 +5 Laps
Ret 24 United Kingdom Gordon Watson Alta 12 Split tank
Ret 60 Thailand Prince Bira Maserati 4CL 7 Rear axle
Ret 64 France Raymond de Sauge Cisitalia D46 3 Tyres
Ret 8 France Robert Klempener Delage D6.70 2 Steering

Heat 2

Drivers in bold advanced to the final

Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 38 France Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo 158 20 57:46.3 1
2 32 Italy Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 158 20 +2:10.2
3 44 Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL 20 +2:29.4
4 46 Monaco Louis Chiron Maserati 4CL 20 +2:32.4
5 22 France Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CL 20 +2:57.0
6 16 France "Raph" Maserati 4CL 18 +2 Laps
Ret 28 United Kingdom Leslie Johnson Talbot 150C 11 Accident
Ret 2 France Roger Loyer Delage D6.70 6 Gear lever
Ret 58 Switzerland Adolfo Mandirola Maserati 4CL 1

Final

Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 38 France Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo 158 30 1:25:09.1 1
2 36 Italy Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo 158 30 +44.7 2
3 34 Italy Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo 158 30 +1:17.4
4 22 France Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CL 29 +1 Lap
5 32 Italy Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 158 29 +1 Lap 3
6 44 Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL 29 +1 Lap
7 48 Italy Nello Pagani Maserati 4CL 28 +2 Laps
8 42 Thailand Prince Bira Maserati 4CL 28 +2 Laps
9 54 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 4CL 27 +3 Laps
10 16 France "Raph" Maserati 4CL 27 +3 Laps
11 26 United Kingdom Robert Ansell Maserati 4CL 26 +4 Laps
12 12 France Henri Louveau Delage D6.70 26 +4 Laps
13 46 Monaco Louis Chiron Maserati 4CL 25 +5 Laps
14 10 Switzerland Ernst Hürzeler Delage D6.70 25 +5 Laps
15 18 France Louis Rosier Talbot 150SS 25 +5 Laps
16 4 France Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135S 24 +6 Laps
17 50 Italy Nino Grieco Maserati 4CL 24 +6 Laps
Ret 30 United Kingdom Raymond Mays ERA D 23 Universal joint
Ret 14 France Maurice Trintignant Delage 11 Fuel pump
Ret 62 United States Harry Schell Cisitalia D46 7 Differential
France Raymond de Sauge
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