The XVI Grand Prix de Reims, also known as the I Grand Prix de Reims, was a Formula One motor race held on 6 July 1947, at the Reims-Gueux circuit near Reims in north-eastern France. The race was run over 51 laps on a 7.816 km circuit of public roads and was won by Swiss driver Christian Kautz in a Maserati 4CL.
History The 1947 Grand Prix at Reims (commonly known as the Reims Grand Prix) was the first major Grand Prix motor race held at Reims-Gueux after WW2. Officially billed as the XVI Grand Prix de Reims, the race number has its origin in the Grand Prix de la Marne, a pre-war Grand Prix racing series (1925-1937, plus one commemorative race held in 1952).
Post war political and financial re-organization moved the nationally sanctioned Grand Prix de France (Grand Prix de l'ACF) to the circuit Rouen-Les-Essarts after three editions were held at Reims in 1932, 1938 and 1939. Among those changes was renaming the old pre-war Marne GP to Grand Prix de Reims, officially billed as the XVI Grand Prix de Reims, based on the former Grand Prix de la Marne numbering sequence. Conflicts between local, regional, national and commercial interests, further complicated by the new post-war Formula 1 and Formula 2 series, led to various accounts of race name and numbering formats. As a result, some sources list the 1957 and 1962 Grand Prix de Reims as the 2nd (II) and 3rd (III) GP de Reims respectively.
Results
Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 40 Christian Kautz Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CL 2:34:50.7 1 2 20 Louis Chiron Ecurie France Talbot-Lago 39 +2:38.9 18 3 32 Bob Gerard Cuth Harrison Bob Gerard ERA B-Type +3 laps 5 4 48 Eugène Chaboud Ecurie France Delahaye 135 +3 laps 8 5 24 Edmond Mouche José Scaron Edmond Mouche Talbot-Lago T150C +4 laps 10 6 26 Louis Rosier Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago T26SS +5 laps 7 7 46 Charles Pozzi Ecurie France Delahaye 135S +5 laps 9 Ret 38 Maurice Trintignant Henri Louveau Ecurie Gersac Delage D6-70 45 laps - valves 6 Ret 12 Raymond Sommer Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CM 38 laps - transmission 3 Ret 16 Fred Ashmore Leslie Brooke E.R.A. Ltd. ERA B-Type 33 laps - connecting rod 17 Ret 8 Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CL 32 laps - engine 15 Ret 10 Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CLT 26 laps - engine 16 Ret 44 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Ecurie France Delahaye 135 22 laps - valves 4 Ret 4 'Raph' Ecurie Naphtra Course Maserati 4CL 19 laps - oil piping 13 Ret 30 Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead ERA B-Type 11 laps - piston 11 Ret 34 Reg Parnell Reg Parnell ERA E Type 7 laps -supercharger 20 Ret 28 Leslie Brooke E.R.A. Ltd. ERA E-Type 5 laps - oil Pressure 19 Ret 6 Kenneth Evans Connell / Evans Maserati 6C-1500 4 laps - engine 14 Ret 2 Enrico Platé Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CL 1 lap - crash 12 DSQ 14 Henri Louveau Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CM 25 laps - outside assistance 2 DNA 18 Jean-Pierre Wimille Ecurie Naphtra Course Maserati 4CL - - DNA 22 Luigi Chinetti Ecurie France Talbot MD - - DNA 36 Jean Achard Ecurie Gersac Delage D6-70 - - DNA 42 Philippe Étancelin Ecurie Gersac Delage D6-70 - - DNA 44 Maurice Varet Ecurie France Delahaye 135CS - - Sources:
References
External links Maserati - 100 Years - 1947 Circuit de Reims - History Circuits: Reims Circuit Reims-Gueux (1926-1969) on Google Maps (Historic Grand Prix Circuits)