The 9th British Empire Trophy was a Formula One motor race held on 21 August 1947 at the Douglas Circuit, in Douglas, Isle of Man. The 40 lap race was won by Bob Gerard in an ERA B-Type, setting fastest lap in the process. Peter Whitehead finished second in another B-Type, and Bob Ansell was third in a Maserati 4CL. B. Bira started from pole position in his Maserati 4CL and finished fifth.
Results Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 22 Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard ERA B-Type 2:16:52, 109.46kph 5 2 32 Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead ERA B-Type +1:43 2 3 36 Bob Ansell Bob Ansell Maserati 4CL +1 lap 7 4 20 Leslie Brooke English Racing Automobiles ERA E-Type +2 laps 9 5 34 B. Bira Prince Chula Maserati 4CL +2 laps 1 6 16 Brian Shawe-Taylor George Bainbridge Bob Ansell ERA B-Type +2 laps 8 7 12 Barry Woodall Barry Woodall Delage 15S8 +4 laps 11 8 46 Sheila Darbishire S.B. Reece Riley +8 laps 14 9 24 Cuth Harrison Cuth Harrison ERA B-Type +12 laps 6 Ret 48 Tony Rolt Tony Rolt Alfa Romeo Tipo B 24 laps, oil pressure 4 Ret 14 George Abecassis George Abecassis ERA A-Type 21 laps, accident 3 Ret 10 David Hampshire Reg Parnell Challenger-Delage 21 laps, magneto 13 Ret 2 Geoffrey Crossley Geoffrey Crossley Alta 18 laps, piston 12 Ret 38 Guy Jason-Henry J.S. Gordon Maserati 6C-1500 8 laps, out of fuel 15 Ret 50 Leslie Johnson Leslie Johnson Talbot 150C 0 laps, fire 10 DNS 8 Michael Chorlton Michael Chorlton Bugatti Type 51A
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