The III Grand Prix de Nîmes was a Formula One motor race held on 1 June 1947 at Nîmes-Courbessac Aerodrome, Nîmes, France. The race was held over 70 laps and was won by Luigi Villoresi in a Maserati 4CL. Villoresi started from pole position and set the fastest lap. Louis Chiron was second in a Talbot-Lago T26 and Reg Parnell third in a Maserati 4CL.
Classification Pos No Driver Car Time/Laps 1 52 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL 3:38:39.4; 99.94kph 2 38 Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago T26 +1:08.0 3 37 Reg Parnell Maserati 4CL +1 lap 4 35 Raymond Mays ERA B-Type +1 lap 5 46 Charles Pozzi Delahaye 135 +4 laps 6 36 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Delahaye 135 +4 laps 7 51 Enrico Platé Maserati 4CL +5 laps 8 39 Fred Ashmore ERA A-Type +6 laps 9 34 "Raph" Maserati 4CL +7 laps 10 47 Edmond Mouche José Scaron Talbot-Lago T150C +7 laps 11 44 Henri Trillaud Delahaye 135S +7 laps 12 42 Pierre Meyrat Delahaye 135S +13 laps Ret 30 Philippe Étancelin Maserati 4CL 54 laps, distributor Ret 55 Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CL 46 laps, engine Ret 41 B. Bira Maserati 4CL 40 laps Ret 56 Louis Decarolis Bugatti Type 37A Ret 58 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago 150SS Ret 57 François Michaud Maserati 4CL Ret 32 Maurice Trintignant Delage D6 Ret 31 Henri Louveau Delage D6 Ret 54 Pierre Levegh Delahaye 155 Ret 40 Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135S Ret 43 Benoit Falchetto Bugatti Type 35 Ret 50 Marcel Balsa Talbot-Lago T150C Ret 33 Jean Achard Delage D6 1 lap, accident Ret 45 Eugène Martin BMW 328 0 laps, accident
References