The 13th Grand Prix du Comminges was a non-championship Formula One motor race held in Saint-Gaudens on 10 August 1947. The race was held over 30 laps and was won by Louis Chiron in a Talbot-Lago. Yves Giraud-Cabantous and Eugène Chaboud were second and third, also in Talbot-Lagos. After more than two and a half hours racing, only 0.5 seconds separated Chiron and Yves-Cabantous. Maserati drivers Luigi Villoresi and Dorino Serafini respectively started from pole position and set fastest lap but both retired in separate accidents.
Classification Pos No Driver Entrant Manufacturer Time/Retired 1 72 Louis Chiron Ecurie France Talbot-Lago 2:35:37.4, 126.72 kph 2 70 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T150C +0.5s 3 28 Eugène Chaboud Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago +1:45.7 4 52 Roger Loyer Roger Loyer Cisitalia D46-Fiat +3:39.5 5 66 Emmanuel de Graffenried Baron Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CL +3:39.6 6 80 Maurice Trintignant Jean Brault Maurice Trintignant Delahaye 135S +1 lap 7 24 Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CL +1 lap 8 32 Edmond Mouche Edmond Mouche Talbot-Lago 150C +1 lap 9 34 Charles de Cortanze Emil Darl'mat Darl'mat-Peugeot +2 laps 10 68 Gaston Serraud Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135S +2 laps 11 44 Maurice Varet Henri Louveau Henri Louveau Delage 3L +2 laps 12 48 Harry Schell Ecurie Laury Schell Cisitalia D46-Fiat +3 laps 13 74 André Chardonnet Equipe Chardonnet BMW 328 +3 laps 14 56 Robert Manzon Robert Manzon Cisitalia D46-Fiat +4 laps 15 40 Pierre Meyrat Pierre Meyrat Delahaye 135S +5 laps 16 50 Raymond de Saugé R de Saugé Cisitalia D46-Fiat +5 laps 17 26 Fred Meyer Fred Meyer Maserati 4CL +5 laps Ret 2 Louis Rosier Ecurie Tricolore Talbot-Lago 150SS 21 laps, fuel pump Ret 6 Pierre Levegh Ecurie Naphtra Course Maserati 4CL 16 laps, accident Ret 4 "Raph" Ecurie Naphtra Course Maserati 4CL 16 laps Ret 22 Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CL 16 laps, accident Ret 54 "Robert" "Robert" Cisitalia D46-Fiat 14 laps, accident Ret 30 Charles Pozzi Charles Pozzi Delahaye 135S 10 laps, con-rod Ret 38 Pierre Larrue Pierre Larrue Delahaye 135S 10 laps, accident/fire Ret 14 Fred Ashmore Reg Parnell ERA A-Type 10 laps, accident Ret 78 Eugène Martin Eugène Martin BMW 328 10 laps, accident Ret 46 Dorino Serafini Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CL 7 laps, accident Ret 8 Charles Huc Charles Huc Bugatti Type 51A 7 laps Ret 20 Adolfo Mandirola Adolfo Mandirola Maserati 4CL 5 laps Ret 60 André Boyer André Boyer Cisitalia D46-Fiat 4 laps, accident Ret 82 Antonio Branca Antonio Branca Maserati 4CL 3 laps Ret 84 Rolf Kessler Rolf Kessler Bugatti Type 35 2 laps Ret 16 Henri Louveau Henri Louveau Maserati 4CL 0 laps Ret 12 Joe Ashmore Reg Parnell Maserati 4CL 0 laps, accident DNS 62 Jean-Pierre Wimille Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15
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