The 17th Grand Prix des Frontières was a Formula Libre motor race held on 25 May 1947 at the Chimay Street Circuit in Chimay, Belgium. The Grand Prix was won by B. Bira in a Maserati 4CL. Bira also set fastest lap. Peter Monkhouse finished second in a Bugatti Type 51 and Louis Rosier was third in a Talbot-Lago.
Classification
Pos No Driver Car Time/Retired 1 2 B. Bira Maserati 4CL 59:10, 132.28 kph 2 14 Peter Monkhouse Bugatti Type 51 +2:00 3 27 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago Spéciale +3:12 4 22 Lex Beels Alfa Romeo 8C 2300MM +3:13 5 32 Roy Salvadori Alfa Romeo P3 +4:23 6 38 Henri Trillaud Delahaye 135 +5:11 7 24 Harry Schell Cisitalia D46 +1 lap 8 10 Tony Rolt Aitken-Alfa Romeo +1 lap 9 44 "Lucky" Alfa Romeo 8C-2300MM +1 lap 10 26 Raymond de Saugé Cisitalia D46 +1 lap 11 34 "Freige" Monnier-Fiat +2 laps 12 28 Ted Lund MG PB +3 laps NC 33 Michel Roumani Bugatti Type 35 Ret 6 George Abecassis Bugatti Type 59 5 laps Ret 40 Gabriel Lascaut Salmson 4 laps Ret 36 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Delahaye 135 4 laps Ret 20 Arthur Legat Bugatti Type 35B 4 laps Ret 16 John Bolster ERA 3 laps DNS 8 "Vandervecken" Alfa Romeo DNS 12 "Steinbach" Alfa Romeo 2900B DNS 30 Serge Pozzoli Delahaye 135 DNS 48 Guido Barbieri Maserati 4CL DNS 52 Joe Kelly Riley DNS 56 Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CL DNS 58 Henri Louveau Delage D6
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