1947 Italian Grand Prix

1947 Italian Grand Prix
Race details
Date 7 September 1947
Official name XVII Gran Premio d'Italia
Location Portello, Milan
Course Public roads
Course length 3.447 km (2.142 miles)
Distance 100 laps, 344.728 km (214.204 miles)
Pole position
Driver Alfa Romeo
Time 1:44.0
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo
Time 1:44.0
Podium
First Alfa Romeo
Second Alfa Romeo
Third Alfa Romeo

The 1947 Italian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held in Portello district on 7 September 1947.

Entries

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No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis
2 Italy Alessandro Gaboardi Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158
4 Italy Nello Pagani Scuderia Milano Maserati Maserati 4CL
6 Italy Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT
8 France Raymond Sommer Private Maserati Maserati 4CL
10 Italy Lamberto Grolla Private Cisitalia Cisitalia D46 – Fiat
12 France Eugène Chaboud Private Delahaye Delahaye 135S
14 France Pierre Levegh Ecurie Naphtra Course Maserati Maserati 4CL
16 Italy Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158
18 Monaco Louis Chiron Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CL
22 France Charles Pozzi Private Delahaye Delahaye 135S
24 Italy Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158
26 Thailand Prince Bira Scuderia Milano Maserati Maserati 4CL
28 Italy Giovanni Bracco Private Delage Delage 3000
30 Italy Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 158
32 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Private Maserati Maserati 4CL
34 Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CL
36 France "Raph" Ecurie Naphtra Course Maserati Maserati 4CL
38 Italy Arialdo Ruggeri Scuderia Milano Maserati Maserati 4CL
42 Italy Gaetano dell'Acqua Private Maserati Maserati 6CM
44 Italy Carlo Pesci Private Maserati Maserati 6CM
46 Italy Giovanni Minozzi Private Maserati Maserati 6CM
48 Italy Renato Balestrero Private Maserati Maserati
52 Italy Lorenzo Arrigoni Private Maserati Maserati 6CM
54 France Henri Louveau Ecurie Gersac Delage Delage D6.70
56 Italy Mario Porrino Private Cisitalia Cisitalia D46 – Fiat

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Lap Time
1 24 Italy Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 1:44.0
2 30 Italy Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo 1:44.8
3 6 Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati 1:45.4
4 16 Italy Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo 1:47.0
5 34 Italy Alberto Ascari Maserati 1:47.2
6 18 Monaco Louis Chiron Maserati 1:47.6
7 8 France Raymond Sommer Maserati 1:47.6
8 32 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 1:48.8
9 2 Italy Alessandro Gaboardi Alfa Romeo 1:51.8
10 14 France Pierre Levegh Maserati 1:53.6
11 52 Italy Lorenzo Arrigoni Maserati 1:58.6
12 36 France "Raph" Maserati 1:58.8
13 12 France Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 1:59.8
14 22 France Charles Pozzi Delahaye 2:00.2
15 38 Italy Arialdo Ruggeri Maserati 2:00.8
16 46 Italy Giovanni Minozzi Maserati 2:00.8
17 42 Italy Gaetano dell'Acqua Maserati 2:01.4
18 28 Italy Giovanni Bracco Delage 2:01.5
19 10 Italy Lamberto Grolla Cisitalia-Fiat 2:03.4
20 56 Italy Mario Porrino Cisitalia-Fiat 2:03.6
21 44 Italy Carlo Pesci Maserati 2:03.8
22 54 France Henri Louveau Delage 2:05.8
23 26 Thailand Prince Bira Maserati 2:06.0
24 4 Italy Nello Pagani Maserati 2:10.0

Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 30 Italy Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo 100 3:02:25.0 2
2 16 Italy Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo 100 +0.1 4
3 24 Italy Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 99 +1 Lap 1
4 2 Italy Alessandro Gaboardi Alfa Romeo 95 +5 Laps 9
5 34 Italy Alberto Ascari Maserati 94 +6 Laps 5
6 54 France Henri Louveau Delage 91 +9 Laps 22
7 22 France Charles Pozzi Delahaye 89 +11 Laps 14
8 12 France Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 87 +13 Laps 13
9 44 Italy Carlo Pesci Maserati 84 +16 Laps 21
Ret 56 Italy Mario Porrino Cisitalia-Fiat 56 20
Ret 52 Italy Lorenzo Arrigoni Maserati 56 11
Ret 10 Italy Lamberto Grolla Cisitalia-Fiat 56 19
Ret 28 Italy Giovanni Bracco Delage 53 18
Ret 6 Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati 53 Brakes 3
Ret 42 Italy Gaetano dell'Acqua Maserati 23 17
Ret 8 France Raymond Sommer Maserati 20 Engine 7
Ret 14 France Pierre Levegh Maserati 6 10
Ret 36 France "Raph" Maserati 3 Oil pipe 12
Ret 4 Italy Nello Pagani Maserati 2 Tyres 24
Ret 26 Thailand Prince Bira Maserati 0 Supercharger 23
Ret 18 Monaco Louis Chiron Maserati 6
Ret 32 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 8
DNS 38 Italy Arialdo Ruggeri Maserati 15
DNS 46 Italy Giovanni Minozzi Maserati 16

References

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Session results taken from:
  1. "07-09-1947 : GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA : MAILAND". Project 009900 (in German). Retrieved 2007-07-09.
  2. "1947 Grands Prix". The GEL Motorsport Information Page. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
  3. "XVIII Gran Premio d'Italia". Racing Database. Retrieved 2007-07-09.[permanent dead link]


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