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1947 Belgian Grand Prix

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1947 Belgian Grand Prix
Race details
Date 29 June 1947
Official name X Grand Prix de Belgique
Location Spa-Francorchamps
Spa, Belgium
Course Road course
Course length 14.066 km (8.740 miles)
Distance 35 laps, 492.322 km (305.915 miles)
Pole position
Driver Alfa Romeo
Time 5:12.5
Fastest lap
Driver France Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo
Time 5:18.0
Podium
First Alfa Romeo
Second Alfa Romeo
Third Alfa Romeo

The 1947 Belgian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 29 June 1947. The race was also known as the European Grand Prix.

Classification

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Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 8 France Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo 158 35 3:18:28.64 1
2 4 Italy Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo 158 34 +1 Lap 2
3 34 Italy Carlo Felice Trossi
Italy Giovanbattista Guidotti
Alfa Romeo 158 33 +2 Laps
4 44 United Kingdom Bob Gerard
United Kingdom Cuth Harrison
ERA B 32 +2 Laps
5 24 France Maurice Trintignant Delage D6.70 31 +4 Laps
6 22 France Louis Rosier Talbot 150SS 30 +5 Laps
7 40 United Kingdom Leslie Johnson Talbot 150C 29 +6 Laps
Ret 6 Italy Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 158 32 Gearbox
Ret 28 France Henri Louveau Delage D6.70 18
Ret 34 France Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135S 17
Ret 32 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot 26SS 15 Accident damage
Ret 36 France Emile Cornet Delahaye 135S 15
Ret 10 France Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CL 14 Chassis
Ret 18 Switzerland Christian Kautz Maserati 4CL 14 Oil line
Ret 20 Monaco Louis Chiron Talbot 26 9 Engine 3
Ret 42 United Kingdom Peter Whitehead ERA B 6 Spark plugs
Ret 16 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 4CL 5 Piston
Ret 30 France Benoît Falchetto [fr] Bugatti Type 35 2 Gearbox


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