1947 Nice Grand Prix

The 6th Grand Prix de Nice was a Grand Prix motor race held at Nice in France on 20 July 1947. The race was won by Luigi Villoresi, who started from pole, in a Maserati 4CL. Jean-Pierre Wimille was second in a Simca Gordini Type 15 and Fred Ashmore and Reg Parnell shared third place in an ERA A-Type, Parnell's own car having retired with gearbox problems. Raymond Sommer set fastest lap in a Maserati 4CL but retired after his car caught fire.^[1]^[2]

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Time/Retired	Grid
1	12	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati 4CL	3:07:07.1 (102.87 km/h)	1
2	28	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Simca Gordini Type 15	+2 laps	11
3	10	Fred Ashmore Reg Parnell	ERA A-Type	+2 laps	12
4	14	Alberto Ascari	Maserati 4CL	+3 laps	3
5	34	Charles Pozzi	Delahaye 135	+5 laps	15
6	4	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago 150SS	+7 laps	14
7	8	Leslie Brooke	ERA B-Type	+13 laps	20
8	22	Eugène Chaboud	Delahaye 135S	+33 laps	6
Ret	6	Reg Parnell	Maserati 4CL	59 laps, selector rod	8
Ret	26	Henri Louveau	Maserati 4CL	46 laps, magneto	13
Ret	42	Pierre Levegh	Maserati 4CL	46 laps, engine	9
Ret	24	"Raph"	Maserati 4CL	43 laps, spun off	7
Ret	30	Louis Chiron	Talbot-Lago T26	38 laps, gasket	5
Ret	38	Raymond Sommer	Maserati 4CL	28 laps, fire	2
Ret	16	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati 4CL	18 laps, engine	4
Ret	18	Adolphe Mandirola	Maserati 8CM	16 laps, engine	19
Ret	2	Kenneth Evans	Maserati 6CM	8 laps, selector rod	16
Ret	20	Fred Meyer	Maserati 4CL	5 laps, ignition	17
Ret	32	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago 26SS	5 laps, cylinder head	10
DNS	36	Benoit Falchetto	Bugatti Type 35		18