The 1947 Roussillon Grand Prix (formally the II Grand Prix du Roussillon) was a

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held at Circuit des Platanes de Perpignan on 8 May 1947.

Entry list

Classification

In the first few laps,

Georges Grignard Auguste Georges Paul Grignard (25 July 1905 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges – 7 December 1977 in Port-Marly) was a racing driver from France. He raced in Formula One Formula One (F1) is the highest class of worldwide racing for open- ...

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and

Roger Loyer Roger Auguste Loyer (5 August 1907 – 24 March 1988) was a motorcycle road racing, road racer and racing driver from France. He won the 1937 250cc French motorcycle Grand Prix and the 1938 350cc French motorcycle Grand Prix. He participated i ...

were involved in a four car accident with no injured but the abandon of Achard on his

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at lap 7.''Motor Sport'', XXIII n°6, June 1947, page 155. At lap 21,

Jean-Pierre Wimille Jean-Pierre Wimille (; 26 February 1908 – 28 January 1949) was a French racing driver and a member of the French Resistance during World War II. He was a two-time victor of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, winning in 1937 and 1939. He is generally re ...

, second behind Sommer had engine trouble and retired. After a pole position and with the fastest lap,

Raymond Sommer Pierre Raymond Sommer (31 August 1906 – 10 September 1950) was a French racing driver. He raced both before and after WWII with some success, particularly in endurance racing. He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race in both and , and al ...

was still leading the race, but 14 laps from the end he retired.

Eugène Chaboud Marius Eugène Chaboud (12 April 1907 – 28 December 1983) was a French racing driver. He participated in three Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, scoring one championship point. He also participated in numerous non-Championship Formul ...

won the race on

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, ex-

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finish second just ahead of

Yves Giraud-Cabantous Yves Aristide Marius Giraud-Cabantous (; 8 October 1904 – 30 March 1973) was a racing driver from France. He drove in Formula One from to , participating in 13 World Championship Grands Prix, plus numerous non-Championship Formula One and Form ...

. *Pole position:

in 1:34.8 *Fastest lap:

in 1:34.2 (96.94 km/h).

References

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