1947 Grand Prix des Frontières
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| 1947 Frontières Grand Prix | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 25 May 1947 | ||
| Official name | XVII Grand Prix des Frontières | ||
| Location | Chimay, Belgium | ||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | ||
| Course length | 10.87 km (6.75 mi) | ||
| Distance | 12 laps, 130.44 km (81.05 mi) | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 B. Bira | Maserati | |
| Time | 4:37 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati | ||
| Second | Bugatti | ||
| Third | Talbot-Lago | ||
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.[1][2]
