1947 Nice Grand Prix
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| 1947 Nice Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race details | |||
| Date | 20 July 1947 | ||
| Official name | VI Grand Prix de Nice | ||
| Location | Nice, France | ||
| Course | Street circuit | ||
| Course length | 3.213 kilometres (1.996 miles) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 321.3 kilometres (199.6 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati | ||
| Time | 1:43.3 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Raymond Sommer | Maserati | |
| Time | 1:44.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati | ||
| Second | Simca Gordini | ||
| Third | ERA | ||
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]
