1947 Salon Grand Prix
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Date
16 November 1947
Official name
III Grand Prix du Salon
Course
Permanent racing facility
| 1947 Salon Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 16 November 1947 | ||
| Official name | III Grand Prix du Salon | ||
| Location | Montlhéry, Paris | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 6.282 km (3.903 mi) | ||
| Distance | 48 laps, 301.543 km (187.370 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Talbot-Lago | ||
| Time | 2:36.0 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Raymond Sommer | Maserati | |
| Time | 2:29.4 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Talbot-Lago | ||
| Second | Talbot-Lago | ||
| Third | Delahaye | ||
The 3rd Grand Prix du Salon was a Formula One motor race held on 16 November 1947 at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, in Montlhéry near Paris.
The 48-lap race was won by Talbot-Lago driver Yves Giraud-Cabantous. Eugène Chaboud in another Talbot-Lago was second and Charles Pozzi was third in a Delahaye. Talbot-Lago driver Louis Chiron started from pole but failed to finish, as did Raymond Sommer who set fastest lap in a Maserati.[1][2]