1947 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix
1947 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix | |||
---|---|---|---|
Race details | |||
Date | 20 April 1947 | ||
Official name | VIII Grande Prêmio da Cidade de Rio de Janeiro | ||
Location | Gávea, Rio de Janeiro | ||
Course | Temporary road circuit | ||
Course length | 10.77 km (6.69 mi) | ||
Distance | 15 laps, 161.595 km (100.410 mi) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver |
| Maserati | |
Time | 7:26.1 | ||
Podium | |||
First |
| Alfa Romeo | |
Second |
| Maserati | |
Third | Maserati |
Motor car race
The VIII Grande Prêmio da Cidade de Rio de Janeiro was a Grand Prix motor race held at Gávea, Rio de Janeiro on 20 April 1947. The race was planned over 20 laps but was reduced to 15 because of rain, and was won by Chico Landi in an Alfa Romeo 308. Luigi Villoresi in a Maserati 4CL started from pole and finished second. George Raph in a Maserati 6CM was third.[1][2]
Classification
Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chico Landi | Alfa Romeo 308 | 2:03:14.5, 78.969kph | 2 |
2 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati 4CL | +5:52.9 | 1 |
3 | George Raph | Maserati 6CM | +1 lap | |
4 | Hélio Ramos | Alfa Romeo | +1 lap | 6 |
Ret | Achille Varzi | Alfa Romeo 308 | 6 laps | 7 |
Ret | Gino Bianco | Maserati 8CM | 3 | |
Ret | Ruben Abrunhosa | Studebaker | 5 | |
Ret | Henrique Casini | Maserati | ||
Ret | João Santos Mauro | Maserati | 4 | |
Ret | Giacomo Palmieri | Maserati | ||
Ret | Osmar Lage | Maserati |
References
Additional reading
- Melo, Victor Andrade (2009-02-17). "Antes de Fittipaldi, Piquet e Senna: o automobilismo no Brasil (1908-1954)". Motriz. Revista de Educação Física. (in Brazilian Portuguese). 15 (1): 104–115.
- Melo, Victor Andrade de (2011). "Before Fittipaldi, Piquet and Senna: The Beginning of Motor Racing in Brazil (1908–1954)". The International Journal of the History of Sport (2): 253–267. doi:10.1080/09523367.2011.537915. ISSN 0952-3367.
Grand Prix Race | ||
---|---|---|
Previous race: 1947 Pau Grand Prix | 1947 Grand Prix season Grandes Épreuves | Next race: 1947 Roussillon Grand Prix |
Previous race: 1941 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix | Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix | Next race: 1948 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix |