The 1st Jersey Road Race was a Formula One motor race held on 8 May 1947 at the St. Helier Circuit in Saint Helier, Jersey. The 50-lap race was won by Reg Parnell in a Maserati 4CL. Louis Chiron finished second in another 4CL and Raymond Mays was third in an ERA D-Type. B. Bira started from pole position in a Maserati 4CL but retired with engine problems. Raymond Sommer, also in a Maserati, set fastest lap but also retired.
Qualifying
Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time 1 4 B. Bira Prince Chula Maserati 4CL 2m 6.400s 2 2 Nello Pagani Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CL 2m 9.000s 3 1 Louis Chiron Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CL 2m 10.200s 4 3 Raymond Sommer Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CL 2m 10.250s 5 11 Raymond Mays Raymond Mays ERA D-Type 2m 10.600s 6 18 Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard ERA B-Type 2m 12.000s 7 8 Bob Ansell Bob Ansell Maserati 4CL 2m 12.600s 8 12 Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead ERA E-Type 2m 12.650s 9 7 Reg Parnell Reg Parnell Maserati 4CL 2m 13.000s 10 14 Peter Walker Peter Whitehead ERA B-Type 2m 14.200s 11 6 Ian Connell I. Connell & K. Evans Maserati 6CM 8 laps, gearbox 12 28 Leslie Johnson Leslie Johnson Talbot-Lago T150C 2m 17.000s 13 16 Billy Cotton Wilkie Wilkinson Billy Cotton ERA B-Type 2m 18.000s 14 23 Barry Woodall Barry Woodall Delage 15S8 2m 20.200s 15 26 Pierre Levegh Ecurie Gersac Delage 3L 2m 20.600s 16 10 Sam Gilby Sam Gilby Maserati 6CM 2m 21.000s 17 21 Joe Ashmore Joe Ashmore ERA A-Type 2m 21.600s 18 15 Leslie Brooke Leslie Brooke ERA B-Type 2m 22.000s 19 27 Jean Achard Ecurie Gersac Delage 3L 2m 22.500s 20 25 Henri Louveau Ecurie Gersac Delage 3L 2m 23.400s 21 20 John Bolster P.H.C. Bell ERA B-Type 2m 24.000s 22 17 George Abecassis George Abecassis ERA A-Type 2m 25.800s 23 19 Cuth Harrison Cuth Harrison ERA B-Type 2m 30.600s 24 22 Michael Chorlton F.O. Cleveland-Harmer Bugatti Type 51A 2m 31.000s 25 29 Serge Pozzoli Serge Pozzoli Delahaye 135S 2m 31.500s https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1947-jersey-f1/
Race Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 7 Reg Parnell Reg Parnell Maserati 4CL 1:55:33.0, 136.02kph 9 2 1 Louis Chiron Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CL +1 lap 3 3 11 Raymond Mays Raymond Mays ERA D-Type +2 laps 5 4 21 Joe Ashmore Joe Ashmore ERA A-Type +2 laps 17 5 25 Henri Louveau Ecurie Gersac Delage 3L +3 laps 20 6 28 Leslie Johnson Leslie Johnson Talbot-Lago T150C +4 laps 12 7 26 Pierre Levegh Ecurie Gersac Delage 3L +4 laps 15 8 27 Jean Achard Ecurie Gersac Delage 3L +4 laps 19 9 10 Sam Gilby Sam Gilby Maserati 6CM 7 laps 16 10 29 Serge Pozzoli Serge Pozzoli Delahaye 135S +8 laps 25 11 20 John Bolster P.H.C. Bell ERA B-Type +8 laps 21 12 18 Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard ERA B-Type +13 laps 6 13 14 Peter Walker Peter Whitehead ERA B-Type +18 laps 10 14 23 Barry Woodall Barry Woodall Delage 15S8 +32 laps 14 Ret 4 B. Bira Prince Chula Maserati 4CL 28 laps, engine 1 Ret 15 Leslie Brooke Leslie Brooke ERA B-Type 26 laps, con rod 18 Ret 3 Raymond Sommer Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CL 23 laps, engine 4 Ret 17 George Abecassis George Abecassis ERA A-Type 15 laps, ignition 22 Ret 19 Cuth Harrison Cuth Harrison ERA B-Type 19 laps, engine 23 Ret 16 Billy Cotton Wilkie Wilkinson Billy Cotton ERA B-Type 12 laps, carburettor 13 Ret 22 Michael Chorlton F.O. Cleveland-Harmer Bugatti Type 51A 12 laps, oil line 24 Ret 6 Ian Connell I. Connell & K. Evans Maserati 6CM 8 laps, gearbox 11 Ret 2 Nello Pagani Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CL 7 laps, supercharger 2 Ret 8 Bob Ansell Bob Ansell Maserati 4CL 2 laps, piston 7 Ret 12 Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead ERA E-Type 1 lap, cracked tank 8 https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1947-jersey-f1/ References