The VI Grand Prix de Marseille was a Formula One motor race held on 18 May 1947 at Prado in Marseille. The race was held over 69 laps and was won by Eugène Chaboud in a Talbot-Lago MC. Enrico Platé was second in a Maserati 4CL and Henri Louveau third in a Delage 3L. Raymond Sommer was on pole position, and set joint fastest lap with Luigi Villoresi; both retired their Maseratis with mechanical problems.
Classification Pos No Driver Car Time/Laps Grid 1 22 Eugène Chaboud Talbot-Lago MC 2:50:23.6; 106.89kph 3 2 32 Enrico Platé Maserati 4CL +1 lap 5 3 12 Henri Louveau Delage 3L +2 laps 9 4 14 Pierre Levegh Delage 3L +3 laps 11 5 18 David Hampshire Fred Ashmore ERA A-Type +3 laps 10 6 46 Jean Achard Delage 3L +4 laps 7 24 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Delahaye 135S +7 laps 8 38 Edmond Mouche José Scaron Talbot-Lago 150C +8 laps 6 9 42 François Michaud Bugatti Type 57S +9 laps Ret 48 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago T150S Cylinder head Ret 26 Charles Pozzi Delahaye 135S Half shaft Ret 44 Maurice Trintignant Bugatti Type 51A Overheating Ret 40 Marcel Balsa Talbot-Lago 150C Ret 28 Roger Loyer Delahaye 135S Con-rod Ret 10 Philippe Étancelin Delage 3L Engine Ret 20 Ian Connell Maserati 6CM 27 laps, suspension 8 Ret 4 Louis Chiron Maserati 4CL 27 laps, mechanical 4 Ret 8 Nello Pagani Maserati 4CL 23 laps, mechanical 7 Ret 2 Raymond Sommer Maserati 4CL 10 laps, engine 1 Ret 30 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL 9 laps, engine 2 Ret 16 Reg Parnell Maserati 4CL 2 laps, piston Ret 36 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CL 0 laps DNS 34 Benoit Falchetto Bugatti Type 35
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