The 1947 St Helier Circuit was a 5.149 km (3.199 m) Grand Prix road course in the town of Saint Helier, the capital of Jersey which is the largest of the North Sea Channel Islands (English Channel), hosting four consecutive Grand Prix events (official name: J.C.C. Jersey Road Race) from 1947 to 1950, the last one a Formula One non-championship round. The circuit length remained largely the same over its four editions except for small variances within 100 meters. British entries with Peter Whitehead, Reg Parnell, Raymond Mays, Peter Walker, Cuth Harrison, Leslie Johnson and David Hampshire among many others dominated the series, winning all events over many top drivers of the era.
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| Location | Saint Helier, Jersey |
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| Time zone | GMT +1 |
| Coordinates | 49°11′21″N 2°7′11″W / 49.18917°N 2.11972°W |
| Major events | J.C.C. Jersey Road Race |
| Circuit Data | |
| Length | 5.149 km (3.199 miles) |
| Turns | 5 |
| Race lap record | 2:00.0 (154.50 km/h / 96.00 mph) ( Luigi Villoresi, Maserati, 1949) |
J.C.C. Jersey Road Race
edit| Year | Name | Date | Winning drivers | Constructor | Regulations | Report | |
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| 1947 |  I J.C.C. Jersey Road Race
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May 8 | Reg Parnell
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Maserati 4CL | Grand Prix | Report | |
| 1948 | II J.C.C. Jersey Road Race
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April 29 | Bob Gerard
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ERA B-Type 'R14B' | Grand Prix | Report | |
| 1949 | III J.C.C. Jersey Road Race
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April 28 | Bob Gerard
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ERA B-Type 'R14B' | Grand Prix | Report | |
| 1950 | IV J.C.C. Jersey Road Race
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July 9 | Peter Whitehead
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Ferrari 125-10C | Formula One | Report | |
| 1952 | Jersey International Road Race
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July 10 | Ian Stewart
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Jaguar XK120C | Sports Car | Report | |
| Source:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] | |||||||
Jersey Road Race - Notable Drivers
editLouis Chiron - B. Bira - Raymond Sommer - Luigi Villoresi - Giuseppe Farina - Emmanuel de Graffenried - Clemar Bucci - Jean-Pierre Wimille - Louis Rosier
References
edit- ^ "St. Helier Circuit". theracingline.net. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ "I JCC Jersey Road Race". silhouet.com. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ "II JCC Jersey Road Race". silhouet.com. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ "III JCC Jersey Road Race". silhouet.com. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ "IV JCC Jersey Road Race". silhouet.com. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ "Jersey International Road Race". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ "Jersey International 1952". theislandwiki.org. Retrieved April 12, 2014.