The 1947 Mille Miglia Race
Results: 1947 Mille Miglia Results / Dates: June 21-22, 1947 / Winner: Biondetti – Romano / Winning Speed: 70.14 mph / Starters: 155 / Finishers: 54
The war had been over two years before another Mille Miglia would be held. The pre-war ban on racing had been for the most part forgotten in the face of the publics desire to turn their back on the deprivations of the just concluded war. The event was named the ‘Franco Mazzotti’ Mille Miglia Cup, in memory of one of the founders of the Mille Miglia whose plane had been shot down in 1942. If you squinted your eyes it almost seemed like old times again. Back were the Alfas, now un supercharged and Fiats innumerable now joined by a fleet of 1100 CC Cisitalias. Biondetti, Maggi, Brivio, Taruffi, Morandi and the beloved Nuvolari were there to compete once again in the great national race.
