1945 Coupe des Prisonniers

1945 Coupe des Prisonniers Grand Prix
Race details
Date	9 September 1945
Official name	Coupe des Prisonniers
Location	Bois de Boulogne, Paris
Course	Temporary road circuit
Course length	2.826 km (1.756 mi)
Distance	43 laps, 121.52 km (75.51 mi)
Fastest lap
Driver	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Bugatti
Time	1:27.8
Podium
First	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Bugatti
Second	Raymond Sommer	Talbot-Lago
Third	Eugène Chaboud	Delahaye

The 1945 Coupe des Prisonniers was one of three motor races held on 9 September 1945 at the Bois de Boulogne, in Paris. They were the first notable motor races to take place after the cessation of the Second World War. ^{[1] [2]}

The 43-lap race was won by Bugatti driver Jean-Pierre Wimille, with Raymond Sommer over a minute behind in a Talbot-Lago and Eugène Chaboud third in a Delahaye. Wimille set fastest lap. ^{[3] [4]}

Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired
1	1	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Bugatti Type 59/50B	1:03:33.3, 114.72kph
2	2	Raymond Sommer	Talbot T26 MC	+1:20.0
3	8	Eugène Chaboud	Delahaye 135S	+3 laps
4	11	Henri Trillaud	Delahaye 135S	+4 laps
5	5	Marcel Balsa	Bugatti Type 51	+5 laps
6	12	Joseph Chotard	Delahaye 135S	+6 laps
7	9	Louis Villeneuve	Delahaye 135S	+9 laps
NC	7	Maurice Trintignant	Bugatti Type 35C/51
NC	16	Raymond de Saugé	Bugatti Type 57S
NC	15	Paul Friderich	Bugatti Type 55
NC	14	Georges Grignard	Delahaye 135S
NC	3	Philippe Étancelin	Alfa Romeo 8C-2300
NC	10	Emile Cornet	Delahaye 135S
NC	17	Roger Wormser	Delahaye 135S
NC	4	Louis Gérard	Maserati 8CM
NC	6	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago 150C

References

1. "The cradle of motorsport" . Retrieved 2022-09-26.
2. "France shows us the way" . Retrieved 2022-09-26.
3. "Coupe Des Prisonniers" . Retrieved 2022-09-26.
4. "1945 Prisoners Cup" . Retrieved 2022-09-26.