1945 Coupe des Prisonniers

GP France Coupe des Prisonniers 9 September 1945 Boisdeboulogne 1945.svg Coupe des Prisonniers Bois de Boulogne, Paris Temporary road circuit 2.826 km mi on 43 121.52 km mi on Jean-Pierre Wimille Bugatti 1:27.8 FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille FRA Bugatti Raymond Sommer FRA Talbot-Lago Eugène Chaboud FRA 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.The cradle of motorsport http://forix.autosport.com/8w/bdb.html 2022-09-26France shows us the way https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/november-1945/11/france-shows-us-the-way 2022-09-26 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.Coupe Des Prisonniers http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1945/45pris.html 2022-09-261945 Prisoners Cup https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1945-prisoners-cup/ 2022-09-26 Results Pos No. Driver Constructor Time/Retired 1 1 FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille Bugatti Type 59/50B 1:03:33.3, 114.72kph 2 2 FRA Raymond Sommer Talbot T26 MC +1:20.0 3 8 FRA Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135S +3 laps 4 11 FRA Henri Trillaud Delahaye 135S +4 laps 5 5 FRA Marcel Balsa Bugatti Type 51 +5 laps 6 12 FRA Joseph Chotard Delahaye 135S +6 laps 7 9 FRA Louis Villeneuve Delahaye 135S +9 laps NC 7 FRA Maurice Trintignant Bugatti Type 35C/51 NC 16 FRA Raymond de Saugé Bugatti Type 57S NC 15 FRA Paul Friderich Bugatti Type 55 NC 14 FRA Georges Grignard Delahaye 135S NC 3 FRA Philippe Étancelin Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 NC 10 FRA Emile Cornet Delahaye 135S NC 17 FRA Roger Wormser Delahaye 135S NC 4 FRA Louis Gérard Maserati 8CM NC 6 FRA Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago 150C References Coupe des Prisonniers Category:Motorsport in France