title: 1945 Coupe des Prisonniers
text: # 1945 Coupe des Prisonniers
  
  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 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.
  
  ## 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 | |
  