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.

[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.

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