1979 Pau Grand Prix
1979 Pau Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 4 June 1979 | ||
Official name | XXXIX Pau Grand Prix | ||
Location | Pau, France | ||
Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
Course length | 2.760 km (1.720 miles) | ||
Distance | 73 laps, 206.882 km (128.550 miles) | ||
Weather | Rain | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver |
| March-BMW | |
Time | 1:13.25 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | ![]() | Osella-BMW | |
Time | 1:31.52 | ||
Podium | |||
First |
| Osella-BMW | |
Second |
| Chevron-BMW | |
Third |
| March-BMW |
Motor car race
The 1979 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 4 June 1979 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Eddie Cheever, driving the Osella FA2/79. Siegfried Stohr finished second and Marc Surer third.
Classification
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | |
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1 | 9 | ![]() | Osella-BMW | 73 | 1hr 54min 30.32sec | ||
2 | 19 | ![]() | Chevron-BMW | 73 | + 28.08 s | ||
3 | 1 | ![]() | March-BMW | 72 | + 1 lap | ||
4 | 3 | ![]() | March-BMW | 72 | + 1 lap | ||
5 | 39 | ![]() | Chevron-Hart | 72 | + 1 lap | ||
6 | 16 | ![]() | March-BMW | 71 | + 2 laps | ||
7 | 11 | ![]() | March-BMW | 70 | + 3 laps | ||
8 | 8 | ![]() | March-BMW | 68 | + 5 laps | ||
9 | 77 | ![]() | March-Hart | 68 | + 5 laps | ||
10 | 5 | ![]() | March-Hart | 61 | + 12 laps | ||
Ret | 22 | ![]() | March-BMW | 47 | Accident | ||
Ret | 25 | ![]() | March-Hart | 42 | Accident | ||
Ret | 2 | ![]() | March-BMW | 40 | Electrical | ||
Ret | 7 | ![]() | March-BMW | 30 | Accident | ||
Ret | 4 | ![]() | March-BMW | 30 | Accident | ||
Ret | 6 | ![]() | Chevron-Hart | 30 | Accident | ||
Ret | 28 | ![]() | AGS-BMW | 21 | Clutch and gearbox | ||
Ret | 15 | ![]() | Ralt-Hart | 14 | Accident | ||
Ret | 14 | ![]() | Ralt-Hart | 0 | Accident | ||
DNS | 12 | ![]() | March-BMW | Did not start | |||
DNQ | 27 | ![]() | Maurer-BMW | Did not qualify | |||
DNQ | 23 | ![]() | Chevron-Hart | Did not qualify | |||
Fastest Lap: Eddie Cheever (Osella-BMW) - 1:31.52 | |||||||
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Preceded by | Pau Grand Prix 1979 | Succeeded by |
References
- ^ "XXXIX Grand Prix Automobile de Pau 1979". Formula2.net. 2001-04-19. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
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