The 1976 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 7 June 1976 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by René Arnoux, driving the Martini MK19. Jacques Laffite finished second and Jean-Pierre Jabouille third.
| 1976 Pau Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 7 June 1976 | ||
| Official name | XXXVI Pau Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Pau, France | ||
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.760 km (1.720 miles) | ||
| Distance | 73 laps, 201.480 km (125.193 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Martini-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:13.77 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jacques Laffite | Chevron-BMW | |
| Time | 1:14.37 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Martini-Renault | ||
| Second | Chevron-BMW | ||
| Third | Elf-Renault | ||
Classification edit
Race edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | René Arnoux
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Martini-Renault | 73 | 1hr 32min 11.58sec | 2 | |
| 2 | 27 | Jacques Laffite
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Chevron-BMW | 73 | + 42.91 s | 3 | |
| 3 | 5 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Elf-Renault | 72 | + 1 lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Chevron-Hart | 72 | + 1 lap | 6 | |
| 5 | 17 |  Giancarlo Martini
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March-BMW | 72 | + 1 lap | 8 | |
| 6 | 4 |  Alex Ribeiro
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March-Renault | 71 | + 2 laps | 15 | |
| 7 | 23 |  Klaus Ludwig
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March-Hart | 70 | + 3 laps | 19 | |
| 8 | 39 |  Freddy Kottulinsky
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Ralt-BMW | 69 | + 4 laps | 18 | |
| 9 | 7 | Gianfranco Trombetti
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Chevron-BMW | 68 | + 5 laps | 14 | |
| Ret | 15 |  Eddie Cheever
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March-Hart | 56 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 8 | Roberto Marazzi
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Chevron-BMW | 55 | Engine mount | 17 | |
| Ret | 10 | François Migault
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Osella-BMW | 47 | Value | 16 | |
| Ret | 25 | Giorgio Francia
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Chevron-BMW | 38 | Driver fatigue | 12 | |
| Ret | 6 | Michel Leclère
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Elf-Renault | 34 | Valve | 5 | |
| Ret | 19 | José Dolhem
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Chevron-Hart | 32 | Gearbox | 11 | |
| Ret | 1 | Patrick Tambay
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Martini-Renault | 29 | Accident | 1 | |
| Ret | 3 | Maurizio Flammini
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March-BMW | 27 | Starter | 7 | |
| Ret | 14 |  Gilles Villeneuve
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March-Hart | 13 | Overheating | 10 | |
| Ret | 30 | Alberto Colombo
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March-BMW | 8 | Piston | 9 | |
| DNS | 22 | Ingo Hoffmann
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March-Hart | Accident | |||
| DNS | 9 |  Hans Binder
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Osella-BMW | ||||
| DNQ | 20 | Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
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Chevron-Chrysler | ||||
| DNQ | 29 | Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi
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March-BMW | ||||
| DNQ | 31 | Bernard Chevanne
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March-BMW | ||||
| DNQ | 32 | Xavier Lapeyre
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Chevron-BMW | ||||
| DNQ | 34 |  Ray Mallock
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March-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 36 |  Bob Muir
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Minos-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 38 |  Bernard de Dryver
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March-BMW | ||||
| Fastest Lap: Jacques Laffite (Chevron-BMW) - 1:14.37 | |||||||
| Sources:[1] | |||||||