The 1937 Pau Grand Prix was a motor race held on 21 February 1937 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Jean-Pierre Wimille, driving the Bugatti T59S. Raymond Sommer finished second and René Dreyfus third.
| 1937 Pau Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 21 February 1937 | ||
| Official name | Grand Prix de Pau[1] | ||
| Location | Pau, France | ||
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.760 km (1.720 miles) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 221.500 km (137.633 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Bugatti T59S | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Raymond Sommer | Talbot-Lago T150C | |
| Time | 1:54.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Bugatti T59S | ||
| Second | Talbot-Lago T150C | ||
| Third | Delahaye 135C | ||
Classification edit
Race edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Jean-Pierre Wimille
|
Bugatti T59S | 80 | 2hr 41min 15.0sec | 1 | |
| 2 | 8 | Raymond Sommer
|
Talbot-Lago T150C | 79 | + 1 lap | 2 | |
| 3 | 4 | René Dreyfus
|
Delahaye 135C | 79 | + 1 lap | 2 | |
| 4 | 2 | Albert Divo
|
Talbot-Lago T150C | 78 | + 2 laps | 2 | |
| 5 | 18 | "Raph"
|
Delahaye 135 | 78 | + 2 laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 10 | René Carrièrè
|
Delahaye 135C | 78 | + 2 laps | 2 | |
| 7 | 28 | Eugène Chaboud
|
Delahaye 135 | 76 | + 4 laps | 2 | |
| 8 | 20 | Philippe Maillard-Brune
|
Delahaye 135 | 75 | + 5 laps | 2 | |
| 9 | 6 |  Laury Schell
|
Delahaye 135C | 75 | + 5 laps | 2 | |
| 10 | 26 | Joseph Paul
|
Delahaye 135 | 72 | + 8 laps | 2 | |
| 11 | 22 | Raymond de Saugé
|
Bugatti 575 | 69 | + 11 laps | 2 | |
| Ret | 12 | Albert Perrot
|
Delahaye 135 | Retired | |||
| Ret | 14 | Robert Brunet
|
Delahaye 135 | Retired | |||
| Ret | 24 |  B. Bira
|
Delahaye 135 | Retired | |||
| Sources: [2] | |||||||
References edit
- ^ Snellman, Leif (2006-10-26). "Sports Car Racing". Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
- ^ "Non Championship Races 1937".