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.
| 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 |
 Eddie Cheever | Osella-BMW | |
| Time | 1:31.52 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Osella-BMW | ||
| Second | Chevron-BMW | ||
| Third | March-BMW | ||
Classification edit
Race edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Eddie Cheever
|
Osella-BMW | 73 | 1hr 54min 30.32sec | ||
| 2 | 19 |  Siegfried Stohr
|
Chevron-BMW | 73 | + 28.08 s | ||
| 3 | 1 |  Marc Surer
|
March-BMW | 72 | + 1 lap | ||
| 4 | 3 | Beppe Gabbiani
|
March-BMW | 72 | + 1 lap | ||
| 5 | 39 |  Patrick Gaillard
|
Chevron-Hart | 72 | + 1 lap | ||
| 6 | 16 |  Miguel Ángel Guerra
|
March-BMW | 71 | + 2 laps | ||
| 7 | 11 | Alberto Colombo
|
March-BMW | 70 | + 3 laps | ||
| 8 | 8 |  Stephen South
|
March-BMW | 68 | + 5 laps | ||
| 9 | 77 | Derek Warwick
|
March-Hart | 68 | + 5 laps | ||
| 10 | 5 | Juan María Traverso
|
March-Hart | 61 | + 12 laps | ||
| Ret | 22 |  Eje Elgh
|
March-BMW | 47 | Accident | ||
| Ret | 25 |  Wolfgang Locher
|
March-Hart | 42 | Accident | ||
| Ret | 2 | Michel Leclère
|
March-BMW | 40 | Electrical | ||
| Ret | 7 |  Derek Daly
|
March-BMW | 30 | Accident | ||
| Ret | 4 | Teo Fabi
|
March-BMW | 30 | Accident | ||
| Ret | 6 | Bobby Rahal
|
Chevron-Hart | 30 | Accident | ||
| Ret | 28 | Alain Couderc
|
AGS-BMW | 21 | Clutch and gearbox | ||
| Ret | 15 |  Rad Dougall
|
Ralt-Hart | 14 | Accident | ||
| Ret | 14 | Brian Henton
|
Ralt-Hart | 0 | Accident | ||
| DNS | 12 | Ariel Bakst
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March-BMW | Did not start | |||
| DNQ | 27 | Armin Hahne
|
Maurer-BMW | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | 23 |  Huub Rothengatter
|
Chevron-Hart | Did not qualify | |||
| Fastest Lap: Eddie Cheever (Osella-BMW) - 1:31.52 | |||||||
| Sources:[1] | |||||||
References edit
- ^ "XXXIX Grand Prix Automobile de Pau 1979". Formula2.net. 2001-04-19. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
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