The 1981 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 8 June 1981 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Geoff Lees, driving the Ralt. Thierry Boutsen finished second and Piero Necchi third.
| 1981 Pau Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 8 June 1981 | ||
| Official name | XLI 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) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Minardi-BMW | ||
| Time | 1:13.07 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Geoff Lees | Ralt-Honda | |
| Time | 1:15.00 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ralt-Honda | ||
| Second | March-BMW | ||
| Third | March-BMW | ||
Classification edit
Race edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Geoff Lees
|
Ralt-Honda | 73 | 1hr 33min 13.91sec | 3 | |
| 2 | 4 |  Thierry Boutsen
|
March-BMW | 73 | + 0.52 s | 4 | |
| 3 | 19 |  Piero Necchi
|
March-BMW | 73 | + 57.96 s | 12 | |
| 4 | 12 | Carlo Rossi
|
Toleman-Hart | 72 | + 1 lap | 18 | |
| 5 | 16 |  Eje Elgh
|
Maurer-BMW | 72 | + 1 lap | 6 | |
| 6 | 15 |  Mike Thackwell
|
Ralt-Honda | 72 | + 1 lap | 16 | |
| 7 | 22 |  Johnny Cecotto
|
March-BMW | 72 | + 1 lap | 15 | |
| 8 | 1 | Stefan Johansson
|
Lola-Hart | 71 | + 2 laps | 7 | |
| 9 | 44 |  Ricardo Londoño
|
Toleman-Hart | 70 | + 3 laps | 20 | |
| 10 | 77 | Jim Crawford
|
Toleman-Hart | 69 | + 4 laps | 10 | |
| Ret | 7 | Riccardo Paletti
|
March-BMW | 47 | Engine | 8 | |
| Ret | 17 | Roberto Guerrero
|
Maurer-BMW | 44 | Accident | 5 | |
| Ret | 8 |  Richard Dallest
|
AGS-BMW | 39 | Brakes | 9 | |
| Ret | 3 | Corrado Fabi
|
March-BMW | 36 | Brakes | 13 | |
| Ret | 5 |  Christian Danner
|
March-BMW | 15 | Accident | 17 | |
| Ret | 10 | Michele Alboreto
|
Minardi-BMW | 3 | Collision | 1 | |
| Ret | 2 | Kenny Acheson
|
Lola-Hart | 3 | Collision | 2 | |
| Ret | 34 | Oscar Pedersoli
|
Ralt-BMW | 1 | Accident | 14 | |
| Ret | 20 | "Gianfranco"
|
March-BMW | 0 | Accident | ||
| DNS | 11 | Guido Pardini
|
Lola-BMW | Did not start | |||
| DNQ | 36 | Ray Mallock
|
Ralt-Hart | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | 38 | Harald Brutschin
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March-BMW | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | 39 | Bernd Brutschin
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March-BMW | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | 40 | Paul Smith
|
March-Hart | Did not qualify | |||
| DNPQ | 21 |  Loris Kessel
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Merzario-BMW | Did Not Pre-Qualify | |||
| DNPQ | 24 | Jürg Lienhard
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March-BMW | Did Not Pre-Qualify | |||
| DNPQ | 33 | Roy Baker
|
March-Hart | Did Not Pre-Qualify | |||
| Fastest Lap: Geoff Lees (Ralt-Honda) - 1:15.00 | |||||||
| Sources:[1][2] | |||||||
References edit
- ^ "XLI Grand Prix Automobile de Pau 1981". Formula2.net. 2002-10-13. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ^ "1981 Pau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
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