The 1982 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 31 May 1982 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Johnny Cecotto, driving the March 822. Thierry Boutsen finished second and Mike Thackwell third.

1982 Pau Grand Prix
Race details
Date 31 May 1982
Official name XLII 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 Spirit-Honda
Time 1:11.23
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Kenny Acheson Ralt-Honda
Time 1:12.37
Podium
First March-BMW
Second Spirit-Honda
Third March-BMW

After leading much of the race, Corrado Fabi retired leaving Thierry Boutsen and a charging Johnny Cecotto as the two front-runners in the final laps. Eventually, Cecotto passed Boutsen for the lead to take his second win of the 1982 European Formula Two season and take his first Pau Grand Prix win.

Classification

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Race

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Pos No Driver Vehicle Laps Time/retired Grid
1 4   Johnny Cecotto March-BMW 73 1hr 31min 00.03sec 7
2 32   Thierry Boutsen Spirit-Honda 73 + 15.90 s 1
3 19   Mike Thackwell March-BMW 73 + 1:18.99 s 6
4 25   Frank Jelinski Maurer-BMW 72 + 1 lap 12
5 1   Kenny Acheson Ralt-Honda 72 + 1 lap 9
6 2   Jonathan Palmer Ralt-Honda 72 + 1 lap 15
7 33   Stefan Johansson Spirit-Honda 71 + 2 laps 2
8 8   Jean-Louis Schlesser Maurer-BMW 67 + 6 laps 13
9 7   Stefan Bellof Maurer-BMW 64 + 9 laps 5
Ret 6   Beppe Gabbiani Maurer-BMW 47 Injector 18
Ret 21   Piero Necchi Toleman-Hart 44 Engine 17
Ret 18   Oscar Pedersoli Merzario-BMW 44 Accident 16
Ret 3   Corrado Fabi March-BMW 43 Wheel studs 3
Ret 5   Christian Danner March-BMW 28 Engine 8
Ret 30   Cliff Hansen March-BMW 17 Accident 19
Ret 23   Philippe Streiff AGS-BMW 14 Engine 4
Ret 17   Jo Gartner Merzario-BMW 11 Engine 14
Ret 10   Thierry Tassin Toleman-Hart 8 Hub 11
Ret 22   Roberto del Castello Toleman-BMW 0 Engine 10
DNQ 16   Harald Brutschin Merzario-BMW Did not qualify
DNQ 24   Pascal Fabre AGS-BMW Did not qualify
DNQ 12   Alessandro Nannini Minardi-BMW Did not qualify
DNQ 9   Carlo Rossi Docking Spitzley-Hart Did not qualify
DNQ 11   Paolo Barilla Minardi-BMW Did not qualify
DNPQ 26   "Pierre Chauvet" Maurer-BMW Did Not Pre-Qualify
DNPQ 28   Guido Daccò Minardi-BMW Did Not Pre-Qualify
DNA 20   Stanley Dickens March-BMW Did Not Attend
Fastest Lap: Kenny Acheson (Ralt-Honda) - 1:12.37
Sources:[1][2]
Preceded by Pau Grand Prix
1982
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "XLII Grand Prix Automobile de Pau 1981". Formula2.net. 2001-10-11. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  2. ^ "1982 Pau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.