1977 Pau Grand Prix

France Pau 30 May 1977 Carte circuit de Pau.png XXXVII Pau Grand Prix Pau, France Temporary Street Circuit 1.720 2.760 59 103.896 167.206 Patrick Tambay FRA Martini-Renault 1:13.38 Didier Pironi Martini-Renault 1:14.57 FRA René Arnoux FRA Martini-Renault Didier Pironi FRA Martini-Renault Riccardo Patrese ITA Chevron-BMW The 1977 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 30 May 1977 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by René Arnoux, driving the Martini MK22. Didier Pironi finished second and Riccardo Patrese third. With the race initially being run at 73 laps, the race was stopped after 59 laps after colossal rain made the circuit virtually undrivable. Classification Race Pos No Driver Vehicle Laps Time/retired Grid 1 4 FRA René Arnoux Martini-Renault 59 1hr 14min 52.52sec 2 5 FRA Didier Pironi Martini-Renault 59 + 0.42 s 3 17 ITA Riccardo Patrese Chevron-BMW 59 + 18.54 s 4 28 ITA Alberto Colombo March-BMW 58 + 1 lap 5 25 ITA Gaudenzio Mantova March-BMW 58 + 1 lap 6 32 ARG Ricardo Zunino March-Hart 57 + 2 laps 7 9 DEU Klaus Ludwig Kauhsen-Renault 57 + 2 laps 8 16 BRA 1968 Ingo Hoffmann Ralt-BMW 56 + 3 laps 9 26 GBR Brian Henton Boxer-Hart 56 + 3 laps 10 1 FRA Jacques Laffite Chevron-Hart 56 + 3 laps 11 21 FIN Keke Rosberg Chevron-Hart 55 + 4 laps 12 11 ITA Gianfranco Brancatelli Ralt-Ferrari 54 + 5 laps 13 34 SWE Freddy Kottulinsky Ralt-BMW 54 + 5 laps Ret 33 ITA Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi March-BMW 34 Fuel pressure Ret 3 ITA Bruno Giacomelli March-BMW 26 Suspension Ret 8 FRA Michel Leclère Kauhsen-Renault 21 Steering Ret 10 ITA Giancarlo Martini Martini-Renault 12 Accident Ret 36 FRA Patrick Tambay Chevron-Hart 0 Accident Ret 38 FRA Xavier Lapeyre Martini-BMW 0 Accident Ret 15 USA Eddie Cheever Ralt-BMW 0 Accident DNQ 12 ITA Lamberto Leoni Ralt-Ferrari Did not qualify DNQ 22 USA Wink Bancroft Chevron-Hart Did not qualify DNQ 23 FRA Michel Pignard Chevron-Chrysler Did not qualify DNQ 24 GBR Norman Dickson March-BMW Did not qualify DNQ 27 BEL Bernard de Dryver March-BMW Did not qualify Fastest Lap: Didier Pironi (Martini-Renault) - 1:14.57 Sources:http://www.formula2.net/F277_13.htm F2 Register - Index Pau Grand Prix 1976 Pau Grand Prix 1977 1978 Pau Grand Prix References Category:Pau Grand Prix Category:1977 in French motorsport