1977 Pau Grand Prix
| 1977 Pau Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 30 May 1977 | ||
| Official name | XXXVII Pau Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Pau, France | ||
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.760 km (1.720 miles) | ||
| Distance | 59 laps, 167.206 km (103.896 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Martini-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:13.38 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Didier Pironi | Martini-Renault | |
| Time | 1:14.57 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Martini-Renault | ||
| Second | Martini-Renault | ||
| Third | 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[edit]
Race[edit]
| Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | René Arnoux
|
Martini-Renault | 59 | 1hr 14min 52.52sec | ||
| 2 | 5 | Didier Pironi
|
Martini-Renault | 59 | + 0.42 s | ||
| 3 | 17 |  Riccardo Patrese
|
Chevron-BMW | 59 | + 18.54 s | ||
| 4 | 28 | Alberto Colombo
|
March-BMW | 58 | + 1 lap | ||
| 5 | 25 | Gaudenzio Mantova
|
March-BMW | 58 | + 1 lap | ||
| 6 | 32 |  Ricardo Zunino
|
March-Hart | 57 | + 2 laps | ||
| 7 | 9 |  Klaus Ludwig
|
Kauhsen-Renault | 57 | + 2 laps | ||
| 8 | 16 |  Ingo Hoffmann
|
Ralt-BMW | 56 | + 3 laps | ||
| 9 | 26 |  Brian Henton
|
Boxer-Hart | 56 | + 3 laps | ||
| 10 | 1 | Jacques Laffite
|
Chevron-Hart | 56 | + 3 laps | ||
| 11 | 21 |  Keke Rosberg
|
Chevron-Hart | 55 | + 4 laps | ||
| 12 | 11 | Gianfranco Brancatelli
|
Ralt-Ferrari | 54 | + 5 laps | ||
| 13 | 34 |  Freddy Kottulinsky
|
Ralt-BMW | 54 | + 5 laps | ||
| Ret | 33 | Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi
|
March-BMW | 34 | Fuel pressure | ||
| Ret | 3 | Bruno Giacomelli
|
March-BMW | 26 | Suspension | ||
| Ret | 8 | Michel Leclère
|
Kauhsen-Renault | 21 | Steering | ||
| Ret | 10 | Giancarlo Martini
|
Martini-Renault | 12 | Accident | ||
| Ret | 36 | Patrick Tambay
|
Chevron-Hart | 0 | Accident | ||
| Ret | 38 | Xavier Lapeyre
|
Martini-BMW | 0 | Accident | ||
| Ret | 15 |  Eddie Cheever
|
Ralt-BMW | 0 | Accident | ||
| DNQ | 12 | Lamberto Leoni
|
Ralt-Ferrari | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | 22 | Wink Bancroft
|
Chevron-Hart | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | 23 | Michel Pignard
|
Chevron-Chrysler | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | 24 | Norman Dickson
|
March-BMW | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | 27 |  Bernard de Dryver
|
March-BMW | Did not qualify | |||
| Fastest Lap: Didier Pironi (Martini-Renault) - 1:14.57 | |||||||
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