The 1976 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 7 June 1976 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by René Arnoux, driving the Martini MK19. Jacques Laffite finished second and Jean-Pierre Jabouille third.

1976 Pau Grand Prix
Race details
Date 7 June 1976
Official name XXXVI Pau Grand Prix
Location Pau, France
Course Temporary Street Circuit
Course length 2.760 km (1.720 miles)
Distance 73 laps, 201.480 km (125.193 miles)
Pole position
Driver Martini-Renault
Time 1:13.77
Fastest lap
Driver France Jacques Laffite Chevron-BMW
Time 1:14.37
Podium
First Martini-Renault
Second Chevron-BMW
Third Elf-Renault

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Race

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Pos No Driver Vehicle Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 2   René Arnoux Martini-Renault 73 1hr 32min 11.58sec 2
2 27   Jacques Laffite Chevron-BMW 73 + 42.91 s 3
3 5   Jean-Pierre Jabouille Elf-Renault 72 + 1 lap 4
4 18   Jean-Pierre Jarier Chevron-Hart 72 + 1 lap 6
5 17   Giancarlo Martini March-BMW 72 + 1 lap 8
6 4   Alex Ribeiro March-Renault 71 + 2 laps 15
7 23   Klaus Ludwig March-Hart 70 + 3 laps 19
8 39   Freddy Kottulinsky Ralt-BMW 69 + 4 laps 18
9 7   Gianfranco Trombetti Chevron-BMW 68 + 5 laps 14
Ret 15   Eddie Cheever March-Hart 56 Accident 13
Ret 8   Roberto Marazzi Chevron-BMW 55 Engine mount 17
Ret 10   François Migault Osella-BMW 47 Value 16
Ret 25   Giorgio Francia Chevron-BMW 38 Driver fatigue 12
Ret 6   Michel Leclère Elf-Renault 34 Valve 5
Ret 19   José Dolhem Chevron-Hart 32 Gearbox 11
Ret 1   Patrick Tambay Martini-Renault 29 Accident 1
Ret 3   Maurizio Flammini March-BMW 27 Starter 7
Ret 14   Gilles Villeneuve March-Hart 13 Overheating 10
Ret 30   Alberto Colombo March-BMW 8 Piston 9
DNS 22   Ingo Hoffmann March-Hart Accident
DNS 9   Hans Binder Osella-BMW
DNQ 20   Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Chevron-Chrysler
DNQ 29   Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi March-BMW
DNQ 31   Bernard Chevanne March-BMW
DNQ 32   Xavier Lapeyre Chevron-BMW
DNQ 34   Ray Mallock March-Ford
DNQ 36   Bob Muir Minos-Ford
DNQ 38   Bernard de Dryver March-BMW
Fastest Lap: Jacques Laffite (Chevron-BMW) - 1:14.37
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Preceded by Pau Grand Prix
1976
Succeeded by

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