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.
| 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 | ||
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
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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
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March-BMW | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | 27 |  Bernard de Dryver
|
March-BMW | Did not qualify | |||
| Fastest Lap: Didier Pironi (Martini-Renault) - 1:14.57 | |||||||
| Sources:[1] | |||||||