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
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 France 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

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Race

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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
Sources:[1]
Preceded by Pau Grand Prix
1977
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "F2 Register - Index".