The 1988 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula 3000 motor race held on 23 May 1988 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The race was run as part of the 1988 International Formula 3000 Championship.

1988 Pau Grand Prix
Race details
Date 23 May 1988
Official name XLVIII Pau Grand Prix
Location Pau, France
Course Temporary Street Circuit
Course length 2.760 km (1.720 miles)
Distance 72 laps, 198.72 km (123.84 miles)
Pole position
Driver Bromley Motorsport
Time 1:11.880
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Marco Apicella FIRST Racing
Time 1:12.72
Podium
First Bromley Motorsport
Second Oreca Motorsport
Third FIRST Racing

Entry list edit

Entrant Chassis Engine No Driver
  Onyx Race Engineering March 88B Cosworth DFV 1   Volker Weidler
2   Alfonso de Vinuesa
  Ralt Racing Ltd. Ralt RT22 Judd 3   Mike Thackwell
4   Éric Bernard
  Lola Motorsport Lola T88/50 Cosworth DFV 5   Mark Blundell
6   Paul Belmondo
  Oreca Motorsport Reynard 88D Cosworth DFV 7   Pierre-Henri Raphanel
8   Jean Alesi
  FIRST Racing March 88B Judd 9   Pierluigi Martini
10   Marco Apicella
  GBDA Motorsport Lola T88/50 Cosworth DFV 11   Michel Trollé
12   Olivier Grouillard
  Pavesi Racing Ralt RT22 Judd 14   Massimo Monti
15   Fabrizio Barbazza
  Madgwick International Reynard 88D Cosworth DFV 16   Cor Euser
17   Russell Spence
  Forti Corse Dallara 3087 Cosworth DFV 18   Enrico Bertaggia
19   Fernando Croceri
  Gary Evans Motorsport Ralt RT22 Cosworth DFV 20   Gary Evans
21   Andy Wallace
  Roni Motorsport March 88B Cosworth DFV 23   Aguri Suzuki
  Team Racetech 3000 Lola T88/50 Cosworth DFV 24   Pierre Chauvet
  CoBRa Motorsport Lola T88/50 Cosworth DFV 27   Andrea Chiesa
  GA Motorsport Lola T88/50 Cosworth DFV 28   Gregor Foitek
29   Claudio Langes
  Eddie Jordan Racing Reynard 88D Cosworth DFV 30   Thomas Danielsson
  Colt Racing Lola T88/50 Cosworth DFV 32   Jari Nurminen
33   Giovanna Amati
  Sport Auto Racing Lola T88/50 Cosworth DFV 35   Jean-Denis Délétraz
36   Fabien Giroix
  Roger Cowman Racing Lola T87/50 Cosworth DFV 37   David Hunt
38   Franco Scapini
  Spirit Racing Reynard 88D Cosworth DFV 39   Bertrand Gachot
40   Paolo Barilla
  Barcelona Motorsport Lola T88/50 Cosworth DFV 41   Fermín Vélez
  Bromley Motorsport Reynard 88D Cosworth DFV 42   Roberto Moreno

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Pos No Driver Team Time Grid
1 42   Roberto Moreno Bromley Motorsport 1:10.860 1
2 7   Pierre-Henri Raphanel Oreca Motorsport 1:11.080 2
3 8   Jean Alesi Oreca Motorsport 1:11.260 3
4 9   Pierluigi Martini FIRST Racing 1:11.630 4
5 4   Éric Bernard Ralt Racing Ltd. 1:11.720 5
6 39   Bertrand Gachot Spirit Racing 1:11.670 6
7 12   Olivier Grouillard GDBA Motorsport 1:12.060 7
8 11   Michel Trollé GDBA Motorsport 1:11.700 8
9 40   Paolo Barilla Spirit Racing 1:12.170 9
10 3   Mike Thackwell Ralt Racing Ltd. 1:11.930 10
11 16   Cor Euser Madgwick International 1:12.350 11
12 27   Andrea Chiesa CoBRa Motorsport 1:12.170 12
13 36   Fabien Giroix Sport Auto Racing 1:12.500 13
14 17   Russell Spence Madgwick International 1:12.500 14
15 30   Thomas Danielsson Eddie Jordan Racing 1:12.690 15
16 35   Jean-Denis Délétraz Sport Auto Racing 1:12.540 16
17 10   Marco Apicella FIRST Racing 1:12.710 17
18 29   Claudio Langes GA Motorsport 1:12.720 18
19 6   Paul Belmondo Lola Motorsport 1:12.710 19
20 5   Mark Blundell Lola Motorsport 1:12.750 20
21 29   Pierre Chauvet Team Racetech 3000 1:13.010 21
22 23   Aguri Suzuki Roni Motorsport 1:12.890 22
Did not qualify
- 21   Andy Wallace Gary Evans Motorsport 1:12.900 -
- 18   Enrico Bertaggia Forti Corse 1:13.010 -
- 20   Gary Evans Gary Evans Motorsport 1:13.240 -
- 1   Volker Weidler Onyx Race Engineering 1:13.520 -
- 15   Fabrizio Barbazza Pavesi Racing 1:13.670 -
- 28   Gregor Foitek GA Motorsport 1:13.680 -
- 41   Fermín Vélez Barcelona Motorsport 1:13.680 -
- 32   Jari Nurminen Colt Racing 1:13.980 -
- 19   Fernando Croceri Forti Corse 1:14.010 -
- 37   David Hunt Roger Cowman Racing 1:14.250 -
- 2   Alfonso de Vinuesa Onyx Race Engineering 1:14.400 -
- 38   Franco Scapini Roger Cowman Racing 1:14.660 -
- 14   Massimo Monti Pavesi Racing 1:15.940 -
- 33   Giovanna Amati Colt Racing 1:16.480 -
Sources:[1][2]

Race edit

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/retired Grid Pts
1 42   Roberto Moreno Bromley Motorsport 72 1hr 29min 1.760sec 1 9
2 8   Jean Alesi Oreca Motorsport 72 + 22.030 s 3 6
3 9   Pierluigi Martini FIRST Racing 72 + 22.950 s 4 4
4 4   Éric Bernard Ralt Racing Ltd. 72 + 23.460 s 5 3
5 10   Marco Apicella FIRST Racing 72 + 24.540 s 17 2
6 7   Pierre-Henri Raphanel Oreca Motorsport 72 + 52.480 s 2 1
7 3   Mike Thackwell Ralt Racing Ltd. 72 10
8 36   Fabien Giroix Sport Auto Racing 71 + 1 lap 13
9 16   Cor Euser Madgwick International 71 + 1 lap 11
10 29   Claudio Langes GA Motorsport 71 + 1 lap 18
11 23   Aguri Suzuki Roni Motorsport 69 + 3 laps 22
Ret 12   Olivier Grouillard GBDA Motorsport 55 Accident 7
Ret 11   Michel Trollé GBDA Motorsport 53 Accident 8
Ret 17   Russell Spence Madgwick International 50 Accident 14
Ret 6   Paul Belmondo Lola Motorsport 45 Gearbox 19
Ret 29   Pierre Chauvet Team Racetech 3000 41 Accident 24
Ret 40   Paolo Barilla Spirit Racing 27 Accident 9
Ret 5   Mark Blundell Lola Motorsport 18 Handling 20
Ret 27   Andrea Chiesa COBRA Motorsport 1 Accident 12
Ret 35   Jean-Denis Délétraz Sport Auto Racing 1 Accident 16
Ret 39   Bertrand Gachot Spirit Racing 0 Accident 6
DNS 30   Thomas Danielsson Eddie Jordan Racing 0 Did not start 15
Fastest Lap: Marco Apicella (FIRST Racing) – 1:12.72
Sources:[1][2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "48th Grand Prix de Pau". ultimateracinghistory.com. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  2. ^ a b "1988 Pau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-09-29.