Grand Prix de Pau

Grand Prix de Pau

Circuit de Pau-Ville
Route data
Main sponsor:	none
in the racing calendar:	1972–1998 ( Formula 2 / Formula 3000 )
Route length:	2,760 km
Race length:	201.48 km in 73 laps
Records
Lap record qualification:	1: 08.60 (1992, Andrea Montermini , Reynard - Judd , Formula 3000)
Most wins:	Jim Clark (4)

The Grand Prix de Pau is a car race that is held annually on the Circuit de Pau in Pau , France .

history

The French Grand Prix was held in Pau in 1930 on a route that did not correspond to the current layout and included several country roads . From 1933 the Grand Prix de Pau took place on a street circuit ; initially in February, which resulted in the race being held in heavy snowfall. After a break in 1934, the route was modified again for 1935 and received its current form. Since then, the Grand Prix de Pau has been held annually; 1938 and 1939 dominated stall internal duels of Mercedes-Benz - factory teams the action. With the beginning of the Second World War , however, the staging was stopped.

From 1947 the Grand Prix de Pau was held again. The Formula 1 races held there were not part of the Formula 1 World Championship. Formula 2 races also took place on the racetrack. After the serious accident at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1955 , in which 84 people died, the 1956 edition of the race - as well as many other races in Europe - was canceled. For 1957, several measures were taken to increase security. In 1961, the race's record winner, Jim Clark , took his first win. Up to 1963 there were eleven Formula 1 races in Pau, none of which were included in the scoring of the world championship. After 1964 the format changed and the Grand Prix was organized as a Formula 2 race from then on.

In 1985, Formula 2 was replaced by Formula 3000, which was replaced by the European Formula 3 Cup in 1999 . Since 2001, a show race with historic racing cars has been held either one week before or after the actual Grand Prix, mainly cars from the 1960s. From 2007 to 2009 the World Touring Car Championship was a guest. After an incident in 2009, the 2010 race was canceled for financial reasons. From 2011, Formula 3 returned, which also included the Andros Trophy . In the following year the Porsche Carrera Cup was added to the program and in 2013 the Formula Renault .

The race of Pau claimed two lives in its history; on April 11, 1955, Maserati driver Mario Alborghetti died after a racing accident. In 1994 the French pilot Nicolas Leboissetier had a fatal accident on the Virage de la Gare.

Others

In the volume of the Franco-Belgian racing comic Michel Vaillant by Jean Graton, entitled F3000 , the central theme is the Pau Grand Prix as a race for young talents. The Pau circuit is also part of the racing game Race07 .

Results

Edition	year	class	winner	Second	Third	Pole position	Fastest lap
1	1933	FL	Marcel Lehoux ( Bugatti )	Guy Moll ( Bugatti )	Philippe Étancelin ( Alfa Romeo )	Guy Moll ( Bugatti )	Philippe Étancelin ( Alfa Romeo )
	1934	no Grand Prix de Pau
2	1935	FL	Tazio Nuvolari ( Alfa Romeo )	René Dreyfus ( Alfa Romeo )	Luigi Soffietti ( Maserati )	Tazio Nuvolari ( Alfa Romeo )	Tazio Nuvolari ( Alfa Romeo )
3	1936	FL	Philippe Étancelin ( Maserati )	Charles Martin ( Alfa Romeo )	Marcel Lehoux ( Bugatti )	Jean-Pierre Wimille ( Bugatti )	Jean-Pierre Wimille ( Bugatti )
4th	1937	FL	Jean-Pierre Wimille ( Bugatti )	Raymond Sommer ( Talbot )	René Dreyfus ( Delahaye )	Jean-Pierre Wimille ( Bugatti )	Raymond Sommer ( Talbot )
5	1938	GP	René Dreyfus ( Delahaye )	Rudolf Caracciola / Hermann Lang ( Mercedes-Benz )	Gianfranco Comotti ( Delahaye )	René Dreyfus ( Delahaye )	Rudolf Caracciola ( Mercedes-Benz )
6th	1939	GP	Hermann Lang ( Mercedes-Benz )	Manfred von Brauchitsch ( Mercedes-Benz )	Philippe Étancelin ( Talbot )	Manfred von Brauchitsch ( Mercedes-Benz )	Manfred von Brauchitsch ( Mercedes-Benz )
	1940 to 1946	no Grand Prix de Pau
7th	1947	GP	Nello Pagani ( Maserati )	Pierre Levegh ( Delage )	Henri Louveau ( Maserati )	Raymond Sommer ( Maserati )	Raymond Sommer ( Maserati )
8th	1948	GP	Nello Pagani ( Maserati )	Yves Giraud-Cabantous ( Talbot-Lago )	Charles Pozzi ( Talbot-Lago )	Jean-Pierre Wimille ( Simca - Gordini )	Jean-Pierre Wimille ( Simca - Gordini )
9	1949	GP	Juan Manuel Fangio ( Maserati )	Emmanuel de Graffenried ( Maserati )	Benedicto Campos ( Maserati )	Juan Manuel Fangio ( Maserati )	Juan Manuel Fangio ( Maserati )
10	1950	F1	Juan Manuel Fangio ( Maserati )	Luigi Villoresi ( Ferrari )	Louis Rosier ( Talbot-Lago )	Juan Manuel Fangio ( Maserati )	Juan Manuel Fangio ( Maserati )
11	1951	F1	Luigi Villoresi ( Ferrari )	Louis Rosier ( Talbot-Lago )	Giuseppe Farina ( Maserati )	Alberto Ascari ( Ferrari )	Alberto Ascari ( Ferrari )
12	1952	F2	Alberto Ascari ( Ferrari )	Louis Rosier ( Ferrari )	Jean Behra ( Simca-Gordini )
13	1953	F2	Alberto Ascari ( Ferrari )	Mike Hawthorn ( Ferrari )	Harry Schell ( Gordini )
14th	1954	F1	Jean Behra ( Gordini )	Maurice Trintignant ( Ferrari )	Roberto Mieres ( Maserati )	Giuseppe Farina ( Ferrari )	Jean Behra ( Gordini )
15th	1955	F1	Jean Behra ( Maserati )	Eugenio Castellotti ( Lancia )	Roberto Mieres ( Maserati )	Alberto Ascari ( Lancia )	Alberto Ascari ( Lancia )
	1956	no Grand Prix de Pau
16	1957	F1	Jean Behra ( Maserati )	Harry Schell ( Maserati )	Ivor Bueb ( Connaught-Alta )	Jean Behra ( Maserati )	Jean Behra ( Maserati )
17th	1958	F2	Maurice Trintignant ( Cooper - Climax )
18th	1959	F2	Maurice Trintignant ( Cooper - Climax )
19th	1960	F2	Jack Brabham ( Cooper - Climax )
20th	1961	F1	Jim Clark ( Lotus - Climax )	Jo Bonnier ( Lotus - Climax )	Lorenzo Bandini ( Cooper - Maserati )	Jack Brabham ( Cooper - Climax )	Jim Clark ( Lotus - Climax )
21st	1962	F1	Maurice Trintignant ( Lotus - Climax )	Ricardo Rodríguez ( Ferrari )	Jackie Lewis ( BRM )	Jim Clark ( Lotus - Climax )	Jim Clark ( Lotus - Climax )
22nd	1963	F1	Jim Clark ( Lotus - Climax )	Trevor Taylor ( Lotus - Climax )	Heinz Schiller ( Porsche )	Jim Clark ( Lotus - Climax )	Jim Clark ( Lotus - Climax )
23	1964	F2	Jim Clark ( Lotus - Ford )
24	1965	F2	Jim Clark ( Lotus - Ford )
25th	1966	F2	Jack Brabham ( Brabham - Honda )
26th	1967	F2	Jochen Rindt ( Brabham - Ford )
27	1968	F2	Jackie Stewart ( Matra - Ford )	Robin Widdows ( McLaren - Ford )	Jean-Pierre Beltoise ( Matra - Ford )	Jochen Rindt ( Brabham - Ford )
28	1969	F2	Jochen Rindt ( Lotus - Ford )	Jean-Pierre Beltoise ( Matra - Ford )	Piers Courage ( Brabham - Ford )	Jochen Rindt ( Lotus - Ford )
29	1970	F2	Jochen Rindt ( Lotus - Ford )	Henri Pescarolo ( Brabham - Ford )	Tim Schenken ( Brabham - Ford )	Jochen Rindt ( Lotus - Ford )
30th	1971	F2	Pure Wisell ( Lotus - Ford )	Jean-Pierre Jabouille ( March - Ford )	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud ( Tecno - Ford )	François Cevert ( Tecno - Ford )
31	1972	F2	Peter Gethin ( Chevron - Ford )	Patrick Depailler ( March - Ford )	David Purley ( March - Ford )	François Cevert	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud ( Brabham - Ford )
32	1973	F2	François Cevert ( Eleven - Ford )	Jean-Pierre Jarier ( March - BMW )	Mike Beuttler ( March - BMW )	Jean-Pierre Jarier ( March - BMW )	Jean-Pierre Beltoise
33	1974	F2	Patrick Depailler ( March - BMW )	Jacques Laffite ( March - BMW )	Andy Sutcliffe ( March - BMW )	Patrick Depailler ( March - BMW )	Jacques Laffite ( March - BMW )
34	1975	F2	Jacques Laffite ( Martini - BMW )	Jean-Pierre Jabouille ( Elf-Jabouille - BMW )	Gérard Larrousse ( Elf-Alpine - BMW )	Jacques Laffite ( Martini - BMW )	Jacques Laffite ( Martini - BMW )
35	1976	F2	René Arnoux ( Martini - Renault )	Jean-Pierre Jabouille ( Elf-Jabouille - Renault )	Giancarlo Martini ( March - BMW )	Patrick Tambay ( Martini - Renault )	Jacques Laffite
36	1977	F2	René Arnoux ( Martini - Renault )	Didier Pironi ( Martini - Renault )	Riccardo Patrese ( Chevron - BMW )	Patrick Tambay	Didier Pironi ( Martini - Renault )
37	1978	F2	Bruno Giacomelli ( March - BMW )	Eje Elgh ( March - BMW )	Marc Surer ( March - BMW )	Brian Henton ( Toleman - Hart )	Bruno Giacomelli ( March - BMW )
38	1979	F2	Eddie Cheever ( Osella - BMW )	Siegfried Stohr ( Trivellato Racing - Hart )	Marc Surer ( March - BMW )	Marc Surer ( March - BMW )	Eddie Cheever ( Osella - BMW )
39	1980	F2	Richard Dallest ( AGS - BMW )	Siegfried Stohr ( Toleman - Hart )	Brian Henton ( Toleman - Hart )	Derek Warwick ( Toleman - Hart )	Brian Henton ( Toleman - Hart )
40	1981	F2	Geoff Lees ( Ralt - Honda )	Thierry Boutsen ( March - BMW )	Piero Necchi ( March - BMW )	Michele Alboreto ( Minardi - BMW )	Geoff Lees ( Ralt - Honda )
41	1982	F2	Johnny Cecotto ( March - BMW )	Thierry Boutsen ( Spirit - Honda )	Mike Thackwell ( March - BMW )	Thierry Boutsen ( Spirit - Honda )	Kenny Acheson ( Ralt - Honda )
42	1983	F2	Jo Gartner ( Spirit - BMW )	Kenny Acheson ( Mason - BMW )	Jonathan Palmer ( Ralt - Honda )	Stefan Bellof ( bricklayer - BMW )	Stefan Bellof ( bricklayer - BMW )
43	1984	F2	Mike Thackwell ( Ralt - Honda )	Philippe Streiff ( AGS - BMW )	Roberto Moreno ( Ralt - Honda )	Mike Thackwell ( Ralt - Honda )	Mike Thackwell ( Ralt - Honda )
44	1985	F2	Christian Danner ( March - Cosworth )	Emanuele Pirro ( March - Cosworth )	Lamberto Leoni ( Williams - Cosworth )	Emanuele Pirro ( March - Cosworth )	Christian Danner ( March - Cosworth )
45	1986	F2	Mike Thackwell ( Ralt - Honda )	Emanuele Pirro ( March - Cosworth )	Michel Ferté ( March - Cosworth )	Ivan Capelli ( March - Cosworth )	Emanuele Pirro ( March - Cosworth )
46	1987	F2	Yannick Dalmas ( March - Cosworth )	John Jones ( Lola - Cosworth )	Michel Ferté ( Lola - Cosworth )	Pierre-Henri Raphanel ( March - Cosworth )	Roberto Moreno ( Ralt - Honda )
47	1988	F2	Roberto Moreno ( Reynard - Cosworth )	Jean Alesi ( Reynard - Cosworth )	Pierluigi Martini ( March - Judd )	Roberto Moreno ( Reynard - Cosworth )	Marco Apicella ( March - Judd )
48	1989	F2	Jean Alesi ( Reynard - Mugen )	Marco Apicella ( Reynard - Judd )	Thomas Danielsson ( Reynard - Cosworth )	Marco Apicella ( Reynard - Judd )	Éric Bernard ( Lola - Mugen ) Marco Apicella ( Reynard - Judd )
49	1990	F2	Eric van de Poele ( Reynard - Cosworth )	Fabrizio Giovanardi ( Reynard - Honda )	Gianni Morbidelli ( Lola - Cosworth )	Érik Comas ( Lola - Honda )	Marco Apicella ( Reynard - Honda )
50	1991	F2	Jean-Marc Gounon ( Ralt - Cosworth )	Christian Fittipaldi ( Reynard - Mugen )	Eric Hélary ( Reynard - Cosworth )	Alessandro Zanardi ( Reynard - Mugen )	Andrea Montermini ( Ralt - Cosworth )
51	1992	F2	Emanuele Naspetti ( Reynard - Cosworth )	Michael Bartels ( Reynard - Cosworth )	Rubens Barrichello ( Reynard - Judd )	Andrea Montermini ( Reynard - Judd )	Emanuele Naspetti ( Reynard - Cosworth )
52	1993	F2	Pedro Lamy ( Reynard - Cosworth )	David Coulthard ( Reynard - Cosworth )	Michael Bartels ( Reynard - Cosworth )	Pedro Lamy ( Reynard - Cosworth )	Olivier Panis ( Reynard - Cosworth )
53	1994	F2	Gil de Ferran ( Reynard - Judd )	Vincenzo Sospiri ( Reynard - Cosworth )	Didier Cottaz ( Reynard - Judd )	Gil de Ferran ( Reynard - Judd )	Vincenzo Sospiri ( Reynard - Cosworth )
54	1995	F2	Vincenzo Sospiri ( Reynard - Cosworth )	Allan McNish ( Reynard - Cosworth )	Marc Goossens ( Lola - Cosworth )	Tarso Marques ( Reynard - Cosworth )	Emmanuel Clérico ( Lola - Cosworth )
55	1996	F2	Jörg Müller ( Lola - Zytek )	Kenny Bräck ( Lola - Zytek )	Ricardo Zonta ( Lola - Zytek )	Tom Kristensen ( Lola - Zytek )	Tom Kristensen ( Lola - Zytek )
56	1997	F2	Juan Pablo Montoya ( Lola - Zytek )	Tom Kristensen ( Lola - Zytek )	Jamie Davies ( Lola - Zytek )	Juan Pablo Montoya ( Lola - Zytek )	Juan Pablo Montoya ( Lola - Zytek )
57	1998	F2	Juan Pablo Montoya ( Lola - Zytek )	Max Wilson ( Lola - Zytek )	Nick Heidfeld ( Lola - Zytek )	Juan Pablo Montoya ( Lola - Zytek )	Juan Pablo Montoya ( Lola - Zytek )
58	1999	F3	Benoît Tréluyer ( Dallara - Renault Sodemo )	Sébastien Dumez ( Dallara - Renault )	Gianluca Calcagni ( Dallara - Opel )	Benoît Tréluyer ( Dallara - Renault Sodemo )	Benoît Tréluyer ( Dallara - Renault Sodemo )
59	2000	F3	Jonathan Cochet ( Dallara - Renault Sodemo )	Tiago Monteiro ( Dallara - Renault )	Patrick Friesacher ( Dallara - Opel )	Jonathan Cochet ( Dallara - Renault Sodemo )	Jonathan Cochet ( Dallara - Renault Sodemo )
60	2001	F3	Anthony Davidson ( Dallara - Honda Mugen )	Ryō Fukuda ( Dallara - Renault )	Björn Werdenheim ( Dallara - Opel )	Anthony Davidson ( Dallara - Honda Mugen )	Anthony Davidson ( Dallara - Honda Mugen )
61	2002	F3	Renaud Derlot ( Dallara - Renault Sodemo )	Bruno Besson ( Dallara - Renault )	James Courtney ( Dallara - Mugen )	Tristan Gommendy ( Dallara - Renault )	Renaud Derlot ( Dallara - Renault Sodemo )
62	2003	F3	Fabio Carbone ( Dallara - Renault Sodemo )			Ryan Briscoe ( Dallara - Opel Spiess )	Alexandre Prémat ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )
63	2004	F3	Nicolas Lapierre ( Dallara - Opel Spiess )			Alexandre Prémat ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )	Nicolas Lapierre ( Dallara - Opel Spiess )
64	2005	F3	Lewis Hamilton ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )			Lewis Hamilton ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )	Lewis Hamilton ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )
65	2006	F3	Romain Grosjean ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )	Guillaume Moreau ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )	Mike Conway ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )	Guillaume Moreau ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )	Mike Conway ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )
66	2007	TW	Alain Menu ( Chevrolet Lacetti )	Yvan Muller ( Seat Leon TDI )	Tiago Monteiro ( Seat Leon TSI )	Alain Menu ( Chevrolet Lacetti )	Alain Menu ( Chevrolet Lacetti )
			Augusto Farfus ( BMW 320si )	Andy Priaulx ( BMW 320si )	Tiago Monteiro ( Seat Leon TSI )		Augusto Farfus ( BMW 320si )
67	2008	TW	Augusto Farfus ( BMW 320si )	Yvan Muller ( Seat Leon TDI )	Jordi Gené ( Seat Leon TDI )	Augusto Farfus ( BMW 320si )	Augusto Farfus ( BMW 320si )
			Andy Priaulx ( BMW 320si )	Nicola Larini ( Chevrolet Lacetti )	Rickard Rydell ( Seat Leon TDI )		Rickard Rydell ( Seat Leon TDI )
68	2009	TW	Robert Huff ( Chevrolet Cruze )	Augusto Farfus ( BMW 320si )	Jörg Müller ( BMW 320si )	Augusto Farfus ( BMW 320si )	Sergio Hernández ( BMW 320si )
			Alain Menu ( Chevrolet Cruze )	Augusto Farfus ( BMW 320si )	Robert Huff ( Chevrolet Cruze )		Jörg Müller ( BMW 320si )
	2010	no Grand Prix de Pau
69	2011	F3	Marco Wittmann ( Dallara - Volkswagen )	Roberto Merhi ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )	Daniel Juncadella ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )	Marco Wittmann ( Dallara - Volkswagen )	Marco Wittmann ( Dallara - Volkswagen )
70	2012	F3	Raffaele Marciello ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )	Carlos Sainz Jr. ( Dallara - Volkswagen )	Jazeman Jaafar ( Dallara - Volkswagen )	Raffaele Marciello ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )	Raffaele Marciello ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )
71	2013	FR	Luca Ghiotto ( Tatuus - Renault )	Egor Orudzhev ( Tatuus - Renault )	Jake Dennis ( Tatuus - Renault )	Matt Parry ( Tatuus - Renault )	Pierre Gasly ( Tatuus - Renault )
72	2014	F3	Felix Rosenqvist ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )	Esteban Ocon ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )	Tom Blomqvist ( Dallara - Volkswagen )	Esteban Ocon ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )	Felix Rosenqvist ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )
73	2015	F3	Antonio Giovinazzi ( Dallara - Volkswagen )	Maximilian Günther ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )	Charles Leclerc ( Dallara - Volkswagen )	Jake Dennis ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )	Jake Dennis ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )
74	2016	F3	Alessio Lorandi ( Dallara - Volkswagen )	Lance Stroll ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )	George Russell ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )	Alessio Lorandi ( Dallara - Volkswagen )	Anthoine Hubert ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )
75	2017	F3	Maximilian Günther ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )	Callum Ilott ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )	Ralf Aron ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )	Lando Norris ( Dallara - Volkswagen )	Lando Norris ( Dallara - Volkswagen )
76	2018	F3	Ralf Aron ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )	Enaam Ahmed ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )	Jehan Daruvala ( Dallara - Volkswagen )	Enaam Ahmed ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )	Ralf Aron ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )
77	2019	F3	Billy Monger ( Dallara - Volkswagen )	Nicolai Kjærgaard ( Dallara - Volkswagen )	Yuki Tsunoda ( Dallara - Volkswagen )	Julian Hanses ( Dallara - Volkswagen )	Lukas Dunner ( Dallara - Mercedes-AMG )

Legend
abbreviation	class	comment
F1	formula 1	Formula 1 World Championship from 1950
F2	Formula 2
FL	Formula libre	Vehicle class usually advertised by the organizer
SW	Sports car
TW	Touring car
GP	Grand Prix vehicles
	↓ Solid gray lines indicate when a new course was used in history. ↓
	Entries with a light red background were not runs for the automobile or Formula 1 world championship.
	Entries with a yellow background were runs for the European Championship .

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} ( Trophée de France )
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n} ( International Formula 3000 Championship )
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} ( European Formula 3 Cup )
4. ↑ ^{a b c} ( Formula 3 Euro Series )
5. ↑ ( British Formula 3 Championship )
6. ↑ ^{a b c} ( World Touring Car Championship )
7. ↑ ( FIA Formula 3 Trophy )
8. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} ( European Formula 3 Championship )
9. ↑ ( Formula Renault 2.0 Pau Trophy )
10. ↑ ( Euroformula Open )

Web links

Commons : Circuit de Pau  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website
• Pau Racing Circuit

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from April 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/apr/30/pau-france-race-circuit
3. ↑ http://www.michel-vaillant.de/seiten/stories/a52.html
4. ^ Felix Rosenqvist Wins 73rd "Grand Prix de Pau" . In: European Formula 3 Championship , Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile , May 11, 2014. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved on May 15, 2014. 

Coordinates: 43 ° 17 ′ 33.1 ″  N , 0 ° 21 ′ 47 ″  W.