1972 Pau Grand Prix in Formula 2 at the Pau circuit. Full information

1972 Pau Grand Prix

1972 Pau Grand Prix is 54th Formula 2 race. Passed at the Pau circuit. Peter Gethin won the pole position and this race. Patrick Depailler and David Purley also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 70 laps (193 km).

Previous race: 1972 Jim Clark Trophy
Next race: 1972 London Trophy
Race Start: 7th May 1972

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1972 Pau Grand Prix

1st victory for the Chevron Racing Team team
1st victory for the Peter Gethin
2nd podium for the Peter Gethin
1st podium for the Patrick Depailler
1st podium for the David Purley

1972 Pau Grand Prix results

Position Name Car Points Result Lap Team
1 Peter Gethin Chevron B20, #20 9 1h 33m 40.8s 0 Chevron Racing Team
2 Patrick Depailler March 722, #25 6 1h 33m 41.7s 0 Elf John Coombs
3 David Purley March 722, #33 4 68 laps 0 Lec Refrigeration Racing
4 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Brabham BT38, #10 3 66 laps 0 ASCA
5 Mike Hailwood Surtees TS10, #36 2 66 laps 0 Team Surtees
6 Reine Wisell GRD 272, #1 0 65 laps 0 GRS International
7 Bob Wollek Brabham BT38, #7 1 64 laps 0 Motul-Rondel Racing
0 Gerry Birrell March 722, #31 0 48 laps Not classified 0 Sports Motors Manchester
0 Peter Westbury Brabham BT38, #16 0 46 laps Oil leak 0 FIRST
0 Roger Williamson March 722, #40 0 37 laps Oil leak 0 Wheatcroft Racing
0 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus 69, #6 0 35 laps Oil leak 0 Team Lotus
0 Niki Lauda March 722, #29 0 25 laps Driveshaft 0 March Engineering
0 Graham Hill Brabham BT38, #2 0 8 laps Oil leak 0 Tate of Leeds Racing
0 Jean-Pierre Beltoise March 722, #3 0 7 laps Accident 0 Shell-Arnold Team
0 Andrea De Adamich Surtees TS10, #38 0 6 laps Fuel system 0 Team Surtees
0 Patrick Dal Bo Pygmee MDB17, #22 0 0 laps Clutch 0 BE Racing Team
0 Jochen Mass March 722, #30 0 0 laps Accident 0 March Engineering
0 Carlos Ruesch Surtees TS10, #37 0 0 Team Surtees

List of all cars for the 1972 Pau Grand Prix on the Pau circuit

Lotus 69

Ford

GRD 272

Ford