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

Qualifying Results for the 1972 Pau Grand Prix on the Pau circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Peter Gethin	Chevron B20, #20	Chevron Racing Team
2	Patrick Depailler	March 722, #25	Elf John Coombs
3	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	Brabham BT38, #10	ASCA
4	Niki Lauda	March 722, #29	March Engineering
5	Andrea De Adamich	Surtees TS10, #38	Team Surtees
6	Gerry Birrell	March 722, #31	Sports Motors Manchester
7	Peter Westbury	Brabham BT38, #16	FIRST
8	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	March 722, #3	Shell-Arnold Team
9	Roger Williamson	March 722, #40	Wheatcroft Racing
10	Bob Wollek	Brabham BT38, #7	Motul-Rondel Racing
11	Jochen Mass	March 722, #30	March Engineering
12	Reine Wisell	GRD 272, #1	GRS International
13	Mike Hailwood	Surtees TS10, #36	Team Surtees
14	Carlos Ruesch	Surtees TS10, #37	Team Surtees
15	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus 69, #6	Team Lotus
16	David Purley	March 722, #33	Lec Refrigeration Racing
17	Patrick Dal Bo, Graham Hill	Pygmee MDB17, #22	BE Racing Team