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1978 Pau Grand Prix in Formula 2 at the Pau circuit. Full information

1978 Pau Grand Prix

1978 Pau Grand Prix is 134th Formula 2 race. Passed at the Pau circuit. Brian Henton won the pole position, Bruno Giacomelli won this race. Eje Elgh and Marc Surer also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 73 laps (201 km).

Previous race: 1978 Eifelrennen
Next race: 1978 Mugello F2
Race Start: 15th May 1978

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1978 Pau Grand Prix

3rd victory for the Polifac BMW Junior Team team
6th victory for the Bruno Giacomelli
6th podium for the Bruno Giacomelli
1st podium for the Eje Elgh
3rd podium for the Marc Surer

March 782 #8 - 1978 Pau Grand Prix winner

1978 Pau Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Bruno Giacomelli	March 782, #8	9	1h 33m 11.73s	Polifac BMW Junior Team
2	Eje Elgh	Chevron B42, #15	6	1h 33m 33.47s	Fred Opert Racing
3	Marc Surer	March 782, #9	4	1h 33m 45.98s	Polifac BMW Junior Team
4	Piero Necchi	March 782, #39	3	1h 34m 4.56s	Astra Racing
5	Eddie Cheever	March 782, #6	2	1h 34m 25.16s	Project 4 Racing
6	Patrick Tambay	Chevron B42, #2	0	72 laps Engine	Chevron Cars
7	Roberto Marazzi	March 782, #28	1	70 laps	Sanremo Racing
8	Manfred Winkelhock	March 782, #10	0	70 laps	Polifac BMW Junior Team
9	Derek Daly	Chevron B42, #19	0	66 laps Accident	Chevron Cars
10	Don Breidenbach	Chevron B42, #77	0	66 laps Fuel pressure	Briggs Racing Enterprises
11	Jacques Laffite	March 782, #1	0	65 laps Vibration	Maublanc Racing Services
0	Alex Ribeiro	March 782, #23	0	64 laps Not classified	Alex Ribeiro
0	Alberto Colombo	March 782, #25	0	53 laps Not classified	Sanremo Racing
0	José Dolhem	AGS JH15, #49	0	51 laps Accident	Sol-Amor GPA Motul
0	Ricardo Zunino	March 782, #26	0	32 laps Oil radiator	March Engineering
0	Piercarlo Ghinzani	March 782, #21	0	25 laps Throttle cable	Euroracing
0	Brian Henton	March 782, #24	0	13 laps Battery	Brian Henton
0	Alain Prost	Chevron B40, #4	0	6 laps Engine	Fred Opert Racing
0	Ingo Hoffmann	March 782, #7	0	0 laps Accident	Project 4 Racing
0	Keke Rosberg	Chevron B42, #14	0		Fred Opert Racing
0	Bernard De Dryver	March 782, #31	0	0 laps Oil radiator	Bob Salisbury Racing
0	Sandro Cinotti	Chevron B42, #41	0	0 laps Accident	Roloil Racing Team
0	Wolfgang Locher	Ralt RT1, #50	0	0 laps Engine	Manfred Cassani
0	J David Briggs	Chevron B42, #71	0	0 laps Accident	Briggs Racing Enterprises

Qualifying Results for the 1978 Pau Grand Prix on the Pau circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Brian Henton	March 782, #24	1m 13.64s	Brian Henton
2	Patrick Tambay	Chevron B42, #2	1m 14.03s	Chevron Cars
3	Bruno Giacomelli	March 782, #8	1m 14.05s	Polifac BMW Junior Team
4	Eddie Cheever	March 782, #6	1m 14.09s	Project 4 Racing
5	Alain Prost	Chevron B40, #4	1m 14.14s	Fred Opert Racing
6	Jacques Laffite	March 782, #1	1m 14.21s	Maublanc Racing Services
7	Derek Daly	Chevron B42, #19	1m 14.23s	Chevron Cars
8	Eje Elgh	Chevron B42, #15	1m 14.44s	Fred Opert Racing
9	Keke Rosberg	Chevron B42, #14	1m 14.47s	Fred Opert Racing
10	Piercarlo Ghinzani	March 782, #21	1m 14.66s	Euroracing
11	Alex Ribeiro	March 782, #23	1m 14.74s	Alex Ribeiro
12	Alberto Colombo	March 782, #25	1m 14.83s	Sanremo Racing
13	Roberto Marazzi	March 782, #28	1m 14.93s	Sanremo Racing
14	Ingo Hoffmann	March 782, #7	1m 15.02s	Project 4 Racing
15	Marc Surer	March 782, #9	1m 15.05s	Polifac BMW Junior Team
16	Piero Necchi	March 782, #39	1m 15.08s	Astra Racing
17	José Dolhem	AGS JH15, #49	1m 15.27s	Sol-Amor GPA Motul
18	Ricardo Zunino	March 782, #26	1m 15.28s	March Engineering
19	Manfred Winkelhock	March 782, #10	1m 15.44s	Polifac BMW Junior Team
20	Don Breidenbach	Chevron B42, #77	1m 16.24s	Briggs Racing Enterprises
21	Bernard De Dryver	March 782, #31	1m 16.31s	Bob Salisbury Racing
22	J David Briggs	Chevron B42, #71	1m 16.58s	Briggs Racing Enterprises
23	Wolfgang Locher	Ralt RT1, #50	1m 16.61s	Manfred Cassani
24	Sandro Cinotti	Chevron B42, #41	1m 17.9s	Roloil Racing Team

List of all cars for the 1978 Pau Grand Prix on the Pau circuit

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