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1979 Pau Grand Prix in Formula 2 at the Pau circuit. Full information

1979 Pau Grand Prix

1979 Pau Grand Prix is 149th Formula 2 race. Passed at the Pau circuit. Marc Surer won the pole position, Eddie Cheever won this race. Siegfried Stohr and Marc Surer also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 73 laps (201 km).

Previous race: 1979 Mugello F2
Next race: 1979 Hockenheim F2
Race Start: 4th June 1979

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1979 Pau Grand Prix

2nd victory for the Osella Squadra Corse team
3rd victory for the Eddie Cheever
12th podium for the Eddie Cheever
2nd podium for the Siegfried Stohr
12th podium for the Marc Surer

1979 Pau Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Eddie Cheever	Osella FA2/79, #9	9	1h 54m 30.32s	Osella Squadra Corse
2	Siegfried Stohr	Chevron B48, #19	6	1h 54m 58.4s	Trivellato Racing Team
3	Marc Surer	March 792, #1	4	72 laps	Polifac BMW Junior Team
4	Beppe Gabbiani	March 792, #3	3	72 laps	Polifac BMW Junior Team
5	Patrick Gaillard	Chevron B48, #39	2	72 laps	Chevron Racing Team
6	Miguel Angel Guerra	March 792, #16	1	71 laps	Minardi Team
7	Alberto Colombo	March 782, #11	0	70 laps	Sanremo Racing
8	Stephen South	March 792, #8	0	68 laps Accident	Project 4 Racing
9	Derek Warwick	March 792, #77	0	68 laps Accident	Team BP with Theodore Racing
0	Armin Hahne	Maurer MM1, #27	0	0 laps Accident	Mampe Maurer Team
0	Huub Rothengatter	Chevron B48, #23	0	0 laps Accident	Racing Team Holland
0	Ariel Bakst	March 782, #12	0		Sanremo Racing
0	Brian Henton	Ralt RT2, #14	0	1 laps Accident	Toleman Group Motorsport
0	Rad Dougall	Ralt RT2, #15	0	14 laps Accident	Toleman Group Motorsport
0	Alain Couderc	AGS JH16, #28	0	21 laps Clutch	Ecurie Motul Nogaro
0	Derek Daly	March 792, #7	0	30 laps Accident	Project 4 Racing
0	Bobby Rahal	Chevron B48, #6	0	30 laps Accident	Chevron Racing Team
0	Teo Fabi	March 792, #4	0	30 laps Accident	March Engineering
0	Michel Leclere	March 792, #2	0	40 laps Electrics	Polifac BMW Junior Team
0	Wolfgang Locher	March 792, #25	0	42 laps Accident	BFO Racing Team
0	Eje Elgh	March 792, #22	0	47 laps Accident	Team Tiga
0	Juan Traverso	March 792, #5	0	61 laps Accident	Bob Salisbury Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1979 Pau Grand Prix on the Pau circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Marc Surer	March 792, #1	1m 13.25s	Polifac BMW Junior Team
2	Derek Daly	March 792, #7	1m 13.74s	Project 4 Racing
3	Alberto Colombo	March 782, #11	1m 13.76s	Sanremo Racing
4	Brian Henton	Ralt RT2, #14	1m 13.93s	Toleman Group Motorsport
5	Beppe Gabbiani	March 792, #3	1m 13.59s	Polifac BMW Junior Team
6	Teo Fabi	March 792, #4	1m 14.11s	March Engineering
7	Bobby Rahal	Chevron B48, #6	1m 14.13s	Chevron Racing Team
8	Siegfried Stohr	Chevron B48, #19	1m 14.57s	Trivellato Racing Team
9	Eje Elgh	March 792, #22	1m 14.39s	Team Tiga
10	Michel Leclere	March 792, #2	1m 14.57s	Polifac BMW Junior Team
11	Miguel Angel Guerra	March 792, #16	1m 14.62s	Minardi Team
12	Eddie Cheever	Osella FA2/79, #9	1m 14.73s	Osella Squadra Corse
13	Derek Warwick	March 792, #77	1m 14.77s	Team BP with Theodore Racing
14	Juan Traverso	March 792, #5	1m 14.92s	Bob Salisbury Racing
15	Ariel Bakst	March 782, #12	1m 15.38s	Sanremo Racing
16	Stephen South	March 792, #8	1m 15.63s	Project 4 Racing
17	Patrick Gaillard	Chevron B48, #39	1m 15.82s	Chevron Racing Team
18	Rad Dougall	Ralt RT2, #15	1m 16.19s	Toleman Group Motorsport
19	Alain Couderc	AGS JH16, #28	1m 16.54s	Ecurie Motul Nogaro
20	Wolfgang Locher	March 792, #25	1m 16.56s	BFO Racing Team
21	Huub Rothengatter	Chevron B48, #23	1m 17.76s	Racing Team Holland
22	Armin Hahne	Maurer MM1, #27	1m 17.91s	Mampe Maurer Team