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

List of all cars for the 1979 Pau Grand Prix on the Pau circuit

Ralt RT2

Hart