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The 1978 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 15 May 1978 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Bruno Giacomelli, driving the March 782. Eje Elgh finished second and Marc Surer third.
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (February 2017) |
1978 Pau Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 15 May 1978 | ||
Official name | XXXVIII Pau Grand Prix | ||
Location | Pau, France | ||
Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
Course length | 2.760 km (1.720 miles) | ||
Distance | 73 laps, 206.882 km (128.550 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | March-Hart | ||
Time | 1:13.64 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
![]() | March-BMW | |
Time | 1:14.45 | ||
Podium | |||
First | March-BMW | ||
Second | Chevron-Hart | ||
Third | March-BMW |
Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | |
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1 | 8 | ![]() |
March-BMW | 73 | 1hr 33min 11.73sec | 3 | |
2 | 15 | ![]() |
Chevron-Hart | 73 | + 21.74 s | 8 | |
3 | 9 | ![]() |
March-BMW | 73 | + 34.25 s | 15 | |
4 | 39 | ![]() |
March-BMW | 73 | + 52.83 s | 16 | |
5 | 6 | ![]() |
March-BMW | 73 | + 1:13.43 s | 4 | |
6 | 2 | ![]() |
Chevron-Hart | 72 | + 1 lap | 2 | |
7 | 28 | ![]() |
March-BMW | 70 | + 3 laps | 13 | |
8 | 10 | ![]() |
March-BMW | 70 | + 3 laps | 19 | |
9 | 19 | ![]() |
Chevron-Hart | 66 | + 7 laps | 7 | |
10 | 77 | ![]() |
Chevron-Hart | 66 | + 7 laps | 20 | |
11 | 1 | ![]() |
March-BMW | 65 | + 8 laps | 6 | |
12 | 23 | ![]() |
March-Hart | 64 | + 9 laps | 11 | |
13 | 25 | ![]() |
March-BMW | 53 | + 20 laps | 12 | |
Ret | 49 | ![]() |
AGS-BMW | 51 | Accident | 17 | |
Ret | 26 | ![]() |
March-BMW | 32 | Oil radiator | 18 | |
Ret | 21 | ![]() |
March-BMW | 25 | Throttle | 10 | |
Ret | 24 | ![]() |
March-Hart | 13 | Battery | 1 | |
Ret | 4 | ![]() |
Chevron-Hart | 6 | Engine | 5 | |
Ret | 7 | ![]() |
March-BMW | 0 | Accident | 14 | |
DNS | 14 | ![]() |
Chevron-Hart | Did not start | |||
DNQ | 31 | ![]() |
March-BMW | Did not qualify | |||
DNQ | 41 | ![]() |
Chevron-BMW | Did not qualify | |||
DNQ | 50 | ![]() |
Ralt-BMW | Did not qualify | |||
DNQ | 71 | ![]() |
Chevron-Hart | Did not qualify | |||
Fastest Lap: Bruno Giacomelli (March-BMW) - 1:14.45 | |||||||
Sources:[1] |