1937 Pau Grand Prix

The 1937 Pau Grand Prix was a motor race held on 21 February 1937 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Jean-Pierre Wimille, driving the Bugatti T59S. Raymond Sommer finished second and René Dreyfus third.

1937 Pau Grand Prix
Race details
Date 21 February 1937
Official name Grand Prix de Pau[1]
Location Pau, France
Course Temporary Street Circuit
Course length 2.760 km (1.720 mi)
Distance 80 laps, 221.500 km (137.633 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Bugatti T59S
Fastest lap
Driver Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago T150C
Time 1:54.0
Podium
First
Bugatti T59S
Second
Talbot-Lago T150C
Third
Delahaye 135C

Classification

Race
Pos No Driver Vehicle Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 16 Jean-Pierre Wimille Bugatti T59S 80 2hr 41min 15.0sec 1
2 8 Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago T150C 79 + 1 lap 2
3 4 René Dreyfus Delahaye 135C 79 + 1 lap 2
4 2 Albert Divo Talbot-Lago T150C 78 + 2 laps 2
5 18 "Raph" Delahaye 135 78 + 2 laps 2
6 10 René Carrièrè Delahaye 135C 78 + 2 laps 2
7 28 Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135 76 + 4 laps 2
8 20 Philippe Maillard-Brune Delahaye 135 75 + 5 laps 2
9 6 Laury Schell Delahaye 135C 75 + 5 laps 2
10 26 Joseph Paul Delahaye 135 72 + 8 laps 2
11 22 Raymond de Saugé Bugatti 575 69 + 11 laps 2
Ret 12 Albert Perrot Delahaye 135 Retired
Ret 14 Robert Brunet Delahaye 135 Retired
Ret 24 B. Bira Delahaye 135 Retired
Sources: [2]
Preceded by
1936 Pau Grand Prix		 Pau Grand Prix
1937		 Succeeded by
1938 Pau Grand Prix

References
  1. Snellman, Leif (2006-10-26). "Sports Car Racing". Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  2. http://www.classicscars.com/wspr/results/nonchamp/nonchamp1937.html
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