1978 Pau Grand Prix
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.
| 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 mi) | ||
| Distance | 73 laps, 206.882 km (128.550 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | March-Hart | ||
| Time | 1:13.64 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Bruno Giacomelli | March-BMW | |
| Time | 1:14.45 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | March-BMW | ||
| Second | Chevron-Hart | ||
| Third | March-BMW | ||
Classification
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Bruno Giacomelli |
March-BMW | 73 | 1hr 33min 11.73sec | 3 | |
| 2 | 15 |  Eje Elgh |
Chevron-Hart | 73 | + 21.74 s | 8 | |
| 3 | 9 |  Marc Surer |
March-BMW | 73 | + 34.25 s | 15 | |
| 4 | 39 | Piero Necchi |
March-BMW | 73 | + 52.83 s | 16 | |
| 5 | 6 |  Eddie Cheever |
March-BMW | 73 | + 1:13.43 s | 4 | |
| 6 | 2 |  Patrick Tambay |
Chevron-Hart | 72 | + 1 lap | 2 | |
| 7 | 28 | Roberto Marazzi |
March-BMW | 70 | + 3 laps | 13 | |
| 8 | 10 |  Manfred Winkelhock |
March-BMW | 70 | + 3 laps | 19 | |
| 9 | 19 |  Derek Daly |
Chevron-Hart | 66 | + 7 laps | 7 | |
| 10 | 77 | Don Breidenbach |
Chevron-Hart | 66 | + 7 laps | 20 | |
| 11 | 1 | Jacques Laffite |
March-BMW | 65 | + 8 laps | 6 | |
| 12 | 23 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Alex Ribeiro |
March-Hart | 64 | + 9 laps | 11 | |
| 13 | 25 | Alberto Colombo |
March-BMW | 53 | + 20 laps | 12 | |
| Ret | 49 | José Dolhem |
AGS-BMW | 51 | Accident | 17 | |
| Ret | 26 |  Ricardo Zunino |
March-BMW | 32 | Oil radiator | 18 | |
| Ret | 21 | Piercarlo Ghinzani |
March-BMW | 25 | Throttle | 10 | |
| Ret | 24 |  Brian Henton |
March-Hart | 13 | Battery | 1 | |
| Ret | 4 | Alain Prost |
Chevron-Hart | 6 | Engine | 5 | |
| Ret | 7 | Ingo Hoffmann |
March-BMW | 0 | Accident | 14 | |
| DNS | 14 |  Keke Rosberg |
Chevron-Hart | Did Not Start | |||
| DNQ | 31 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bernard de Dryver |
March-BMW | Did Not Qualify | |||
| DNQ | 41 | Sandro Cinotti |
Chevron-BMW | Did Not Qualify | |||
| DNQ | 50 | Wolfgang Locher |
Ralt-BMW | Did Not Qualify | |||
| DNQ | 71 | John Briggs |
Chevron-Hart | Did Not Qualify | |||
| Fastest Lap: Bruno Giacomelli (March-BMW) - 1:14.45 | |||||||
| Sources:[1] | |||||||
| Preceded by 1977 Pau Grand Prix |
Pau Grand Prix 1978 |
Succeeded by 1979 Pau Grand Prix |
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