The 1979 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 4 June 1979 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Eddie Cheever, driving the Osella FA2/79. Siegfried Stohr finished second and Marc Surer third.
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Race Pos No Driver Vehicle Laps Time/retired Grid 1 9 Eddie Cheever Osella-BMW 73 1hr 54min 30.32sec 2 19 Siegfried Stohr Chevron-BMW 73 + 28.08 s 3 1 Marc Surer March-BMW 72 + 1 lap 4 3 Beppe Gabbiani March-BMW 72 + 1 lap 5 39 Patrick Gaillard Chevron-Hart 72 + 1 lap 6 16 Miguel Ángel Guerra March-BMW 71 + 2 laps 7 11 Alberto Colombo March-BMW 70 + 3 laps 8 8 Stephen South March-BMW 68 + 5 laps 9 77 Derek Warwick March-Hart 68 + 5 laps 10 5 Juan María Traverso March-Hart 61 + 12 laps Ret 22 Eje Elgh March-BMW 47 Accident Ret 25 Wolfgang Locher March-Hart 42 Accident Ret 2 Michel Leclère March-BMW 40 Electrical Ret 7 Derek Daly March-BMW 30 Accident Ret 4 Teo Fabi March-BMW 30 Accident Ret 6 Bobby Rahal Chevron-Hart 30 Accident Ret 28 Alain Couderc AGS-BMW 21 Clutch and gearbox Ret 15 Rad Dougall Ralt-Hart 14 Accident Ret 14 Brian Henton Ralt-Hart 0 Accident DNS 12 Ariel Bakst March-BMW Did not start DNQ 27 Armin Hahne Maurer-BMW Did not qualify DNQ 23 Huub Rothengatter Chevron-Hart Did not qualify Fastest Lap: Eddie Cheever (Osella-BMW) - 1:31.52 Sources:
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