1976 Pau Grand Prix
| 1976 Pau Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 7 June 1976 | ||
| Official name | XXXVI Pau Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Pau, France | ||
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.760 km (1.720 miles) | ||
| Distance | 73 laps, 201.480 km (125.193 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Martini-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:13.77 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jacques Laffite | Chevron-BMW | |
| Time | 1:14.37 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Martini-Renault | ||
| Second | Chevron-BMW | ||
| Third | Elf-Renault | ||
The 1976 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 7 June 1976 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by René Arnoux, driving the Martini MK19. Jacques Laffite finished second and Jean-Pierre Jabouille third.
Classification
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | René Arnoux
|
Martini-Renault | 73 | 1hr 32min 11.58sec | ||
| 2 | 27 | Jacques Laffite
|
Chevron-BMW | 73 | + 42.91 s | ||
| 3 | 5 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille
|
Elf-Renault | 72 | + 1 lap | ||
| 4 | 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
|
Chevron-Hart | 72 | + 1 lap | ||
| 5 | 17 |  Giancarlo Martini
|
March-BMW | 72 | + 1 lap | ||
| 6 | 4 |  Alex Ribeiro
|
March-Renault | 71 | + 2 laps | ||
| 7 | 23 |  Klaus Ludwig
|
March-Hart | 70 | + 3 laps | ||
| 8 | 39 |  Freddy Kottulinsky
|
Ralt-BMW | 69 | + 4 laps | ||
| 9 | 7 | Gianfranco Trombetti
|
Chevron-BMW | 68 | + 5 laps | ||
| Ret | 15 |  Eddie Cheever
|
March-Hart | 56 | Accident | ||
| Ret | 8 | Roberto Marazzi
|
Chevron-BMW | 55 | Engine mount | ||
| Ret | 10 | François Migault
|
Osella-BMW | 47 | Value | ||
| Ret | 25 | Giorgio Francia
|
Chevron-BMW | 38 | Driver fatigue | ||
| Ret | 6 | Michel Leclère
|
Elf-Renault | 34 | Valve | ||
| Ret | 19 | José Dolhem
|
Chevron-Hart | 32 | Gearbox | ||
| Ret | 1 | Patrick Tambay
|
Martini-Renault | 29 | Accident | ||
| Ret | 3 | Maurizio Flammini
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March-BMW | 27 | Starter | ||
| Ret | 14 |  Gilles Villeneuve
|
March-Hart | 13 | Overheating | ||
| Ret | 30 | Alberto Colombo
|
March-BMW | 8 | Piston | ||
| DNS | 22 | Ingo Hoffmann
|
March-Hart | Did Not Start | |||
| DNS | 9 |  Hans Binder
|
Osella-BMW | Did Not Start | |||
| DNQ | 20 | Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
|
Chevron-Chrysler | Did Not Qualify | |||
| DNQ | 29 | Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi
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March-BMW | Did Not Qualify | |||
| DNQ | 31 | Bernard Chevanne
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March-BMW | Did Not Qualify | |||
| DNQ | 32 | Xavier Lapeyre
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Chevron-BMW | Did Not Qualify | |||
| DNQ | 34 |  Ray Mallock
|
March-Ford | Did Not Qualify | |||
| DNQ | 36 |  Bob Muir
|
Minos-Ford | Did Not Qualify | |||
| DNQ | 38 |  Bernard de Dryver
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March-BMW | Did Not Qualify | |||
| Fastest Lap: Jacques Laffite (Chevron-BMW) - 1:14.37 | |||||||
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