The 1977 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 30 May 1977 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by René Arnoux, driving the Martini MK22. Didier Pironi finished second and Riccardo Patrese third.
With the race initially being run at 73 laps, the race was stopped after 59 laps after colossal rain made the circuit virtually undrivable.
Classification
Race Pos No Driver Vehicle Laps Time/retired Grid 1 4 René Arnoux Martini-Renault 59 1hr 14min 52.52sec 2 5 Didier Pironi Martini-Renault 59 + 0.42 s 3 17 Riccardo Patrese Chevron-BMW 59 + 18.54 s 4 28 Alberto Colombo March-BMW 58 + 1 lap 5 25 Gaudenzio Mantova March-BMW 58 + 1 lap 6 32 Ricardo Zunino March-Hart 57 + 2 laps 7 9 Klaus Ludwig Kauhsen-Renault 57 + 2 laps 8 16 Ingo Hoffmann Ralt-BMW 56 + 3 laps 9 26 Brian Henton Boxer-Hart 56 + 3 laps 10 1 Jacques Laffite Chevron-Hart 56 + 3 laps 11 21 Keke Rosberg Chevron-Hart 55 + 4 laps 12 11 Gianfranco Brancatelli Ralt-Ferrari 54 + 5 laps 13 34 Freddy Kottulinsky Ralt-BMW 54 + 5 laps Ret 33 Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi March-BMW 34 Fuel pressure Ret 3 Bruno Giacomelli March-BMW 26 Suspension Ret 8 Michel Leclère Kauhsen-Renault 21 Steering Ret 10 Giancarlo Martini Martini-Renault 12 Accident Ret 36 Patrick Tambay Chevron-Hart 0 Accident Ret 38 Xavier Lapeyre Martini-BMW 0 Accident Ret 15 Eddie Cheever Ralt-BMW 0 Accident DNQ 12 Lamberto Leoni Ralt-Ferrari Did not qualify DNQ 22 Wink Bancroft Chevron-Hart Did not qualify DNQ 23 Michel Pignard Chevron-Chrysler Did not qualify DNQ 24 Norman Dickson March-BMW Did not qualify DNQ 27 Bernard de Dryver March-BMW Did not qualify Fastest Lap: Didier Pironi (Martini-Renault) - 1:14.57 Sources:
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