The 1981 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 8 June 1981 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Geoff Lees, driving the Ralt. Thierry Boutsen finished second and Piero Necchi third.
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Race Pos No Driver Vehicle Laps Time/retired Grid 1 14 Geoff Lees Ralt-Honda 73 1hr 33min 13.91sec 3 2 4 Thierry Boutsen March-BMW 73 + 0.52 s 4 3 19 Piero Necchi March-BMW 73 + 57.96 s 12 4 12 Carlo Rossi Toleman-Hart 72 + 1 lap 18 5 16 Eje Elgh Maurer-BMW 72 + 1 lap 6 6 15 Mike Thackwell Ralt-Honda 72 + 1 lap 16 7 22 Johnny Cecotto March-BMW 72 + 1 lap 15 8 1 Stefan Johansson Lola-Hart 71 + 2 laps 7 9 44 Ricardo Londoño Toleman-Hart 70 + 3 laps 20 10 77 Jim Crawford Toleman-Hart 69 + 4 laps 10 Ret 7 Riccardo Paletti March-BMW 47 Engine 8 Ret 17 Roberto Guerrero Maurer-BMW 44 Accident 5 Ret 8 Richard Dallest AGS-BMW 39 Brakes 9 Ret 3 Corrado Fabi March-BMW 36 Brakes 13 Ret 5 Christian Danner March-BMW 15 Accident 17 Ret 10 Michele Alboreto Minardi-BMW 3 Collision 1 Ret 2 Kenny Acheson Lola-Hart 3 Collision 2 Ret 34 Oscar Pedersoli Ralt-BMW 1 Accident 14 Ret 20 "Gianfranco" March-BMW 0 Accident DNS 11 Guido Pardini Lola-BMW Did not start DNQ 36 Ray Mallock Ralt-Hart Did not qualify DNQ 38 Harald Brutschin March-BMW Did not qualify DNQ 39 Bernd Brutschin March-BMW Did not qualify DNQ 40 Paul Smith March-Hart Did not qualify DNPQ 21 Loris Kessel Merzario-BMW Did Not Pre-Qualify DNPQ 24 Jürg Lienhard March-BMW Did Not Pre-Qualify DNPQ 33 Roy Baker March-Hart Did Not Pre-Qualify Fastest Lap: Geoff Lees (Ralt-Honda) - 1:15.00 Sources:
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