1983 Pau Grand Prix

1983 Pau Grand Prix
Race details
Date22 May 1983
Official nameXLIII Pau Grand Prix
LocationPau, France
CourseTemporary Street Circuit
Course length2.760 km (1.720 miles)
Distance73 laps, 206.882 km (128.550 miles)
WeatherRain
Pole position
DriverMaurer-BMW
Time1:11.87
Fastest lap
DriverGermany Stefan BellofMaurer-BMW
Time1:13.12
Podium
FirstSpirit-BMW
SecondMaurer-BMW
ThirdRalt-Honda

The 1983 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 22 May 1983 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. After initially winning the Grand Prix, Alain Ferté, as well as his teammate, Stefan Bellof were disqualified after their cars were found to be underweight. This therefore handed the win to Jo Gartner. Kenny Acheson finished second and Jonathan Palmer third.

Classification

Race

PosNoDriverVehicleLapsTime/RetiredGrid
124Austria Jo GartnerSpirit-BMW731hr 45min 18.65sec6
217United Kingdom Kenny AchesonMaurer-BMW73+ 25.91 s13
38United Kingdom Jonathan PalmerRalt-Honda73+ 53.96 s11
43Belgium Thierry TassinMarch-BMW73+ 1:05.93 s8
52Germany Christian DannerMarch-BMW73+ 1:06.24 s9
612Switzerland Rolf BilandMarch-BMW69+ 4 laps18
736Italy Fulvio BallabioAGS-BMW67+ 6 laps16
89New Zealand Mike ThackwellRalt-Honda67+ 6 laps2
915Sweden Tomas KaiserMaurer-BMW66+ 7 laps19
107France Philippe StreiffAGS-BMW63+ 10 laps5
DSQ5France Alain FertéMaurer-BMW73Disqualified3
DSQ4Germany Stefan BellofMaurer-BMW73Disqualified1
Ret26France Philippe AlliotMartini-BMW59Engine10
Ret18Italy Guido DaccòLola-BMW30Accident20
Ret1Italy Beppe GabbianiMarch-BMW29Driveshaft4
Ret28Italy Lamberto LeoniMarch-BMW28Accident15
Ret20France Richard DallestMarch-BMW28Accident12
Ret25Austria "Pierre Chauvet"Spirit-BMW24Accident14
Ret6France Pierre PetitMaurer-BMW18Accident17
Ret10Italy Alessandro NanniniMinardi-BMW0Accident7
DNQ19Italy Aldo BertuzziMarch-BMWDid Not Start
DNQ33United Kingdom Dave ScottMarch-BMWDid Not Start
DNQ34Italy Roberto Del CastelloMarch-BMWDid Not Start
DNQ35France Michel FertéMartini-BMWDid Not Start
Fastest Lap: Stefan Bellof (Maurer-BMW) - 1:13.12
Sources:[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "XLIII Grand Prix Automobile de Pau 1983". Formula2.net. 2002-06-26. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  2. ^ "1983 Pau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.


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