The 1982 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 31 May 1982 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Johnny Cecotto, driving the March 822. Thierry Boutsen finished second and Mike Thackwell third.
| 1982 Pau Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 31 May 1982 | ||
| Official name | XLII Pau Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Pau, France | ||
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.760 km (1.720 miles) | ||
| Distance | 73 laps, 206.882 km (128.550 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Spirit-Honda | ||
| Time | 1:11.23 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Kenny Acheson | Ralt-Honda | |
| Time | 1:12.37 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | March-BMW | ||
| Second | Spirit-Honda | ||
| Third | March-BMW | ||
After leading much of the race, Corrado Fabi retired leaving Thierry Boutsen and a charging Johnny Cecotto as the two front-runners in the final laps. Eventually, Cecotto passed Boutsen for the lead to take his second win of the 1982 European Formula Two season and take his first Pau Grand Prix win.
Classification
editRace
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |  Johnny Cecotto
|
March-BMW | 73 | 1hr 31min 00.03sec | 7 | |
| 2 | 32 |  Thierry Boutsen
|
Spirit-Honda | 73 | + 15.90 s | 1 | |
| 3 | 19 |  Mike Thackwell
|
March-BMW | 73 | + 1:18.99 s | 6 | |
| 4 | 25 |  Frank Jelinski
|
Maurer-BMW | 72 | + 1 lap | 12 | |
| 5 | 1 | Kenny Acheson
|
Ralt-Honda | 72 | + 1 lap | 9 | |
| 6 | 2 | Jonathan Palmer
|
Ralt-Honda | 72 | + 1 lap | 15 | |
| 7 | 33 |  Stefan Johansson
|
Spirit-Honda | 71 | + 2 laps | 2 | |
| 8 | 8 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser
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Maurer-BMW | 67 | + 6 laps | 13 | |
| 9 | 7 | Stefan Bellof
|
Maurer-BMW | 64 | + 9 laps | 5 | |
| Ret | 6 |  Beppe Gabbiani
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Maurer-BMW | 47 | Injector | 18 | |
| Ret | 21 | Piero Necchi
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Toleman-Hart | 44 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 18 | Oscar Pedersoli
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Merzario-BMW | 44 | Accident | 16 | |
| Ret | 3 | Corrado Fabi
|
March-BMW | 43 | Wheel studs | 3 | |
| Ret | 5 | Christian Danner
|
March-BMW | 28 | Engine | 8 | |
| Ret | 30 |  Cliff Hansen
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March-BMW | 17 | Accident | 19 | |
| Ret | 23 | Philippe Streiff
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AGS-BMW | 14 | Engine | 4 | |
| Ret | 17 |  Jo Gartner
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Merzario-BMW | 11 | Engine | 14 | |
| Ret | 10 | Thierry Tassin
|
Toleman-Hart | 8 | Hub | 11 | |
| Ret | 22 | Roberto del Castello
|
Toleman-BMW | 0 | Engine | 10 | |
| DNQ | 16 | Harald Brutschin
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Merzario-BMW | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | 24 | Pascal Fabre
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AGS-BMW | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | 12 | Alessandro Nannini
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Minardi-BMW | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | 9 | Carlo Rossi
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Docking Spitzley-Hart | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | 11 | Paolo Barilla
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Minardi-BMW | Did not qualify | |||
| DNPQ | 26 | "Pierre Chauvet"
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Maurer-BMW | Did Not Pre-Qualify | |||
| DNPQ | 28 | Guido Daccò
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Minardi-BMW | Did Not Pre-Qualify | |||
| DNA | 20 | Stanley Dickens
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March-BMW | Did Not Attend | |||
| Fastest Lap: Kenny Acheson (Ralt-Honda) - 1:12.37 | |||||||
| Sources:[1][2] | |||||||
References
edit- ^ "XLII Grand Prix Automobile de Pau 1981". Formula2.net. 2001-10-11. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ^ "1982 Pau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
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