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.
| 1983 Pau Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 22 May 1983 | ||
| Official name | XLIII 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) | ||
| Weather | Rain | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maurer-BMW | ||
| Time | 1:11.87 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Stefan Bellof | Maurer-BMW | |
| Time | 1:13.12 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Spirit-BMW | ||
| Second | Maurer-BMW | ||
| Third | Ralt-Honda | ||
Classification
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edit| Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 |  Jo Gartner
|
Spirit-BMW | 73 | 1hr 45min 18.65sec | 6 | |
| 2 | 17 |  Kenny Acheson
|
Maurer-BMW | 73 | + 25.91 s | 13 | |
| 3 | 8 | Jonathan Palmer
|
Ralt-Honda | 73 | + 53.96 s | 11 | |
| 4 | 3 |  Thierry Tassin
|
March-BMW | 73 | + 1:05.93 s | 8 | |
| 5 | 2 | Christian Danner
|
March-BMW | 73 | + 1:06.24 s | 9 | |
| 6 | 12 |  Rolf Biland
|
March-BMW | 69 | + 4 laps | 18 | |
| 7 | 36 |  Fulvio Ballabio
|
AGS-BMW | 67 | + 6 laps | 16 | |
| 8 | 9 |  Mike Thackwell
|
Ralt-Honda | 67 | + 6 laps | 2 | |
| 9 | 15 |  Tomas Kaiser
|
Maurer-BMW | 66 | + 7 laps | 19 | |
| 10 | 7 |  Philippe Streiff
|
AGS-BMW | 63 | + 10 laps | 5 | |
| DSQ | 5 | Alain Ferté
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Maurer-BMW | 73 | Disqualified | 3 | |
| DSQ | 4 | Stefan Bellof
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Maurer-BMW | 73 | Disqualified | 1 | |
| Ret | 26 | Philippe Alliot
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Martini-BMW | 59 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 18 | Guido Daccò
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Lola-BMW | 30 | Accident | 20 | |
| Ret | 1 | Beppe Gabbiani
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March-BMW | 29 | Driveshaft | 4 | |
| Ret | 28 | Lamberto Leoni
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March-BMW | 28 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 20 | Richard Dallest
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March-BMW | 28 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 25 | "Pierre Chauvet"
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Spirit-BMW | 24 | Accident | 14 | |
| Ret | 6 | Pierre Petit
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Maurer-BMW | 18 | Accident | 17 | |
| Ret | 10 | Alessandro Nannini
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Minardi-BMW | 0 | Accident | 7 | |
| DNQ | 19 | Aldo Bertuzzi
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March-BMW | Did Not Start | |||
| DNQ | 33 | Dave Scott
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March-BMW | Did Not Start | |||
| DNQ | 34 | Roberto Del Castello
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March-BMW | Did Not Start | |||
| DNQ | 35 | Michel Ferté
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Martini-BMW | Did Not Start | |||
| Fastest Lap: Stefan Bellof (Maurer-BMW) - 1:13.12 | |||||||
| Sources:[1][2] | |||||||
References
edit- ^ "XLIII Grand Prix Automobile de Pau 1983". Formula2.net. 2002-06-26. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ "1983 Pau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
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