1973 Pau Grand Prix
| 1973 Pau Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race details | |||
| Date | 6 May 1973 | ||
| Official name | XXXIII Pau Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Pau, France | ||
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.760 km (1.720 miles) | ||
| Distance | 70 laps, 193.200 km (120.048 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | March-BMW | ||
| Time | 1:15.0 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | March-BMW | |
| Time | 1:15.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Alpine-Ford | ||
| Second | March-BMW | ||
| Third | Motul-Ford | ||
The 1973 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 6 May 1973 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by François Cevert, driving the Alpine A367. Jean-Pierre Jarier finished second and Tim Schenken third.
Classification
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | François Cevert | Alpine-Ford | 70 | 1hr 30min 49.77sec | ||
| 2 | 1 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | March-BMW | 70 | + 24.67 s | 1 | |
| 3 | 3 | Tim Schenken | Motul-Ford | 70 | + 35.93 s | ||
| 4 | Mike Beuttler | March-BMW | 69 | + 1 lap | |||
| 5 | 14 | Bob Wollek | Motul-Ford | 69 | + 1 lap | ||
| 6 | 12 | Jean-Pierre Jaussaud | Motul-BMW | 69 | + 1 lap | ||
| 7 | 22 | Roger Williamson | GRD-Ford | 68 | + 2 laps | ||
| 8 | 6 | Sten Gunnarsson | GRD-Ford | 68 | + 2 laps | ||
| 9 | Hiroshi Kazato | GRD-Ford | 68 | + 2 laps | |||
| 10 | 33 | Graham Birrell | Chevron-Ford | 66 | + 4 laps | ||
| 11 | 25 | Tetsu Ikuzawa | GRD-Ford | 64 | + 6 laps | ||
| 12 | 2 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | March-BMW | 62 | + 8 laps | ||
| Ret | 5 | Reine Wisell | GRD-Cosworth | 51 | Oil pressure | ||
| Ret | 31 | Silvio Moser | Surtees-Ford | 42 | Gear lever | ||
| Ret | 9 | Patrick Depailler | Alpine-Ford | 38 | Electrical | ||
| Ret | Wilson Fittipaldi | Brabham-Ford | 30 | Rear wing | |||
| Ret | François Migault | Pygmée-Ford | 24 | Distributor | |||
| Ret | Dave Morgan | Chevron-Ford | 16 | Oil leak | |||
| Ret | 18 | Vittorio Brambilla | March-BMW | 15 | Oil pressure | ||
| Ret | 19 | Ernesto Brambilla | March-BMW | 0 | Accident | ||
| DNQ | Patrick Dal Bo | Pygmée-Ford | Did not qualify | ||||
| DNQ | Brendan McInerney | GRD-Ford | Did not qualify | ||||
| DNS | Jacques Coulon | March-BMW | Did not start | ||||
| DNS | Colin Vandervell | March-BMW | Did not start | ||||
| DNS | Bill Gubelmann | March-BMW | Did not start | ||||
| DNS | James Hunt | Surtees-Ford | Did not start | ||||
| DNS | John Wingfield | Brabham-Ford | Did not start | ||||
| DNS | Richard Scott | Scott-Ford | Did not start | ||||
| Fastest Lap: Jean-Pierre Beltoise (March-BMW) - 1:15.0 | |||||||
| Sources:[1] | |||||||
References
- ^ "Formula 2 1973 - Pau GP". Formula2.net. Retrieved 2017-02-25.