1981 Pau Grand Prix
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.
| 1981 Pau Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 8 June 1981 | ||
| Official name | XLI Pau Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Pau, France | ||
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.760 km (1.720 mi) | ||
| Distance | 73 laps, 206.882 km (128.550 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Minardi-BMW | ||
| Time | 1:13.07 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Geoff Lees | Ralt-Honda | |
| Time | 1:15.00 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ralt-Honda | ||
| Second | March-BMW | ||
| Third | March-BMW | ||
Classification
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Geoff Lees |
Ralt-Honda | 73 | 1hr 33min 13.91sec | 3 | |
| 2 | 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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:[1][2] | |||||||
| Preceded by 1980 Pau Grand Prix |
Pau Grand Prix 1981 |
Succeeded by 1982 Pau Grand Prix |
References
- "XLI Grand Prix Automobile de Pau 1981". Formula2.net. 2002-10-13. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- "1981 Pau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
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