1973 Pau Grand Prix Explained

Country:France
Grand Prix:Pau
Date:6 May
Year:1973
Official Name:XXXIII Pau Grand Prix
Location:Pau, France
Course:Temporary Street Circuit
Course Mi:1.720
Course Km:2.760
Distance Laps:70
Distance Mi:120.048
Distance Km:193.200
Pole Driver:Jean-Pierre Jarier
Pole Country:FRA
Pole Team:March-BMW
Pole Time:1:15.0
Fast Driver:Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Fast Team:March-BMW
Fast Time:1:15.0
Fast Country:FRA
First Driver:François Cevert
First Country:FRA
First Team:Alpine-Ford
Second Driver:Jean-Pierre Jarier
Second Country:FRA
Second Team:March-BMW
Third Driver:Tim Schenken
Third Country:AUS
Third Team: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

PosNoDriverVehicleLapsTime/retiredGrid
110 François CevertAlpine-Ford701hr 30min 49.77sec
21 Jean-Pierre JarierMarch-BMW70+ 24.67 s1
33 Tim SchenkenMotul-Ford70+ 35.93 s
4 Mike BeuttlerMarch-BMW69+ 1 lap
514 Bob WollekMotul-Ford69+ 1 lap
612 Jean-Pierre JaussaudMotul-BMW69+ 1 lap
722 Roger WilliamsonGRD-Ford68+ 2 laps
86 Sten GunnarssonGRD-Ford68+ 2 laps
9 Hiroshi KazatoGRD-Ford68+ 2 laps
1033 Graham BirrellChevron-Ford66+ 4 laps
1125 Tetsu IkuzawaGRD-Ford64+ 6 laps
122 Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMarch-BMW62+ 8 laps
Ret5 Reine WisellGRD-Cosworth51Oil pressure
Ret31 Silvio MoserSurtees-Ford42Gear lever
Ret9 Patrick DepaillerAlpine-Ford38Electrical
Ret Wilson FittipaldiBrabham-Ford30Rear wing
Ret François MigaultPygmée-Ford24Distributor
Ret Dave MorganChevron-Ford16Oil leak
Ret18 Vittorio BrambillaMarch-BMW15Oil pressure
Ret19 Ernesto BrambillaMarch-BMW0Accident
DNQ Patrick Dal BoPygmée-FordDid not qualify
DNQ Brendan McInerneyGRD-FordDid not qualify
DNS Jacques CoulonMarch-BMWDid not start
DNS Colin VandervellMarch-BMWDid not start
DNS Bill GubelmannMarch-BMWDid not start
DNS James HuntSurtees-FordDid not start
DNS John WingfieldBrabham-FordDid not start
DNS Richard ScottScott-FordDid not start
Fastest Lap: Jean-Pierre Beltoise (March-BMW) - 1:15.0
Sources:[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Formula 2 1973 - Pau GP . Formula2.net . 2017-02-25.