| Country: | France |
| Grand Prix: | Pau |
| Date: | 4 June |
| Year: | 1979 |
| Official Name: | XXXIX Pau Grand Prix |
| Location: | Pau, France |
| Course: | Temporary Street Circuit |
| Course Mi: | 1.720 |
| Course Km: | 2.760 |
| Distance Laps: | 73 |
| Distance Mi: | 128.550 |
| Distance Km: | 206.882 |
| Weather: | Rain |
| Pole Driver: | Marc Surer |
| Pole Country: | CHE |
| Pole Team: | March-BMW |
| Pole Time: | 1:13.25 |
| Fast Driver: | Eddie Cheever |
| Fast Team: | Osella-BMW |
| Fast Time: | 1:31.52 |
| Fast Country: | USA |
| First Driver: | Eddie Cheever |
| First Country: | USA |
| First Team: | Osella-BMW |
| Second Driver: | Siegfried Stohr |
| Second Country: | ITA |
| Second Team: | Chevron-BMW |
| Third Driver: | Marc Surer |
| Third Country: | CHE |
| Third Team: | March-BMW |
The 1979 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 4 June 1979 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Eddie Cheever, driving the Osella FA2/79. Siegfried Stohr finished second and Marc Surer third.
| Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |  Eddie Cheever | Osella-BMW | 73 | 1hr 54min 30.32sec | |||
| 2 | 19 |  Siegfried Stohr | Chevron-BMW | 73 | + 28.08 s | |||
| 3 | 1 |  Marc Surer | March-BMW | 72 | + 1 lap | |||
| 4 | 3 | Beppe Gabbiani | March-BMW | 72 | + 1 lap | |||
| 5 | 39 |  Patrick Gaillard | Chevron-Hart | 72 | + 1 lap | |||
| 6 | 16 |  Miguel Ángel Guerra | March-BMW | 71 | + 2 laps | |||
| 7 | 11 | Alberto Colombo | March-BMW | 70 | + 3 laps | |||
| 8 | 8 |  Stephen South | March-BMW | 68 | + 5 laps | |||
| 9 | 77 | Derek Warwick | March-Hart | 68 | + 5 laps | |||
| 10 | 5 | Juan María Traverso | March-Hart | 61 | + 12 laps | |||
| Ret | 22 |  Eje Elgh | March-BMW | 47 | Accident | |||
| Ret | 25 |  Wolfgang Locher | March-Hart | 42 | Accident | |||
| Ret | 2 | Michel Leclère | March-BMW | 40 | Electrical | |||
| Ret | 7 |  Derek Daly | March-BMW | 30 | Accident | |||
| Ret | 4 | Teo Fabi | March-BMW | 30 | Accident | |||
| Ret | 6 | Bobby Rahal | Chevron-Hart | 30 | Accident | |||
| Ret | 28 | Alain Couderc | AGS-BMW | 21 | Clutch and gearbox | |||
| Ret | 15 | Rad Dougall | Ralt-Hart | 14 | Accident | |||
| Ret | 14 | Brian Henton | Ralt-Hart | 0 | Accident | |||
| DNS | 12 | Ariel Bakst | March-BMW | Did not start | ||||
| DNQ | 27 | Armin Hahne | Maurer-BMW | Did not qualify | ||||
| DNQ | 23 | Huub Rothengatter | Chevron-Hart | Did not qualify | ||||
| Fastest Lap: Eddie Cheever (Osella-BMW) - 1:31.52 | ||||||||
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