1983 Pau Grand Prix Explained

Country:France
Grand Prix:Pau
Date:22 May
Year:1983
Official Name:XLIII 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:Stefan Bellof
Pole Country:DEU
Pole Team:Maurer-BMW
Pole Time:1:11.87
Fast Driver:Stefan Bellof
Fast Team:Maurer-BMW
Fast Time:1:13.12
Fast Country:DEU
First Driver:Jo Gartner
First Country:AUT
First Team:Spirit-BMW
Second Driver:Kenny Acheson
Second Country:GBR
Second Team:Maurer-BMW
Third Driver:Jonathan Palmer
Third Country:GBR
Third Team:Ralt-Honda

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.

Classification

Race

PosNoDriverVehicleLapsTime/RetiredGrid
124 Jo GartnerSpirit-BMW731hr 45min 18.65sec6
217 Kenny AchesonMaurer-BMW73+ 25.91 s13
38 Jonathan PalmerRalt-Honda73+ 53.96 s11
43 Thierry TassinMarch-BMW73+ 1:05.93 s8
52 Christian DannerMarch-BMW73+ 1:06.24 s9
612 Rolf BilandMarch-BMW69+ 4 laps18
736 Fulvio BallabioAGS-BMW67+ 6 laps16
89 Mike ThackwellRalt-Honda67+ 6 laps2
915 Tomas KaiserMaurer-BMW66+ 7 laps19
107 Philippe StreiffAGS-BMW63+ 10 laps5
DSQ5 Alain FertéMaurer-BMW73Disqualified3
DSQ4 Stefan BellofMaurer-BMW73Disqualified1
Ret26 Philippe AlliotMartini-BMW59Engine10
Ret18 Guido DaccòLola-BMW30Accident20
Ret1 Beppe GabbianiMarch-BMW29Driveshaft4
Ret28 Lamberto LeoniMarch-BMW28Accident15
Ret20 Richard DallestMarch-BMW28Accident12
Ret25 "Pierre Chauvet"Spirit-BMW24Accident14
Ret6 Pierre PetitMaurer-BMW18Accident17
Ret10 Alessandro NanniniMinardi-BMW0Accident7
DNQ19 Aldo BertuzziMarch-BMWDid Not Start
DNQ33 Dave ScottMarch-BMWDid Not Start
DNQ34 Roberto Del CastelloMarch-BMWDid Not Start
DNQ35 Michel FertéMartini-BMWDid Not Start
Fastest Lap: Stefan Bellof (Maurer-BMW) - 1:13.12
Sources:[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: XLIII Grand Prix Automobile de Pau 1983 . Formula2.net . 2002-06-26 . 2017-03-01.
  2. Web site: 1983 Pau Grand Prix . motorsportmagazine.com . 2017-03-01.