1983 Pau Grand Prix

1983 Pau Grand Prix
Race details
Date	22 May 1983
Official name	XLIII Pau Grand Prix
Location	Pau, France
Course	Temporary Street Circuit
Course length	2.760 km (1.720 miles)
Distance	73 laps, 206.882 km (128.550 miles)
Weather	Rain
Pole position
Driver	Stefan Bellof	Maurer-BMW
Time	1:11.87
Fastest lap
Driver	Stefan Bellof	Maurer-BMW
Time	1:13.12
Podium
First	Jo Gartner	Spirit-BMW
Second	Kenny Acheson	Maurer-BMW
Third	Jonathan Palmer	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

Pos	No	Driver	Vehicle	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	24	Jo Gartner	Spirit-BMW	73	1hr 45min 18.65sec	6
2	17	Kenny Acheson	Maurer-BMW	73	+ 25.91 s	13
3	8	Jonathan Palmer	Ralt-Honda	73	+ 53.96 s	11
4	3	Thierry Tassin	March-BMW	73	+ 1:05.93 s	8
5	2	Christian Danner	March-BMW	73	+ 1:06.24 s	9
6	12	Rolf Biland	March-BMW	69	+ 4 laps	18
7	36	Fulvio Ballabio	AGS-BMW	67	+ 6 laps	16
8	9	Mike Thackwell	Ralt-Honda	67	+ 6 laps	2
9	15	Tomas Kaiser	Maurer-BMW	66	+ 7 laps	19
10	7	Philippe Streiff	AGS-BMW	63	+ 10 laps	5
DSQ	5	Alain Ferté	Maurer-BMW	73	Disqualified	3
DSQ	4	Stefan Bellof	Maurer-BMW	73	Disqualified	1
Ret	26	Philippe Alliot	Martini-BMW	59	Engine	10
Ret	18	Guido Daccò	Lola-BMW	30	Accident	20
Ret	1	Beppe Gabbiani	March-BMW	29	Driveshaft	4
Ret	28	Lamberto Leoni	March-BMW	28	Accident	15
Ret	20	Richard Dallest	March-BMW	28	Accident	12
Ret	25	"Pierre Chauvet"	Spirit-BMW	24	Accident	14
Ret	6	Pierre Petit	Maurer-BMW	18	Accident	17
Ret	10	Alessandro Nannini	Minardi-BMW	0	Accident	7
DNQ	19	Aldo Bertuzzi	March-BMW		Did Not Start
DNQ	33	Dave Scott	March-BMW		Did Not Start
DNQ	34	Roberto Del Castello	March-BMW		Did Not Start
DNQ	35	Michel Ferté	Martini-BMW		Did Not Start
Fastest Lap: Stefan Bellof (Maurer-BMW) - 1:13.12
Sources:[1][2]

Preceded by 1982 Pau Grand Prix

Pau Grand Prix 1983

Succeeded by 1984 Pau Grand Prix

References

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