1979 Pau Grand Prix
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| 1979 Pau Grand Prix | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 4 June 1979 | ||
| Official name | XXXIX 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 | March-BMW | ||
| Time | 1:13.25 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
| Osella-BMW | |
| Time | 1:31.52 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Osella-BMW | ||
| Second | Chevron-BMW | ||
| Third | 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.