Pau Grand Prix
The Pau Grand Prix (French: Grand Prix de Pau) is a motor race held in Pau, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department of southwestern France. The French Grand Prix was held at Pau in 1930, leading to the annual Pau Grand Prix being inaugurated in 1933. It was not run during World War II and in 2020–2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Circuit de Pau-Ville | |
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| Number of times held | 73 |
| First held | 1933 |
| Most wins (drivers) | Jim Clark (4) |
| Most wins (constructors) | Dallara (12) |
| Circuit length | 2.760 km (1.714 miles) |
| Race length | 91.1 km (56.562 miles) |
| Laps | 16 |
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| Location | Pau, France |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (DST) |
| Coordinates | 43°17′33″N 000°21′47″W |
| FIA Grade | 3 |
| Opened | 19 February 1933 |
| Major events | Former: TCR Europe (2023) French F4 (2011–2019, 2022–2023) FIA ETCR (2022) FFSA GT (1999, 2001–2003, 2005, 2017–2019) WTCR Race of France (2022) Euroformula Open (2019, 2022) WTCC Race of France (2007–2009) Formula Renault Eurocup (2017) FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2011–2012, 2014–2018) Formula 3 Euro Series (2003–2005, 2008) FIA European Formula 3 Cup (1999–2003) F3000 (1985–1998) European F2 (1964–1984) |
| Website | http://www.grandprixdepau.fr/ |
| Grand Prix Circuit (1935–present) | |
| Length | 2.769 km (1.721 miles) |
| Turns | 15 |
| Race lap record | 1:09.788 ( Maximilian Günther, Dallara F316, 2017, F3) |
| Original Circuit (1933) | |
| Length | 2.649 km (1.646 miles) |
| Turns | 14 |
| Race lap record | 2:04.000 ( Philippe Étancelin, Alfa Romeo Monza, 1933, Formula Libre) |
The race takes place around the centre of the city, where public roads are closed to form a street circuit, and over the years the event has variously conformed to the rules of Grand Prix racing, Formula One, Formula Two, Formula 3000, Formula Three, Formula Libre, sports car racing, and touring car racing.
In 2021, Autocar included the Pau Grand Prix in its list of "The 10 best street circuits in the world".
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