1986 Pau Grand Prix
The 46th Grand Prix Automobile de Pau (Pau Grand Prix), was the third round of the 1986 International Formula 3000. This race was held around the streets of the city of Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, south-western France, on 19 May.[1][2]
1986 Pau Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 19 May 1986 | ||
Official name | XLVI Pau Grand Prix | ||
Location | Pau, France | ||
Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
Course length | 2.760 km (1.720 mi) | ||
Distance | 73 laps, 201.480 km (125.560 mi) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Onyx Racing | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
| Onyx Racing | |
Time | 1:13.700 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Team Ralt | ||
Second | Onyx Racing | ||
Third | Oreca Motorsport |
Report
Entry
For this round, a total of 37 arrived in Pau for the race, with just 21 spaces available on the grid for the race.[3]
Qualifying
Emanuele Pirro took pole position for Onyx Racing, in their March-Cosworth 86B, averaging a speed of 86.239 mph.[4]
Race
The race was held over 73 laps of the Circuit de Pau-Ville. Mike Thackwell took the winner spoils for works Ralt team, driving their Ralt-Honda RT20. The Kiwi won in a time of 1hr 31:17.92., averaging a speed of 82.276 mph. Second place went to the poleman, Emanuele Pirro aboard the Onyx Racing entered March-Cosworth 86B, who was 6.15 seconds adrift. The podium was completed by the Frenchman, Michel Ferté in the Team Oreca’s March-Cosworth 86B, a further 20 seconds behind.[5]
Classification
Race Result
Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Laps | Time |
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1 | 5 | Team Ralt | Ralt-Honda | 73 | 1hr 31min 17.92sec | |
2 | 6 | Onyx Racing | March-Cosworth | 73 | + 53.15 s | |
3 | 10 | Oreca Motorsport | March-Cosworth | 73 | + 1:13.22 s | |
4 | 48 | Equipe Danielson | AGS-Cosworth | 72 | + 1 lap | |
5 | 40 | Pavesi Racing | Ralt-Cosworth | 72 | + 1 lap | |
6 | 7 | Onyx Racing | March-Cosworth | 71 | + 2 laps | |
7 | 12 | ITI F3000/FIRST | March-Cosworth | 71 | + 2 laps | |
Ret | 32 | Sanremo Racing srl | March-Cosworth | 65 | Driveshaft | |
Ret | 11 | Oreca Motorsport | March-Cosworth | 51 | Gearbox | |
Ret | 36 | Genoa Racing | March-Cosworth | 35 | Accident | |
Ret | 15 | ITI F3000/FIRST | March-Cosworth | 29 | Engine | |
Ret | 9 | Oreca Motorsport | March-Cosworth | 21 | Accident | |
Ret | 19 | Lola Motorsport | Lola-Cosworth | 20 | Throttle | |
Ret | 42 | Peter Gethin Racing | March-Cosworth | 17 | Accident | |
Ret | 34 | Coloni Racing | March-Cosworth | 6 | Wheel Bearing | |
Ret | 4 | Team Ralt | Ralt-Honda | 2 | Electrical | |
Ret | 16 | Bromley Motorsport | Ralt-Cosworth | 0 | Accident | |
Ret | 21 | Eddie Jordan Racing | March-Cosworth 86B | 0 | Accident | |
Ret | 27 | Arno International | Ralt-Cosworth | 0 | Accident | |
DNS | 26 | West Surrey Racing | March-Cosworth | Did Not Start | ||
Participants below did not qualify | ||||||
DNQ | 2 | BS Automotive | Lola-Cosworth | Did Not Qualify | ||
DNQ | 23 | Colin Bennett Racing | March-Cosworth | Did Not Qualify | ||
DNQ | 41 | Pavesi Racing | Ralt-Cosworth | Did Not Qualify | ||
DNQ | 3 | BS Automotive | Lola-Cosworth | Did Not Qualify | ||
DNQ | 33 | GEM | Lola-Cosworth | Did Not Qualify | ||
DNQ | 38 | RAM Motorsport | RAM-Cosworth | Did Not Qualify | ||
DNQ | 17 | San Remo Racing Srl | March-Cosworth | Did Not Qualify | ||
DNQ | 44 | Venturini Racing | March-Cosworth | Did Not Qualify | ||
DNQ | 47 | Minardi Team Alfonso | Minardi-Cosworth | Did Not Qualify | ||
DNQ | 22 | Eddie Jordan Racing | March-Cosworth | Did Not Qualify | ||
DNQ | 24 | Horag Racing | Lola-Cosworth | Did Not Qualify | ||
DNQ | 18 | San Remo Racing Srl | March-Cosworth | Did Not Qualify | ||
DNQ | 28 | Bertram Schäfer Racing | Ralt-Cosworth | Did Not Qualify | ||
DNQ | 14 | ITI F3000/FIRST | March-Cosworth | Did Not Qualify | ||
DNQ | 8 | Onyx Racing | March-Cosworth | Did Not Qualify | ||
DNQ | 30 | Team Dollop | March-Cosworth | Did Not Qualify | ||
Fastest Lap: | ||||||
Source(s): [6][7] | ||||||
References
- http://dizzy1000.tripod.com/1986.htm
- http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=17671
- http://dizzy1000.tripod.com/1986.htm
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-06. Retrieved 2013-10-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-06. Retrieved 2013-10-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=17671
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-06. Retrieved 2013-10-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)