1937 Pau Grand Prix

1937 Pau Grand Prix
Race details
Date 21 February 1937
Official name Grand Prix de Pau[1]
Location Pau, France
Course Temporary Street Circuit
Course length 2.760 km (1.720 miles)
Distance 80 laps, 221.500 km (137.633 miles)
Pole position
Driver
  • France Jean-Pierre Wimille
Bugatti T59S
Fastest lap
Driver France Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago T150C
Time 1:54.0
Podium
First
  • France Jean-Pierre Wimille
Bugatti T59S
Second
  • France Raymond Sommer
Talbot-Lago T150C
Third Delahaye 135C
Motor car race

The 1937 Pau Grand Prix was a motor race held on 21 February 1937 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Jean-Pierre Wimille, driving the Bugatti T59S. Raymond Sommer finished second and René Dreyfus third.

Classification

Race

Pos No Driver Vehicle Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 16 France Jean-Pierre Wimille Bugatti T59S 80 2hr 41min 15.0sec 1
2 8 France Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago T150C 79 + 1 lap 2
3 4 France René Dreyfus Delahaye 135C 79 + 1 lap 2
4 2 France Albert Divo Talbot-Lago T150C 78 + 2 laps 2
5 18 France "Raph" Delahaye 135 78 + 2 laps 2
6 10 France René Carrièrè Delahaye 135C 78 + 2 laps 2
7 28 France Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135 76 + 4 laps 2
8 20 France Philippe Maillard-Brune Delahaye 135 75 + 5 laps 2
9 6 United States Laury Schell Delahaye 135C 75 + 5 laps 2
10 26 France Joseph Paul Delahaye 135 72 + 8 laps 2
11 22 France Raymond de Saugé Bugatti 575 69 + 11 laps 2
Ret 12 France Albert Perrot Delahaye 135 Retired
Ret 14 France Robert Brunet Delahaye 135 Retired
Ret 24 Thailand B. Bira Delahaye 135 Retired
Sources: [2]
Preceded by Pau Grand Prix
1937
Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ Snellman, Leif (2006-10-26). "Sports Car Racing". Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  2. ^ "Non Championship Races 1937".