1937 Pau Grand Prix

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.

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
Bugatti T59S
Fastest lap
Driver France Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago T150C
Time 1:54.0
Podium
First
Bugatti T59S
Second
Talbot-Lago T150C
Third
Delahaye 135C

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]

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".
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