- Grand Prix de Pau
Motorsport venue
Name = Pau Circuit | Location = Pau,France
Time =GMT +1 (DST: +2)
Events = F3, F3 Euroseries, WTCC
Length_km = 2.769
Length_mi = 1.721
Turns = 15
Record_time = 1:11.353
Record_driver =Lewis Hamilton
Record_team = ASM Formule 3 Dallara-Mercedes F305
Record_year = 2005The Grand Prix de Pau is an
auto race held annually in Pau,Pyrénées-Atlantiques , southwesternFrance . The race was first held in 1901 and started running regularly in 1933, with a race being held more-or-less every year since, excluding the duration ofWorld War II . The race was the first ever to be called a Grand Prix.The race is run around a circuit laid out on the streets of the French town, and is in many ways similar to the more famous
Formula One Monaco Grand Prix .In the 1950s the race was run sporadically as a non-championship
Formula One race, with periods as aFormula Two race. From 1964 the race was part of the French, and later the European, Formula Two championships.Formula 3000 replaced Formula Two in Europe from 1985 and the race continued as part of the European championship until 1999, when the race around the streets of Pau was changed to aFormula Three event.Winners
:"see:
Winners of the Grand Prix de Pau , for a full list from 1933-present (and the original 1901 race)".For the previous five years, the winners of the Grand Prix de Pau have been:External links
* [http://www.grandprixautomobilepau.com/ Official website of the Grand Prix de Pau]
* [http://www.grandprixhistorique.com/ Official site for the Historical Grand Prix]
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