Pau Circuit

Location	Pau, France
Time zone	GMT +1 (DST: +2)
Major events	Formula Two, F3 Euroseries, WTCC
Length	2.769 km (1.721 mi)
Turns	15
Lap record	1:11.353 (Lewis Hamilton, ASM Formule 3 Dallara-Mercedes F305, 2005)

Dutch driver Yelmer Buurman drives the picturesque Pau Circuit in 2006

The BMW team prepare before the 2007 racing weekend begins

The Grand Prix de Pau is an auto race held annually in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, southwestern France. The race was first held in 1901^[1] and started running regularly in 1933, with a race being held more-or-less every year since, excluding the duration of World War II. The race was the first ever to be called a Grand Prix.

The race is run around a street circuit laid out on the French town, and is in many ways similar to the more famous Formula One Monaco Grand Prix. The race cars are set up with greater suspension travel than is typically utilised at a purpose-built racing circuit to minimize the effect of running on the typical undulating tarmac of the street circuit.^[1]

In the 1950s the race was run sporadically as a non-championship Formula One race, with periods as a Formula 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 a Formula Three event. The World Touring Car Championship took over as the headline category in 2007, although open wheel cars have continued as part of the WTCC support program.

It was announced in late October 2009 that there will be no Pau Grand Prix for 2010, with the local government looking to ensure the Grand Prix's long term future for 2011 and beyond.

[edit] 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:

Year	Driver	Constructor	Class	Report
2009	Race 1 : Robert Huff	Chevrolet	Super 2000	Report
	Race 2 : Alain Menu	Chevrolet
2008	Race 1 : Augusto Farfus	BMW	Super 2000	Report
	Race 2 : Andy Priaulx	BMW
2007	Race 1 : Alain Menu	Chevrolet	Super 2000	Report
	Race 2 : Augusto Farfus	BMW
2006	Race 1 : Romain Grosjean	Dallara	Formula Three	Report
	Race 2 : Romain Grosjean	Dallara
2005	Race 1 : Lewis Hamilton	Dallara	Formula Three	Report
	Race 2 : Lewis Hamilton	Dallara

[edit] Simulation / Video Game List

Simulation / Video Game	Year	Configuration
		Streets
Race Pro	2009	Y

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[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website of the Grand Prix de Pau
• Official site for the Historical Grand Prix

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Coordinates: 43°17′33″N 000°21′47″W / 43.2925°N 0.36306°W / 43.2925; -0.36306

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