# 1988 Pau Grand Prix

The 1988 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula 3000 motor race held on 23 May 1988 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The race was run as part of the 1988 International Formula 3000 Championship.

## Entry list

| Entrant | Chassis | Engine | No | Driver |
| Onyx Race Engineering | March 88B | Cosworth DFV | 1 | Volker Weidler |
| Onyx Race Engineering | March 88B | Cosworth DFV | 2 | Alfonso de Vinuesa |
| Ralt Racing Ltd. | Ralt RT22 | Judd | 3 | Mike Thackwell |
| Ralt Racing Ltd. | Ralt RT22 | Judd | 4 | Éric Bernard |
| Lola Motorsport | Lola T88/50 | Cosworth DFV | 5 | Mark Blundell |
| Lola Motorsport | Lola T88/50 | Cosworth DFV | 6 | Paul Belmondo |
| Oreca Motorsport | Reynard 88D | Cosworth DFV | 7 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel |
| Oreca Motorsport | Reynard 88D | Cosworth DFV | 8 | Jean Alesi |
| FIRST Racing | March 88B | Judd | 9 | Pierluigi Martini |
| FIRST Racing | March 88B | Judd | 10 | Marco Apicella |
| GBDA Motorsport | Lola T88/50 | Cosworth DFV | 11 | Michel Trollé |
| GBDA Motorsport | Lola T88/50 | Cosworth DFV | 12 | Olivier Grouillard |
| Pavesi Racing | Ralt RT22 | Judd | 14 | Massimo Monti |
| Pavesi Racing | Ralt RT22 | Judd | 15 | Fabrizio Barbazza |
| Madgwick International | Reynard 88D | Cosworth DFV | 16 | Cor Euser |
| Madgwick International | Reynard 88D | Cosworth DFV | 17 | Russell Spence |
| Forti Corse | Dallara 3087 | Cosworth DFV | 18 | Enrico Bertaggia |
| Forti Corse | Dallara 3087 | Cosworth DFV | 19 | Fernando Croceri |
| Gary Evans Motorsport | Ralt RT22 | Cosworth DFV | 20 | Gary Evans |
| Gary Evans Motorsport | Ralt RT22 | Cosworth DFV | 21 | Andy Wallace |
| Roni Motorsport | March 88B | Cosworth DFV | 23 | Aguri Suzuki |
| Team Racetech 3000 | Lola T88/50 | Cosworth DFV | 24 | Pierre Chauvet |
| CoBRa Motorsport | Lola T88/50 | Cosworth DFV | 27 | Andrea Chiesa |
| GA Motorsport | Lola T88/50 | Cosworth DFV | 28 | Gregor Foitek |
| GA Motorsport | Lola T88/50 | Cosworth DFV | 29 | Claudio Langes |
| Eddie Jordan Racing | Reynard 88D | Cosworth DFV | 30 | Thomas Danielsson |
| Colt Racing | Lola T88/50 | Cosworth DFV | 32 | Jari Nurminen |
| Colt Racing | Lola T88/50 | Cosworth DFV | 33 | Giovanna Amati |
| Sport Auto Racing | Lola T88/50 | Cosworth DFV | 35 | Jean-Denis Délétraz |
| Sport Auto Racing | Lola T88/50 | Cosworth DFV | 36 | Fabien Giroix |
| Roger Cowman Racing | Lola T87/50 | Cosworth DFV | 37 | David Hunt |
| Roger Cowman Racing | Lola T87/50 | Cosworth DFV | 38 | Franco Scapini |
| Spirit Racing | Reynard 88D | Cosworth DFV | 39 | Bertrand Gachot |
| Spirit Racing | Reynard 88D | Cosworth DFV | 40 | Paolo Barilla |
| Barcelona Motorsport | Lola T88/50 | Cosworth DFV | 41 | Fermín Vélez |
| Bromley Motorsport | Reynard 88D | Cosworth DFV | 42 | Roberto Moreno |

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 42 | Roberto Moreno | Bromley Motorsport | 1:10.860 | 1 |
| 2 | 7 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Oreca Motorsport | 1:11.080 | 2 |
| 3 | 8 | Jean Alesi | Oreca Motorsport | 1:11.260 | 3 |
| 4 | 9 | Pierluigi Martini | FIRST Racing | 1:11.630 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | Éric Bernard | Ralt Racing Ltd. | 1:11.720 | 5 |
| 6 | 39 | Bertrand Gachot | Spirit Racing | 1:11.670 | 6 |
| 7 | 12 | Olivier Grouillard | GDBA Motorsport | 1:12.060 | 7 |
| 8 | 11 | Michel Trollé | GDBA Motorsport | 1:11.700 | 8 |
| 9 | 40 | Paolo Barilla | Spirit Racing | 1:12.170 | 9 |
| 10 | 3 | Mike Thackwell | Ralt Racing Ltd. | 1:11.930 | 10 |
| 11 | 16 | Cor Euser | Madgwick International | 1:12.350 | 11 |
| 12 | 27 | Andrea Chiesa | CoBRa Motorsport | 1:12.170 | 12 |
| 13 | 36 | Fabien Giroix | Sport Auto Racing | 1:12.500 | 13 |
| 14 | 17 | Russell Spence | Madgwick International | 1:12.500 | 14 |
| 15 | 30 | Thomas Danielsson | Eddie Jordan Racing | 1:12.690 | 15 |
| 16 | 35 | Jean-Denis Délétraz | Sport Auto Racing | 1:12.540 | 16 |
| 17 | 10 | Marco Apicella | FIRST Racing | 1:12.710 | 17 |
| 18 | 29 | Claudio Langes | GA Motorsport | 1:12.720 | 18 |
| 19 | 6 | Paul Belmondo | Lola Motorsport | 1:12.710 | 19 |
| 20 | 5 | Mark Blundell | Lola Motorsport | 1:12.750 | 20 |
| 21 | 29 | Pierre Chauvet | Team Racetech 3000 | 1:13.010 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | Aguri Suzuki | Roni Motorsport | 1:12.890 | 22 |
| Did not qualify ||||||
| - | 21 | Andy Wallace | Gary Evans Motorsport | 1:12.900 | - |
| - | 18 | Enrico Bertaggia | Forti Corse | 1:13.010 | - |
| - | 20 | Gary Evans | Gary Evans Motorsport | 1:13.240 | - |
| - | 1 | Volker Weidler | Onyx Race Engineering | 1:13.520 | - |
| - | 15 | Fabrizio Barbazza | Pavesi Racing | 1:13.670 | - |
| - | 28 | Gregor Foitek | GA Motorsport | 1:13.680 | - |
| - | 41 | Fermín Vélez | Barcelona Motorsport | 1:13.680 | - |
| - | 32 | Jari Nurminen | Colt Racing | 1:13.980 | - |
| - | 19 | Fernando Croceri | Forti Corse | 1:14.010 | - |
| - | 37 | David Hunt | Roger Cowman Racing | 1:14.250 | - |
| - | 2 | Alfonso de Vinuesa | Onyx Race Engineering | 1:14.400 | - |
| - | 38 | Franco Scapini | Roger Cowman Racing | 1:14.660 | - |
| - | 14 | Massimo Monti | Pavesi Racing | 1:15.940 | - |
| - | 33 | Giovanna Amati | Colt Racing | 1:16.480 | - |
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### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | Pts |
| 1 | 42 | Roberto Moreno | Bromley Motorsport | 72 | 1hr 29min 1.760sec | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 8 | Jean Alesi | Oreca Motorsport | 72 | + 22.030 s | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | Pierluigi Martini | FIRST Racing | 72 | + 22.950 s | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Éric Bernard | Ralt Racing Ltd. | 72 | + 23.460 s | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 10 | Marco Apicella | FIRST Racing | 72 | + 24.540 s | 17 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Oreca Motorsport | 72 | + 52.480 s | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | Mike Thackwell | Ralt Racing Ltd. | 72 | | 10 | |
| 8 | 36 | Fabien Giroix | Sport Auto Racing | 71 | + 1 lap | 13 | |
| 9 | 16 | Cor Euser | Madgwick International | 71 | + 1 lap | 11 | |
| 10 | 29 | Claudio Langes | GA Motorsport | 71 | + 1 lap | 18 | |
| 11 | 23 | Aguri Suzuki | Roni Motorsport | 69 | + 3 laps | 22 | |
| Ret | 12 | Olivier Grouillard | GBDA Motorsport | 55 | Accident | 7 | |
| Ret | 11 | Michel Trollé | GBDA Motorsport | 53 | Accident | 8 | |
| Ret | 17 | Russell Spence | Madgwick International | 50 | Accident | 14 | |
| Ret | 6 | Paul Belmondo | Lola Motorsport | 45 | Gearbox | 19 | |
| Ret | 29 | Pierre Chauvet | Team Racetech 3000 | 41 | Accident | 24 | |
| Ret | 40 | Paolo Barilla | Spirit Racing | 27 | Accident | 9 | |
| Ret | 5 | Mark Blundell | Lola Motorsport | 18 | Handling | 20 | |
| Ret | 27 | Andrea Chiesa | COBRA Motorsport | 1 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 35 | Jean-Denis Délétraz | Sport Auto Racing | 1 | Accident | 16 | |
| Ret | 39 | Bertrand Gachot | Spirit Racing | 0 | Accident | 6 | |
| DNS | 30 | Thomas Danielsson | Eddie Jordan Racing | 0 | Did not start | 15 | |
| Fastest Lap: Marco Apicella (FIRST Racing) – 1:12.72 ||||||||
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