# 1986 Pau Grand Prix

The 46th Grand Prix Automobile de Pau (Pau Grand Prix), was the third round of the 1986 International Formula 3000. This race was held around the streets of the city of Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, south-western France, on 19 May.

## Report
### Entry

For this round, a total of 37 arrived in Pau for the race, with just 21 spaces available on the grid for the race.

### Qualifying

Emanuele Pirro took pole position for Onyx Racing, in their March-Cosworth 86B, averaging a speed of 86.239 mph.

### Race

The race was held over 73 laps of the Circuit de Pau-Ville. Mike Thackwell took the winner spoils for works Ralt team, driving their Ralt-Honda RT20. The Kiwi won in a time of 1hr 31:17.92., averaging a speed of 82.276 mph. Second place went to the poleman, Emanuele Pirro aboard the Onyx Racing entered March-Cosworth 86B, who was 6.15 seconds adrift. The podium was completed by the Frenchman, Michel Ferté in the Team Oreca’s March-Cosworth 86B, a further 20 seconds behind.

## Classification
### Race Result

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Laps | Time |
| 1 | 5 | Mike Thackwell | Team Ralt | Ralt-Honda | 73 | 1hr 31min 17.92sec |
| 2 | 6 | Emanuele Pirro | Onyx Racing | March-Cosworth | 73 | + 53.15 s |
| 3 | 10 | Michel Ferté | Oreca Motorsport | March-Cosworth | 73 | + 1:13.22 s |
| 4 | 48 | Richard Dallest | Equipe Danielson | AGS-Cosworth | 72 | + 1 lap |
| 5 | 40 | Luis Pérez-Sala | Pavesi Racing | Ralt-Cosworth | 72 | + 1 lap |
| 6 | 7 | John Jones | Onyx Racing | March-Cosworth | 71 | + 2 laps |
| 7 | 12 | Lamberto Leoni | ITI F3000/FIRST | March-Cosworth | 71 | + 2 laps |
| Ret | 1 | Tomas Kaiser | BS Automotive | Lola-Cosworth | 51 | Driveshaft |
| Ret | 11 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Oreca Motorsport | March-Cosworth | 51 | Gearbox |
| Ret | 36 | Ivan Capelli | Genoa Racing | March-Cosworth | 35 | Accident |
| Ret | 15 | Alain Ferté | ITI F3000/FIRST | March-Cosworth | 29 | Engine |
| Ret | 9 | Philippe Alliot | Oreca Motorsport | March-Cosworth | 21 | Accident |
| Ret | 19 | Pascal Fabre | Lola Motorsport | Lola-Cosworth | 20 | Throttle |
| Ret | 42 | Adrián Campos | Peter Gethin Racing | March-Cosworth | 17 | Accident |
| Ret | 34 | Gabriele Tarquini | Coloni Racing | March-Cosworth | 6 | Wheel Bearing |
| Ret | 4 | John Nielsen | Team Ralt | Ralt-Honda | 2 | Electrical |
| Ret | 16 | Volker Weidler | Bromley Motorsport | Ralt-Cosworth | 0 | Accident |
| Ret | 21 | Russell Spence | Eddie Jordan Racing | March-Cosworth 86B | 0 | Accident |
| Ret | 27 | Mario Hytten | Arno International | Ralt-Cosworth | 0 | Accident |
| DNS | 26 | Maurício Gugelmin | West Surrey Racing | March-Cosworth | | Did not start |
| Participants below did not qualify |||||||
| DNQ | 2 | Ken Johnson | BS Automotive | Lola-Cosworth | | Did not qualify |
| DNQ | 23 | Jeff MacPherson | Colin Bennett Racing | March-Cosworth | | Did not qualify |
| DNQ | 41 | Pierluigi Martini | Pavesi Racing | Ralt-Cosworth | | Did not qualify |
| DNQ | 3 | Andrew Gilbert-Scott | BS Automotive | Lola-Cosworth | | Did not qualify |
| DNQ | 33 | Gary Evans | GEM | Lola-Cosworth | | Did not qualify |
| DNQ | 38 | Eliseo Salazar | RAM Motorsport | RAM-Cosworth | | Did not qualify |
| DNQ | 17 | Claudio Antonioli | San Remo Racing Srl | March-Cosworth | | Did not qualify |
| DNQ | 44 | Jari Nurminen | Venturini Racing | March-Cosworth | | Did not qualify |
| DNQ | 47 | Aldo Bertuzzi | Minardi Team Alfonso | Minardi-Cosworth | | Did not qualify |
| DNQ | 22 | ”Pierre Chauvet” | Eddie Jordan Racing | March-Cosworth | | Did not qualify |
| DNQ | 24 | Cathy Muller | Horag Racing | Lola-Cosworth | | Did not qualify |
| DNQ | 18 | Franco Tacchino | San Remo Racing Srl | March-Cosworth | | Did not qualify |
| DNQ | 28 | Altfrid Heger | Bertram Schäfer Racing | Ralt-Cosworth | | Did not qualify |
| DNQ | 14 | Franco Scapini | ITI F3000/FIRST | March-Cosworth | | Did not qualify |
| DNQ | 8 | Cary Bren | Onyx Racing | March-Cosworth | | Did not qualify |
| DNQ | 30 | Jean-Pierre Frey | Team Dollop | March-Cosworth | | Did not qualify |
| Fastest Lap: Emanuele Pirro (Onyx Racing) – 1:13.700 or (83.772 mph) |||||||
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