# 2000 Pau Grand Prix

The 2000 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Three motor race held on 12 June 2000 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Jonathan Cochet, driving for Signature Team. Tiago Monteiro finished second and Patrick Friesacher third.

## Entry List

| Team | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine |
| La Filière | 1 | James Andanson | Martini MK79 | Opel |
| La Filière | 2 | Ying Kin Lee | Martini MK79 | Opel |
| La Filière | 3 | Romain Dumas | Martini MK79 | Opel |
| La Filière | 14 | Adam Jones | Martini MK79 | Opel |
| La Filière | 15 | Philip Giebler | Martini MK79 | Opel |
| Signature Team | 4 | Mathieu Zangarelli | Dallara F399 | Renault |
| Signature Team | 5 | Jonathan Cochet | Dallara F399 | Renault |
| Promatecme | 6 | Yannick Schroeder | Dallara F399 | Renault |
| ASM Formule 3 | 7 | Tiago Monteiro | Dallara F399 | Renault |
| ASM Formule 3 | 8 | Tristan Gommendy | Dallara F399 | Renault |
| ASM Formule 3 | 9 | Julien Beltoise | Dallara F399 | Renault |
| Mygale | 10 | Marcos Ambrose | Martini MK79 | Renault |
| RC Benetton | 11 | Miloš Pavlović | Dallara F300 | Opel |
| RC Benetton | 12 | Nicolas Kiesa | Dallara F300 | Opel |
| EMC2 Mygale | 16 | Julien Piguet | Dallara F396 | Opel |
| Rowan Racing | 17 | Martin O'Connell | Dallara F300 | Mugen-Honda |
| Rowan Racing | 20 | Warren Carway | Dallara F300 | Mugen-Honda |
| Griffiths | 18 | David Moretti | Dallara F396 | Fiat |
| Griffiths | 19 | Frédéric Makowiecki | Dallara F396 | Fiat |
| Griffiths | 37 | Pierre Gilbert | Dallara F396 | Fiat |
| Manor Motorsport | 21 | Antônio Pizzonia | Dallara F399 | Mugen-Honda |
| Manor Motorsport | 22 | Juan Manuel López | Dallara F399 | Mugen-Honda |
| LD Autosport | 25 | Ryō Fukuda | Dallara F399 | Renault |
| LD Autosport | 64 | Lucas Lasserre | Dallara F399 | Renault |
| Uboldi Corse SRL | 26 | Davide Uboldi | Dallara F399 | Fiat |
| Target Racing | 27 | Paolo Montin | Dallara F399 | Opel |
| Carlin Motorsport | 29 | Takuma Sato | Dallara F300 | Mugen-Honda |
| Carlin Motorsport | 30 | Ben Collins | Dallara F300 | Mugen-Honda |
| Bertram Schäfer Racing | 31 | Patrick Friesacher | Dallara F300 | Renault |
| Bertram Schäfer Racing | 32 | André Lotterer | Dallara F399 | Renault |
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## Classification
### Qualifying
#### Group A

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Qualifying 1 | Qualifying 2 | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 4 | Mathieu Zangarelli | Signature Team | 1:13.037 | 1:11.276 | | 2 |
| 2 | 21 | Antônio Pizzonia | Manor Motorsport | 1:12.629 | 1:11.598 | + 0.322 s | 4 |
| 3 | 25 | Ryō Fukuda | LD Autosport | 1:13.472 | 1:11.672 | + 0.396 s | 6 |
| 4 | 11 | Miloš Pavlović | RC Benetton | 1:13.146 | 1:11.844 | + 0.568 s | 8 |
| 5 | 9 | Julien Beltoise | ASM Formule 3 | 1:13.512 | 1:11.991 | + 0.715 s | 10 |
| 6 | 32 | André Lotterer | Bertram Schäfer Racing | 1:13.393 | 1:12.095 | + 0.819 s | 12 |
| 7 | 15 | Philip Giebler | La Filière | 1:14.336 | 1:12.355 | + 1.079 s | 14 |
| 8 | 6 | Yannick Schroeder | Promatecme | 1:13.367 | 1:12.374 | + 1.098 s | 16 |
| 9 | 26 | Davide Uboldi | Uboldi Corse SRL | 1:13.572 | 1:12.789 | + 1.513 s | 18 |
| 10 | 1 | James Andanson | La Filière | 1:13.995 | 1:12.809 | + 1.533 s | 20 |
| 11 | 8 | Tristan Gommendy | ASM Formule 3 | 1:14.258 | 1:12.843 | + 1.567 s | 22 |
| 12 | 29 | Takuma Sato | Carlin Motorsport | 1:12.983 | 1:12.883 | + 1.607 s | 24 |
| 13 | 16 | Julien Piguet | EMC2 Mygale | 1:15.544 | 1:14.673 | + 3.397 s | 26 |
| 14 | 20 | Warren Carway | Rowan Racing | 1:17.987 | 1:14.814 | + 3.538 s | 28 |
| 15 | 18 | David Moretti | Griffith's | 1:19.789 | 1:16.063 | + 4.787 s | - |
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#### Group B

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Qualifying 1 | Qualifying 2 | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 5 | Jonathan Cochet | Signature Team | 1:11.945 | 1:11.096 | | 1 |
| 2 | 7 | Tiago Monteiro | ASM Formule 3 | 1:11.930 | 1:11.487 | + 0.387 s | 3 |
| 3 | 31 | Patrick Friesacher | Bertram Schäfer Racing | 1:12.101 | 1:11.508 | + 0.412 s | 5 |
| 4 | 12 | Nicolas Kiesa | RC Benetton | 1:12.442 | 1:11.854 | + 0.758 s | 7 |
| 5 | 22 | Juan Manuel López | Manor Motorsport | 1:13.109 | 1:12.044 | + 0.948 s | 9 |
| 6 | 64 | Lucas Lasserre | LD Autosport | 1:12.811 | 1:12.073 | + 0.977 s | 11 |
| 7 | 27 | Paolo Montin | Target Racing | 1:12.589 | 1:12.079 | + 0.983 s | 13 |
| 8 | 14 | Adam Jones | La Filere | 1:13.069 | 1:12.209 | + 1.113 s | 15 |
| 9 | 17 | Martin O'Connell | Rowan Racing | 1:13.598 | 1:12.297 | + 1.201 s | 17 |
| 10 | 3 | Romain Dumas | La Filere | 1:13.002 | 1:12.548 | + 1.452 s | 19 |
| 11 | 30 | Ben Collins | Carlin Motorsport | 1:13.295 | 1:12.592 | + 1.496 s | 21 |
| 12 | 2 | Ying Kin Lee | La Filere | 1:13.929 | 1:12.959 | + 1.863 s | 23 |
| 13 | 10 | Marcos Ambrose | Mygale | 1:13.391 | 1:13.034 | + 1.938 s | 25 |
| 14 | 19 | Frédéric Makowiecki | Griffith's | 1:17.836 | 1:16.102 | + 5.006 s | 27 |
| 15 | 37 | Pierre Gilbert | Griffith's | 1:22.277 | 1:17.296 | + 6.200 s | 29 |
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