1978 Pau Grand Prix
Race details
Date	15 May 1978
Official name	XXXVIII Pau Grand Prix
Location	Pau, France
Course	Temporary Street Circuit
Course length	2.760 km (1.720 miles)
Distance	73 laps, 206.882 km (128.550 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Brian Henton	March-Hart
Time	1:13.64
Fastest lap
Driver	Bruno Giacomelli	March-BMW
Time	1:14.45
Podium
First	Bruno Giacomelli	March-BMW
Second	Eje Elgh	Chevron-Hart
Third	Marc Surer	March-BMW

The 1978 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 15 May 1978 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Bruno Giacomelli, driving the March 782. Eje Elgh finished second and Marc Surer third.

Classification

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Vehicle	Laps	Time/retired	Grid
1	8	Bruno Giacomelli	March-BMW	73	1hr 33min 11.73sec	3
2	15	Eje Elgh	Chevron-Hart	73	+ 21.74 s	8
3	9	Marc Surer	March-BMW	73	+ 34.25 s	15
4	39	Piero Necchi	March-BMW	73	+ 52.83 s	16
5	6	Eddie Cheever	March-BMW	73	+ 1:13.43 s	4
6	2	Patrick Tambay	Chevron-Hart	72	+ 1 lap	2
7	28	Roberto Marazzi	March-BMW	70	+ 3 laps	13
8	10	Manfred Winkelhock	March-BMW	70	+ 3 laps	19
9	19	Derek Daly	Chevron-Hart	66	+ 7 laps	7
10	77	Don Breidenbach	Chevron-Hart	66	+ 7 laps	20
11	1	Jacques Laffite	March-BMW	65	+ 8 laps	6
12	23	Alex Ribeiro	March-Hart	64	+ 9 laps	11
13	25	Alberto Colombo	March-BMW	53	+ 20 laps	12
Ret	49	José Dolhem	AGS-BMW	51	Accident	17
Ret	26	Ricardo Zunino	March-BMW	32	Oil radiator	18
Ret	21	Piercarlo Ghinzani	March-BMW	25	Throttle	10
Ret	24	Brian Henton	March-Hart	13	Battery	1
Ret	4	Alain Prost	Chevron-Hart	6	Engine	5
Ret	7	Ingo Hoffmann	March-BMW	0	Accident	14
DNS	14	Keke Rosberg	Chevron-Hart		Did not start
DNQ	31	Bernard de Dryver	March-BMW		Did not qualify
DNQ	41	Sandro Cinotti	Chevron-BMW		Did not qualify
DNQ	50	Wolfgang Locher	Ralt-BMW		Did not qualify
DNQ	71	John Briggs	Chevron-Hart		Did not qualify
Fastest Lap: Bruno Giacomelli (March-BMW) - 1:14.45
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