1937 Pau Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type =

|Country = France

|Grand Prix = Pau

|Date = 21 February

|Year = 1937

|Image = Carte circuit de Pau.png

|Official name = Grand Prix de Pau{{cite web |url=http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/spo.htm#18 |title=Sports Car Racing |first=Leif |last=Snellman |date=2006-10-26 |accessdate=2017-03-10 |archive-date=2017-09-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910052042/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/spo.htm#18 |url-status=dead }}

|Location = Pau, France

|Course = Temporary Street Circuit

|Course_mi = 1.720

|Course_km = 2.760

|Distance_laps = 80

|Distance_mi = 137.633

|Distance_km = 221.500

|Weather =

|Pole_Driver = Jean-Pierre Wimille

|Pole_Country = FRA

|Pole_Team = Bugatti T59S

|Pole_Time =

|Fast_Driver = Raymond Sommer

|Fast_Team = Talbot-Lago T150C

|Fast_Time = 1:54.0

|Fast_Lap =

|Fast_Country = FRA

|First_Driver = Jean-Pierre Wimille

|First_Country = FRA

|First_Team = Bugatti T59S

|Second_Driver = Raymond Sommer

|Second_Country = FRA

|Second_Team = Talbot-Lago T150C

|Third_Driver = René Dreyfus

|Third_Country = FRA

|Third_Team = Delahaye 135C

}}

The 1937 Pau Grand Prix was a motor race held on 21 February 1937 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Jean-Pierre Wimille, driving the Bugatti T59S. Raymond Sommer finished second and René Dreyfus third.

Classification

= Race =

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! Pos

! No

! Driver

! Vehicle

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

1

| align="center" | 16

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Wimille

| Bugatti T59S

| align="center" | 80

| 2hr 41min 15.0sec

| align="center" | 1

2

| align="center" | 8

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Raymond Sommer

| Talbot-Lago T150C

| align="center" | 79

| + 1 lap

| align="center" | 2

3

| align="center" | 4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} René Dreyfus

| Delahaye 135C

| align="center" | 79

| + 1 lap

| align="center" | 2

4

| align="center" | 2

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Albert Divo

| Talbot-Lago T150C

| align="center" | 78

| + 2 laps

| align="center" | 2

5

| align="center" | 18

| {{flagicon|FRA}} "Raph"

| Delahaye 135

| align="center" | 78

| + 2 laps

| align="center" | 2

6

| align="center" | 10

| {{flagicon|FRA}} René Carrièrè

| Delahaye 135C

| align="center" | 78

| + 2 laps

| align="center" | 2

7

| align="center" | 28

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Eugène Chaboud

| Delahaye 135

| align="center" | 76

| + 4 laps

| align="center" | 2

8

| align="center" | 20

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Maillard-Brune

| Delahaye 135

| align="center" | 75

| + 5 laps

| align="center" | 2

9

| align="center" | 6

| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Laury Schell

| Delahaye 135C

| align="center" | 75

| + 5 laps

| align="center" | 2

10

| align="center" | 26

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Joseph Paul

| Delahaye 135

| align="center" | 72

| + 8 laps

| align="center" | 2

11

| align="center" | 22

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Raymond de Saugé

| Bugatti 575

| align="center" | 69

| + 11 laps

| align="center" | 2

Ret

| align="center" | 12

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Albert Perrot

| Delahaye 135

|

| Retired

|

Ret

| align="center" | 14

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Robert Brunet

| Delahaye 135

|

| Retired

|

Ret

| align="center" | 24

| {{flagicon|THA}} B. Bira

| Delahaye 135

|

| Retired

|

colspan="8" | Sources: {{Cite web|url=http://www.classicscars.com/wspr/results/nonchamp/nonchamp1937.html|title = Non Championship Races 1937}}

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References