The Pau Grand Prix () is an annual championship automobile road event for single seater racing cars organised by the L'Automobile Club Basco-Béarnais (ACBB) on the Circuit de Pau-Ville closed city street track in the centre of Pau, a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department of southwestern France. The ACBB was first inspired to hold the race in 1933 after the success of the Monaco Grand Prix, as well as other races in Nice and Nîmes. It has been variously run to Formula One, Formula Two, Formula Three (F3), Formula 4 (F4), Formula 3000, Formula Libre, Formula Renault, Grand Prix and touring car rules throughout its history. The Grand Prix consists of three short-distance races, each having one more lap to complete after the time limit has elapsed: two 20-minute races on Saturday and a third 30-minute race, the Pau Grand Prix, contested the following day. Each winner receives a trophy at an awards ceremony following the conclusion of each of the three events, with the third race determining the Pau Grand Prix winner.
As of the 2023 edition, there have been 64 race winners in the 80 editions of the Grand Prix. The inaugural winner was French driver Marcel Lehoux driving a Bugatti in 1933. Jim Clark of Great Britain is the most successful driver at the event, having achieved four victories in 1961, 1963, 1964 and 1965. French racers Jean Behra and Maurice Trintignant and Austria's Jochen Rindt are all in second position with three victories each. Nello Pagani of Italy was the first driver to achieve consecutive victories when he won the 1947 and 1948 races. Australian driver Jack Brabham holds the records for the longest time between two victories as well as his first and last wins–six years between the 1960 and 1966. It has been won by French drivers on 26 occasions, followed by Italian racers with 13 victories and British drivers with 12 wins. Signature is the most successful team with seven victories, ahead of Team Lotus with five wins and Carlin, Prema Powerteam, Scuderia Ferrari with four victories each. The most recent winner was French racer Enzo Peugeot of the FFSA Academy team at the 2023 F4 event.
Winners +Key* Denotes multiple races were held over the race weekend with the final one being the Pau Grand Prix Winner of the FIA WTCC Race of France's first event Winner of the FIA WTCC Race of France's second event
+Series abbreviations (part 1)British F3 British Formula 3 International SeriesEuroformula Euroformula Open ChampionshipEuro F2 European Formula Two ChampionshipEuro F3 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Euro F3 Cup FIA European Formula 3 CupEuro F3000 European Formula 3000 ChampionshipF1 (NC) Non-championship Formula OneF2 Formula Two
+Series abbreviations (part 2)F3 Euro Series Formula 3 Euro SeriesF3 Intl Trophy FIA Formula 3 International TrophyFrench F3 French Formula Three ChampionshipFrench F4 French F4 ChampionshipFFSA FFSA Trophées de FranceGP Grand PrixIntl F3000 International Formula 3000WTCC World Touring Car Championship
+Winners of the Pau Grand Prix by year Year Nationality Winner Entrant Category Series 1933 Marcel Lehoux Bugatti Type 51 Formula Libre 1934 1935 Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3 Formula Libre 1936 Philippe Étancelin Maserati V8RI Formula Libre 1937 Automobiles Bugatti Bugatti Type 59/57S Sports car 1938 Ecurie Bleue Delahaye Type 145 Grand Prix 1939 Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W154/39 Grand Prix 1940–1946 1947 Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CL Formula One (NC) 1948 Enrico Platé Maserati 4CL Formula One (NC) 1949 Automóvil Club Argentino Maserati 4CLT/48 Formula One (NC) 1950 Scuderia Achille Varzi Maserati 4CLT/48 Formula One (NC) 1951 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 375 Formula One (NC) 1952 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Tipo 500 Formula Two (NC) 1953 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Tipo 500 Formula Two (NC) 1954 Équipe Gordini Gordini T16 Formula One (NC) 1955 Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Formula One (NC) 1956 1957 Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Formula One (NC) 1958 Rob Walker Racing Team Cooper T43-Climax Formula Two 1959 Rob Walker Racing Team Cooper T51-Climax Formula Two 1960 Equipe Sunbeam Cooper T45-Climax Formula Two 1961 Team Lotus Lotus 18-Climax Formula One (NC) 1962 Rob Walker Racing Team Lotus 18/21-Climax Formula One (NC) 1963 Team Lotus Lotus 25-Climax Formula One (NC) 1964 Ron Harris Team Lotus Lotus 32-Cosworth Formula Two 1965 Ron Harris Team Lotus Lotus 35-Cosworth Formula Two 1966 Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham BT18-Honda Formula Two 1967 Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham BT23-Cosworth Formula Two 1968 Matra International Matra MS7-Cosworth Formula Two No series 1969 Roy Winkelmann Racing Lotus 59-Cosworth Formula Two No series 1970 Jochen Rindt Racing Lotus 69-Cosworth Formula Two No series 1971 LIRA Team Lotus Lotus 69-Cosworth Formula Two 1972 * Chevron Racing Team Chevron B20-Ford Formula Two 1973 * Elf John Coombs Alpine A367-Ford Formula Two 1974 March Racing Team March 742-BMW Formula Two 1975 Automobiles Martini Martini MK16-BMW Formula Two 1976 Automobiles Martini Martini MK19-Renault Formula Two 1977 Écurie Renault Elf Martini MK22-Renault Formula Two 1978 Polifac BMW Junior Team March 782-BMW Formula Two 1979 Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA2/79-BMW Formula Two 1980 Ecurie Motul GPA AGS JH17-BMW Formula Two 1981 Ralt Racing Ralt RH6/80-Honda Formula Two 1982 March Racing March 822-BMW Formula Two 1983 Emco Sports Spirit 201-BMW Formula Two 1984 Ralt Racing Ralt RH6/84-Honda Formula Two 1985 BS Automotive March 85B-Cosworth Formula 3000 1986 Ralt Racing Ralt RT20-Honda Formula 3000 1987 Oreca Motorsport March 87B-Cosworth Formula 3000 1988 Bromley Motorsport Reynard 88D-Cosworth Formula 3000 1989 Eddie Jordan Racing Reynard 89D-Mugen Formula 3000 1990 GA Motorsport Reynard 90D-Cosworth Formula 3000 1991 3001 International Ralt RT23-Cosworth Formula 3000 1992 Forti Corse Reynard 92D-Cosworth Formula 3000 1993 Crypton Engineering Reynard 92D-Cosworth Formula 3000 1994 Paul Stewart Racing Reynard 94D-Zytek Judd Formula 3000 1995 Super Nova Racing Reynard 95D-Cosworth Formula 3000 1996 RSM Marko Lola T96/50-Zytek Formula 3000 1997 RSM Marko Lola T96/50-Zytek Formula 3000 1998 Super Nova Racing Lola T96/50-Zytek Formula 3000 1999 * Signature Dallara F399-Renault Sodemo Formula Three 2000 Signature Team Dallara F399-Renault Sodemo Formula Three 2001 Carlin Motorsport Dallara F301-Mugen-Honda Formula Three 2002 Signature Team Dallara F302-Renault Sodemo Formula Three 2003 * Signature Team Dallara F302-Sodemo Renault Formula Three 2004 * Signature Team Dallara F304-Opel Spiess Formula Three 2005 * ASM Formule 3 Dallara F305-Mercedes-Benz Formula Three 2006 * Signature-Plus Dallara F305-Mercedes-Benz Formula Three 2007 Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Lacetti Touring car BMW Team Germany BMW 320si 2008 BMW Team Germany BMW 320si Touring car BMW Team UK BMW 320si 2009 Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze Touring car Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 2010 2011 Signature Dallara F308-Volkswagen Formula Three 2012 * Prema Powerteam Dallara F312-Mercedes-Benz Formula Three 2013 Prema Powerteam Tatuus FR2.0/13-Renault Formula Renault No series 2014 * Mücke Motorsport Dallara F312-Mercedes-Benz Formula Three 2015 * Jagonya Ayam with Carlin Dallara F315-Volkswagen Formula Three 2016 * Carlin Dallara F315-Volkswagen Formula Three 2017 * Prema Powerteam Dallara F316-Mercedes-Benz Formula Three 2018 * Prema Powerteam Dallara F317-Mercedes-Benz Formula Three 2019 * Carlin Dallara F317-Volkswagen Formula Three 2020–2021 2022 * CryptoTower Racing Dallara 320-HWA Formula Three 2023 * FFSA AcademyMygale M21-F4-AlpineFormula 4 2024 2025
Records By driver + Multiple wins by driver Name Wins Years 4 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965 3 1954, 1955, 1957 3 1967, 1969, 1970 3 1958, 1959, 1962 2 1976, 1977 2 1952, 1953 2 1960, 1966 2 1949, 1950 2 2007, 2008 2 2007, 2009 2 1997, 1998 2 1947, 1948 2 1984, 1986
By nationality + Victories by nationality Nationality Wins Drivers 26 21 13 11 12 9 5 5 5 4 4 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
By entrant + Wins by entrant Entrant Wins Drivers Signature 7 7 Team Lotus 5 3 Carlin 4 4 Prema Powerteam 4 4 Scuderia Ferrari 4 3 Chevrolet 3 2 Ralt Racing 3 2 Rob Walker Racing Team 3 1 Automobiles Martini 2 2 March Racing 2 2 RSM Marko 2 2 Super Nova Racing 2 2 BMW Team Germany 2 1 Officine Alfieri Maserati 2 1 Roy Winkelmann Racing 2 1 3001 International 1 1 ASM Formule 3 1 1 Automobiles Bugatti 1 1 Automóvil Club Argentino 1 1 BMW Team UK 1 1 Brabham Racing Organisation 1 1 Bromley Motorsport 1 1 BS Automotive 1 1 Chevron Racing Team 1 1 Crypton Engineering 1 1 CryptoTower Racing 1 1 Daimler-Benz AG 1 1 Ecurie Bleue 1 1 Ecurie Motul GPA 1 1 Écurie Renault Elf 1 1 Eddie Jordan Racing 1 1 Elf John Coombs 1 1 Emco Sports 1 1 Enrico Platé 1 1 Équipe Gordini 1 1 Equipe Sunbeam 1 1 FFSA Academy 1 1 Forti Corse 1 1 GA Motorsport 1 1 Jochen Rindt Racing 1 1 Marcel Lehoux 1 1 Matra International 1 1 Mücke Motorsport 1 1 Oreca Motorsport 1 1 Osella Squadra Corse 1 1 Paul Stewart Racing 1 1 Philippe Étancelin 1 1 Polifac BMW Junior Team 1 1 Scuderia Achille Varzi 1 1 Scuderia Milano 1 1
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