Fangio, Jim Clark, Juan Pablo Montoya, Jacques Laffite, Jean Alesi, the greatest have all lined up on the circuit’s starting grids.
In the 1970s all drivers considered Pau to be the most prestigious stage of the Formula 2 European Championships and the antechamber of Formula 1 racing. The general public thrilled in the duel between Jacques Laffite and Jean-Pierre Jabouille. In the 1980s and 1990s members of high society came in turn, to race at Pau.