1979 Australian Grand Prix

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The 1979 Australian Grand Prix was an open-wheel racing car race held at Wanneroo Raceway[1] north of Perth in Western Australia on 11 March 1979.

The race, which was the first round of the 1979 Australian Drivers' Championship,[2] was open to racing cars complying with Australian Formula 1[3] (incorporating Formula 5000 and Formula Pacific). It was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the 44th Australian Grand Prix[4] and was the only Australian Grand Prix to be held at Wanneroo Raceway.

Classification

Results as follows:[5][6]

Qualifying

File:Lola T332 at Goodwood FOS 2008.jpg
John Walker won the race driving a Lola T332, similar to that pictured above
Pos No Driver Car Entrant Qual Gap
1 84 Template:Flagicon Alfredo Costanzo Lola T430 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Alfredo Costanzo 0:52.11 —
2 12 Template:Flagicon Larry Perkins Elfin MR8 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin 0:52.77 +0.66
3 25 Template:Flagicon John Walker Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 John Walker 0:53.00 +0.89
4 15 Template:Flagicon Terry Hook Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Terry Hook 0:53.20 +1.09
5 24 Template:Flagicon Jon Davison Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Ranger Truck Rentals 0:54.20 +2.09
6 76 Template:Flagicon John Wright Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 John Wright 0:54.27 +2.16
7 7 Template:Flagicon John McCormack McLaren M23 / Leyland 5.0L V8 John McCormack 0:54.67 +2.56
8 11 Template:Flagicon John Bowe Elfin MR8 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin 0:55.30 +3.19
9 10 Template:Flagicon Rob Butcher Lola T332 / Chevrolet V8 Rob Butcher 0:55.85 +3.74
10 71 Template:Flagicon John Smith Ralt RT1 / Ford 1.6L I4 John Smith 0:56.59 +4.48
11 38 Template:Flagicon Ivan Tighe Chevron B37 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Ivan Tighe 0:57.11 +5.00
12 30 Template:Flagicon Peter Larner Chevron B39 / Ford 1.6L I4 Paul England Racing 0:57.30 +5.19
13 19 Template:Flagicon Barry Singleton Gardos GL1 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Barry Singleton 0:58.20 +6.09
14 8 Template:Flagicon Rod Housego Elfin 622 / Ford 1.6L I4 Rod Housego 1:00.70 +8.59
15 16 Template:Flagicon Bob Creasy Birrana 273 / Ford 1.6L I4 Bob Creasy 1:01.00 +8.89
16 40 Template:Flagicon Geoff Nicol Elfin 622 / Ford 1.6L I4 Geoff Nicol 1:01.89 +9.78
17 3 Template:Flagicon Bill Downey Minos / Ford 1.6L I4 Bill Downey 1:03.35 +11.24
18 17 Template:Flagicon Bob Kingsbury El Toro / Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4 Bob Kingsbury 1:05.45 +13.34

Race

Pos No[1] Driver Car Entrant[1] Laps Time
1 25 Template:Flagicon John Walker Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 John Walker 63 59m 09.72s
2 11[2] Template:Flagicon John Bowe Elfin MR8 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin[5] 63 59m 22.13s
3 10 Template:Flagicon Rob Butcher Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Rob Butcher 61
4 71 Template:Flagicon John Smith Ralt RT1 / Ford 1.6L I4 John Smith 61
5 15 Template:Flagicon Terry Hook Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Terry Hook 59
6 19 Template:Flagicon Barry Singleton Gardos GL1 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Barry Singleton 59
7 38 Template:Flagicon Ivan Tighe Chevron B37 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Ivan Tighe 49
8 40 Template:Flagicon Geoff Nicol Elfin 622 / Ford 1.6L I4 Geoff Nicol 45
Ret 76 Template:Flagicon John Wright Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 John Wright 62 Engine
Ret 17 Template:Flagicon Bob Kingsbury El Toro / Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4 Bob Kingsbury 39 Battery
Ret 7 Template:Flagicon John McCormack McLaren M23 / Leyland 5.0L V8 John McCormack 36 Gearbox
Ret 8 Template:Flagicon Rod Housego Elfin 622 / Ford 1.6L I4 Rod Housego 33 Exhaust
Ret 3 Template:Flagicon Bill Downey Minos[7] / Ford 1.6L I4 Bill Downey 30 Transmission
Ret 24 Template:Flagicon Jon Davison Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Ranger Truck Rentals 20 Fuel Pump
Ret 30 Template:Flagicon Peter Larner Chevron B39 / Ford 1.6L I4 Paul England Racing 8 Brakes / Suspension
Ret 12[5] Template:Flagicon Larry Perkins Elfin MR8 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin[5] 0 Accident
Ret 84 Template:Flagicon Alfredo Costanzo Lola T430 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Alfredo Costanzo 0 Accident
DNS 16 Template:Flagicon Bob Creasy Birrana 273 / Ford 1.6L I4 Bob Creasy 0 Gearbox

Notes

References

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  1. ↑ a b c Souvenir Programme, Australian Grand Prix, Wanneroo Raceway, Sunday, March 11th, 1979
  2. ↑ a b Australian Drivers Championship - Wanneroo, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1979/80, pages 92–93
  3. ↑ Conditions for Australian Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1979, page 95
  4. ↑ Australian Grand Prix Winners, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1980, page 55
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  7. ↑ Downey was entered to drive a Birrana 273 but actually raced a Minos, as per The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, page 429

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