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1979 British Formula One Championship

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The 1979 British Formula One Championship (formally the 1979 Aurora AFX F1 Championship) was the second season of the British Formula One Championship. It commenced on 1 April 1979 and ended on 7 October after fifteen races. The Drivers' Championship was won by Englishman Rupert Keegan who drove an Arrows A1 entered by Charles Clowes.[1]

Teams and drivers

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Entry List[2]
Team No. Driver Chassis Engine Rounds
Formula 1
United Kingdom Melchester Racing 1 South Africa Desiré Wilson Tyrrell 008 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 All
2 United States Gordon Smiley 1-4
United Kingdom Neil Bettridge 8-13
United States Gordon Smiley McLaren M23 5-7
United Kingdom Neil Bettridge Arrows A1 14-15
Spain Madom F1 Team 3 Spain Emilio de Villota Lotus 78 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 All
United Kingdom Mopar Ultramar Racing Team 4 United Kingdom Guy Edwards Fittipaldi F5A Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 All
5 Belgium Bernard de Dryver All
United Kingdom Graham Eden Racing 6 United Kingdom Tiff Needell Chevron B41 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1-4, 7, 11, 15
United Kingdom Ray Mallock 5
United Kingdom David Leslie 8-9, 11-12
United Kingdom Kim Mather 13-14
United Kingdom Valentino Musetti 7 United Kingdom Valentino Musetti March 752/771 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1
March 781 2-5
United Kingdom John Cooper 8 United Kingdom John Cooper Ensign N177 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 5-8
United Kingdom Tiff Needell 10
Italy Team Agostini Marlboro 9 Italy Giacomo Agostini Williams FW06 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 All
10 Italy Gimax 4, 6, 10-11
Italy Marco Micangeli 12, 14
Italy Guido Pardini 13
44 Italy Lella Lombardi 4
Hong Kong Theodore Racing with Hi-Line 11 Republic of Ireland David Kennedy Wolf WR4 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1-11
Wolf WR6 12-15
7 United Kingdom Valentino Musetti Wolf WR3 8-9
Wolf WR4 12
12 United Kingdom Geoff Lees 15
United Kingdom Frank Williams Racing 14 Italy Giorgio Pianta Williams FW06 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 10
United Kingdom C. W. Clowes Racing 16 United Kingdom Rupert Keegan Arrows A1 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 2-9, 11-15
17 Argentina Ricardo Zunino 8-14
United Kingdom BS Fabrications 17 Argentina Ricardo Zunino McLaren M23 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 6
Arrows A1 7
United Kingdom Team Surtees 22 United Kingdom Philip Bullman Surtees TS20 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1-3
United States Gordon Smiley 9-10, 12
Surtees TS20+ 13-15
23 Belgium Claude Bourgoignie Surtees TS20 1
France Jean-Pierre Jaussaud 10
United Kingdom Dennis Leech 24 United Kingdom Dennis Leech McLaren M23 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 13
United Kingdom LEC Refrigeration Racing 27 United Kingdom David Purley LEC CRP1 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 12-13
Shadow DN9 14-15
United Kingdom Smith & Jones 33 United Kingdom Robin Smith Ensign N174 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1, 3
United Kingdom Richard Jones 2, 5
United Kingdom Robin Smith Surtees TS19 7, 9, 12, 14
United Kingdom Richard Jones 8, 11, 15
West Germany Willi Kauhsen 39 Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli Kauhsen WK Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1
West Germany Walz Toj Racing 42 Austria Gerd Biechteler March 781 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1-3
United Kingdom Iain McLaren 88 United Kingdom Iain McLaren McLaren M26 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 2, 4, 8
Formula 2
United Kingdom Cooper Industries 8 United Kingdom John Cooper March 792 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 1-2, 4, 13
United Kingdom Divina Galica 13 United Kingdom Divina Galica March 792 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 2, 8
United Kingdom Pontin Racing 15 United Kingdom Kim Mather March 772P Hart 420R 2.0 L4 1
BMW M12 2.0 L4 2, 4-9
March 772P/782 Ford BDG Eden 2.0 L4 11
United Kingdom Mike Wilds 13
United Kingdom Kim Mather Ford BDG Richardson 2.0 L4 15
United Kingdom A. G. Dean Racing 18 United Kingdom Tony Dean Chevron B42 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 1-2, 4-5, 8-10
19 United Kingdom Brian Robinson 1-2, 4-5, 7-9, 11-14
Chevron B48 15
United Kingdom Adrian Russell 20 United Kingdom Adrian Russell March 782 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 1, 4-8, 10
United Kingdom RAM Racing 25 Belgium Germain Garon Chevron B42 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 1-2, 10
Belgium Hervé Regout 4-9, 11-15
United Kingdom Onyx Race Engineering 26 Belgium Patrick Nève Pilbeam MP42 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 5-6
United Kingdom Neil Bettridge 7
United Kingdom Kenneth Brill 28 United Kingdom Kenneth Brill Chevron B35D Ford BDG 2.0 L4 2, 4, 6-8, 11
United Kingdom Warren Booth 29 United Kingdom Warren Booth Chevron B42 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 2, 4, 6, 8-9
United Kingdom Dicksons of Perth 30 United Kingdom Norman Dickson March 792 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 1-2, 4-9, 11-13, 15
31 Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli March 772P 5
34 Belgium Pascal Witmeur 1
France Ecurie Motul Nogaro 34 France Alain Couderc AGS JH15 BMW M12 2.0 L4 10
West Germany Walz Toj Racing 65 West Germany Klaus Walz March 782 BMW M12 2.0 L4 1-2
United Kingdom Theodore Racing 77 United Kingdom Derek Warwick March 792 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 4, 13-14

Results and standings

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Races

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Rnd Track Date Laps Pole Position Fastest Lap Race Winner Constructor
1 Zolder 1 April 40 Republic of Ireland David Kennedy South Africa Desiré Wilson Republic of Ireland David Kennedy Wolf
2 Oulton Park 13 April 65 United Kingdom Guy Edwards Republic of Ireland David Kennedy Republic of Ireland David Kennedy Wolf
3 Brands Hatch 15 April 39 United Kingdom Rupert Keegan United Kingdom Rupert Keegan United Kingdom Guy Edwards Fittipaldi
4 Mallory Park 7 May 75 Belgium Bernard de Dryver United Kingdom Guy Edwards United Kingdom Rupert Keegan Arrows
5 Snetterton 20 May 53 United Kingdom Guy Edwards United Kingdom Rupert Keegan United Kingdom Rupert Keegan Arrows
6 Thruxton 28 May 50 United Kingdom Guy Edwards Republic of Ireland David Kennedy Spain Emilio de Villota Lotus
7 Zandvoort 4 June 40 United Kingdom Guy Edwards Spain Emilio de Villota Spain Emilio de Villota Lotus
8 Donington Park 24 June 52 United Kingdom Rupert Keegan Argentina Ricardo Zunino United Kingdom Rupert Keegan Arrows
9 Oulton Park 30 June 65 United Kingdom Guy Edwards Spain Emilio de Villota Spain Emilio de Villota Lotus
10 Nogaro 8 July 50 Argentina Ricardo Zunino Argentina Ricardo Zunino Spain Emilio de Villota Lotus
11 Mallory Park 29 July 75 Spain Emilio de Villota Argentina Ricardo Zunino Republic of Ireland David Kennedy Wolf
12 Brands Hatch 27 August 40 United Kingdom Rupert Keegan United Kingdom Guy Edwards Argentina Ricardo Zunino Arrows
13 Thruxton 9 September 50 Argentina Ricardo Zunino Spain Emilio de Villota United Kingdom Rupert Keegan Arrows
14 Snetterton 23 September 55 United Kingdom Rupert Keegan United Kingdom Rupert Keegan United Kingdom Rupert Keegan Arrows
15 Silverstone 7 October 35 United Kingdom Rupert Keegan United Kingdom Rupert Keegan United States Gordon Smiley Surtees

Drivers' standings

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Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers using the following structure:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   PP   FL 
Points 9 6 4 3 2 1 2 1
Pos. Driver ZOL
Belgium
OUL
United Kingdom
BRH
United Kingdom
MAL
United Kingdom
SNE
United Kingdom
THR
United Kingdom
ZAN
Netherlands
DON
United Kingdom
OUL
United Kingdom
NOG
France
MAL
United Kingdom
BRH
United Kingdom
THR
United Kingdom
SNE
United Kingdom
SIL
United Kingdom
Pts
1 United Kingdom Rupert Keegan 11 Ret 1 1 Ret NC 1 Ret Ret DNS 1 1 2 65
2 Republic of Ireland David Kennedy 1 1 DNS 3 NC 2 2 10 Ret 3 1 3 3 3 Ret 63
3 Spain Emilio de Villota Ret 7 Ret 4 3 1 1 2 1 1 6 Ret Ret 8 Ret 55
4 Belgium Bernard de Dryver 5 Ret 2 Ret 4 DNS 6 3 2 2 Ret 4 4 5 4 41
5 United Kingdom Guy Edwards DSQ 2 1 5 Ret Ret 7 6 Ret Ret 3 2 Ret Ret 8 40
6 Argentina Ricardo Zunino 5 Ret 4 Ret 7 2 1 2 2 39
7 South Africa Desiré Wilson 3 3 3 11 Ret 3 4 Ret 5 4 Ret 7 7 6 5 28
8 Italy Giacomo Agostini 9 6 5 Ret 2 6 3 9 3 Ret Ret Ret 6 7 7 19
9 United States Gordon Smiley DNS 9 4 Ret 7 4 5 10 DNS 6 Ret Ret 1 18
10 United Kingdom Tiff Needell 2 10 Ret 7 8 Ret Ret 6 7
11 United Kingdom Norman Dickson 6 4 6 6 DNS 10 7 Ret NC Ret 14 10 6
=[1] United Kingdom Derek Warwick 2 13 Ret 6
13 United Kingdom Philip Bullman 4 5 Ret 5
14 United Kingdom Kim Mather 7 8 Ret 10 8 NC 8 6 4 DNS Ret Ret 4
=[1] United Kingdom Neil Bettridge Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 5 5 Ret 12 4
=[1] United Kingdom Geoff Lees 3 4
17 United Kingdom David Leslie 14 4 DNS Ret 3
=[1] United Kingdom David Purley Ret 10 4 9 3
19 United Kingdom John Cooper DNS Ret 10 5 7 9 DSQ 11 2
=[1] United Kingdom Divina Galica Ret 5 2
=[1] Italy Gimax Ret 9 Ret 5 2
=[1] Italy Giorgio Pianta 5 2
23 United Kingdom Tony Dean 12 NC 9 11 Ret 6 1
=[1] United Kingdom Valentino Musetti Ret Ret 6 NC Ret 13 DNS NC 1
United Kingdom Robin Smith 11 7 11 8 8 Ret 0
United Kingdom Brian Robinson 13 12 12 9 13 Ret 7 NC 9 Ret 9 11 0
United Kingdom Richard Jones Ret DNS Ret 7 13 0
Belgium Hervé Regout 8 DNS Ret 12 Ret 11 NC Ret Ret Ret Ret 0
United Kingdom Adrian Russell Ret DNQ 8 Ret 14 Ret Ret 0
Belgium Germain Garon 14 Ret 8 0
Germany Klaus Walz 8 NC 0
Italy Guido Pardini 8 0
United Kingdom Warren Booth 13 13 10 15 9 0
United Kingdom Dennis Leech 9 0
Austria Gerd Biechteler 10 DNS DNQ 0
United Kingdom Mike Wilds 12 0
Italy Lella Lombardi 14 0
United Kingdom Kenneth Brill DNQ DNQ NC Ret DNS DNS 0
Belgium Patrick Nève Ret NC 0
Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli Ret Ret 0
Italy Marco Micangeli Ret Ret 0
Belgium Pascal Witmeur Ret 0
Belgium Claude Bourgoignie Ret 0
United Kingdom Ray Mallock Ret 0
France Alain Couderc Ret 0
France Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Ret 0
United Kingdom Iain McLaren DNS DNQ DNS 0
Pos. Driver ZOL
Belgium
OUL
United Kingdom
BRH
United Kingdom
MAL
United Kingdom
SNE
United Kingdom
THR
United Kingdom
ZAN
Netherlands
DON
United Kingdom
OUL
United Kingdom
NOG
France
MAL
United Kingdom
BRH
United Kingdom
THR
United Kingdom
SNE
United Kingdom
SIL
United Kingdom
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "1979 AURORA AFX BRITISH F1 CHAMPIONSHIP". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "Formula 1 - 3-litre Formula 1 (1966 - 1985)". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved July 17, 2018.