1979 British Saloon Car Championship

22nd season of the British Touring Car Championship December 2025 1979 British Saloon Car Championship 1978 1980 The 1979 RAC Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship was the 22nd season of the championship. Richard Longman successfully defended his drivers title with his Mini 1275 GT.http://www.btcc.net/html/history_stats.php?statstype_id=1 BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship 2010-09-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110716070626/http://www.btcc.net/html/history_stats.php?statstype_id=1 2011-07-16 Official list of BTCC championsTricentrol British Saloon Car Championship, The Attack Of The Giant Ants - 1979 index, touringcarracing.net Retrieved 7 May 2018 Calendar & Winners All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold. Round Circuit Date Class A Winner Class B Winner Class C Winner Class D Winner 1 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 25 March GBR Alan Curnow GBR Richard Lloyd GBR Tom Walkinshaw GBR Gordon Spice 2 A Oulton Park, Cheshire 13 AprilNot contested. GBR Tom Walkinshaw GBR Gordon Spice B GBR Richard Longman GBR John MorrisNot contested. 3 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 16 April GBR Richard Longman GBR Richard Lloyd GBR Tom Walkinshaw GBR Gordon Spice 4 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 28 May GBR Richard Longman GBR Win Percy GBR Tom Walkinshaw GBR Jeff Allam 5 Donington Park, Leicestershire 24 June GBR Richard Longman GBR Win Percy GBR Tom Walkinshaw GBR Gordon Spice 6 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 15 July GBR Richard Longman GBR Richard Lloyd GBR Rex Greenslade GBR Gordon Spice 7 A Mallory Park, Leicestershire 12 August GBR Richard Longman GBR Win PercyNot contested. BNot contested. GBR Rex Greenslade GBR Colin Vandervell 8 Donington Park, Leicestershire 19 August GBR Alan Curnow GBR Richard Lloyd GBR Tom Walkinshaw GBR Vince Woodman 9 Brands Hatch, Kent 27 August GBR Richard Longman GBR Richard Lloyd GBR Barrie Williams AUS Brian Muir 10 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 9 September GBR Richard Longman GBR Richard Lloyd GBR Tom Walkinshaw GBR Gordon Spice 11* Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 23 September GBR Richard Longman GBR Win Percy GBR Tom Walkinshaw GBR Jeff Allam 12 A Oulton Park, Cheshire 29 SeptemberNot contested. GBR Tom Walkinshaw GBR Stuart Graham B GBR Richard Longman GBR Richard LloydNot contested. Night race. Championship results Drivers championship Pos. Driver Car "1979 Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship", touringcarracing.net Retrieved on 7 February 2014 Points 1 GBR Richard Longman Mini 1275 GT 97 2 GBR Tom Walkinshaw Mazda RX-7 88 3 GBR Richard Lloyd Volkswagen Golf GTi 82 4 GBR Gordon Spice Ford Capri III 3.0S 75 5 GBR Win Percy Toyota Celica GT 70 6 GBR Rex Greenslade Triumph Dolomite Sprint 53 7 GBR Alan Curnow Mini 1275 GT 49 8 GBR Jeff Allam Ford Capri III 3.0S 48 Makes championship Pos. Make Points 1 BL Mini 90 2 Ford 90 3 Mazda 84 4 Volkswagen 81 5 Toyota 75 6 Triumph 64 References Category:British Touring Car Championship seasons Saloon