1979 British Formula One Championship

1979 British Formula One Championship 1978 1980 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.https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/british-f1/1979-aurora-afx-british-f1-championship 1979 AURORA AFX BRITISH F1 CHAMPIONSHIP motorsportmagazine.com July 18, 2018 Teams and drivers Entry Listhttp://www.oldracingcars.com/f1/ Formula 1 - 3-litre Formula 1 (1966 - 1985) oldracingcars.com July 17, 2018 Team No. Car number Driver Chassis Engine Rounds Formula 1 GBR Melchester Racing 1 Raced under number 41 in round 3 South Africa 1928 Desiré Wilson Tyrrell 008 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 All 2 Raced under number 42 in round 3 USA Gordon Smiley 1-4 GBR Neil Bettridge 8-13 USA Gordon Smiley McLaren M23 5-7 GBR Neil Bettridge Arrows A1 14-15 ESP 1977 Madom F1 Team 3 Raced under number 43 in round 3 ESP 1977 Emilio de Villota Lotus 78 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 All GBR Mopar Ultramar Racing Team 4 Raced under number 44 in round 3 GBR Guy Edwards Fittipaldi F5A Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 All 5 Raced under number 45 in round 3 BEL Bernard de Dryver All GBR Graham Eden Racing 6 Raced under number 46 in round 3 GBR Tiff Needell Chevron B41 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1-4, 7, 11, 15 GBR Ray Mallock 5 GBR David Leslie 8-9, 11-12 GBR Kim Mather 13-14 GBR Valentino Musetti 7 Raced under number 47 in round 3 GBR Valentino Musetti March 752/771 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1 March 781 2-5 GBR John Cooper 8 GBR John Cooper Ensign N177 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 5-8 GBR Tiff Needell 10 ITA Team Agostini Marlboro 9 Raced under number 49 in round 3 ITA Giacomo Agostini Williams FW06 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 All 10 ITA Gimax 4, 6, 10-11 ITA Marco Micangeli 12, 14 ITA Guido Pardini 13 44 ITA Lella Lombardi 4 HKG 1959 Theodore Racing with Hi-Line 11 Raced under number 51 in round 3 IRL David Kennedy Wolf WR4 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1-11 Wolf WR6 12-15 7 GBR Valentino Musetti Wolf WR3 8-9 Wolf WR4 12 12 GBR Geoff Lees 15 GBR Frank Williams Racing 14 ITA Giorgio Pianta Williams FW06 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 10 GBR C. 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Clowes Racing 16 Raced under number 56 in round 3 GBR Rupert Keegan Arrows A1 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 2-9, 11-15 17 ARG Ricardo Zunino 8-14 GBR BS Fabrications 17 ARG Ricardo Zunino McLaren M23 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 6 Arrows A1 7 GBR Team Surtees 22 Raced under number 52 in round 3 GBR Philip Bullman Surtees TS20 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1-3 USA Gordon Smiley 9-10, 12 Surtees TS20+ 13-15 23 BEL Claude Bourgoignie Surtees TS20 1 FRA Jean-Pierre Jaussaud 10 GBR Dennis Leech 24 GBR Dennis Leech McLaren M23 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 13 GBR LEC Refrigeration Racing 27 GBR David Purley LEC CRP1 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 12-13 Shadow DN9 14-15 GBR Smith & Jones 33 Raced under number 63 in round 3 GBR Robin Smith Ensign N174 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1, 3 GBR Richard Jones 2, 5 GBR Robin Smith Surtees TS19 7, 9, 12, 14 GBR Richard Jones 8, 11, 15 FRG Willi Kauhsen 39 ITA Gianfranco Brancatelli Kauhsen WK Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1 FRG Walz Toj Racing 42 Raced under number 62 in round 3 AUT Gerd Biechteler March 781 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1-3 GBR Iain McLaren 88 GBR Iain McLaren McLaren M26 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 2, 4, 8 Formula 2 GBR Cooper Industries 8 GBR John Cooper March 792 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 1-2, 4, 13 GBR Divina Galica 13 GBR Divina Galica March 792 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 2, 8 GBR Pontin Racing 15 GBR 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 GBR Mike Wilds 13 GBR Kim Mather Ford BDG Richardson 2.0 L4 15 GBR A. 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Dean Racing Tony Dean 18 GBR Tony Dean Chevron B42 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 1-2, 4-5, 8-10 19 GBR Brian Robinson 1-2, 4-5, 7-9, 11-14 Chevron B48 15 GBR Adrian Russell 20 GBR Adrian Russell March 782 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 1, 4-8, 10 GBR RAM Racing 25 BEL Germain Garon Chevron B42 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 1-2, 10 BEL Hervé Regout 4-9, 11-15 GBR Onyx Race Engineering 26 BEL Patrick Nève Pilbeam MP42 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 5-6 GBR Neil Bettridge 7 GBR Kenneth Brill 28 GBR Kenneth Brill Chevron B35D Ford BDG 2.0 L4 2, 4, 6-8, 11 GBR Warren Booth 29 GBR Warren Booth Chevron B42 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 2, 4, 6, 8-9 GBR Dicksons of Perth Norman Dickson 30 GBR Norman Dickson March 792 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 1-2, 4-9, 11-13, 15 31 ITA Gianfranco Brancatelli March 772P 5 34 BEL Pascal Witmeur 1 FRA Ecurie Motul Nogaro 34 FRA Alain Couderc AGS JH15 BMW M12 2.0 L4 10 FRG Walz Toj Racing 65 FRG Klaus Walz March 782 BMW M12 2.0 L4 1-2 HKG 1959 Team BP with Theodore Racing 77 GBR Derek Warwick March 792 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 4, 13-14 Results and standings Races Rnd Track Date Laps Pole position Fastest lap Race winner Constructor 1 Zolder 1 April 40 IRL David Kennedy South Africa 1928 Desiré Wilson IRL David Kennedy Wolf 2 Oulton Park 13 April 65 GBR Guy Edwards IRL David Kennedy IRL David Kennedy Wolf 3 Brands Hatch 15 April 39 GBR Rupert Keegan GBR Rupert Keegan GBR Guy Edwards Fittipaldi 4 Mallory Park 7 May 75 BEL Bernard de Dryver GBR Guy Edwards GBR Rupert Keegan Arrows 5 Snetterton 20 May 53 GBR Guy Edwards GBR Rupert Keegan GBR Rupert Keegan Arrows 6 Thruxton 28 May 50 GBR Guy Edwards IRL David Kennedy ESP 1977 Emilio de Villota Lotus 7 Zandvoort 4 June 40 GBR Guy Edwards ESP 1977 Emilio de Villota ESP 1977 Emilio de Villota Lotus 8 Donington Park 24 June 52 GBR Rupert Keegan ARG Ricardo Zunino GBR Rupert Keegan Arrows 9 Oulton Park 30 June 65 GBR Guy Edwards ESP 1977 Emilio de Villota ESP 1977 Emilio de Villota Lotus 10 Nogaro 8 July 50 ARG Ricardo Zunino ARG Ricardo Zunino ESP 1977 Emilio de Villota Lotus 11 Mallory Park 29 July 75 ESP 1977 Emilio de Villota ARG Ricardo Zunino IRL David Kennedy Wolf 12 Brands Hatch 27 August 40 GBR Rupert Keegan GBR Guy Edwards ARG Ricardo Zunino Arrows 13 Thruxton 9 September 50 ARG Ricardo Zunino ESP 1977 Emilio de Villota GBR Rupert Keegan Arrows 14 Snetterton 23 September 55 GBR Rupert Keegan GBR Rupert Keegan GBR Rupert Keegan Arrows 15 Silverstone 7 October 35 GBR Rupert Keegan GBR Rupert Keegan USA Gordon Smiley Surtees Drivers' standings Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers using the following structure: Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   PP Pole Position   FL Fastest lap  Points 9 6 4 3 2 1 2 1 Pos. PositionDriver ZOLBEL OULGBR BRHGBR MALGBR SNEGBR THRGBR ZANNED DONGBR OULGBR NOGFRA MALGBR BRHGBR THRGBR SNEGBR SILGBR Pts 1 GBR Rupert Keegan 11 Ret 1 1 Ret NC 1 Ret Ret DNS 1 1 2 65 2 IRL David Kennedy 1 1 DNS 3 NC 2 2 10 Ret 3 1 3 3 3 Ret 63 3 ESP 1977 Emilio de Villota Ret 7 Ret 4 3 1 1 2 1 1 6 Ret Ret 8 Ret 55 4 BEL Bernard de Dryver 5 Ret 2 Ret 4 DNS 6 3 2 2 Ret 4 4 5 4 41 5 GBR Guy Edwards DSQ 2 1 5 Ret Ret 7 6 Ret Ret 3 2 Ret Ret 8 40 6 ARG Ricardo Zunino 5 Ret 4 Ret 7 2 1 2 2 39 7 South Africa 1928 Desiré Wilson 3 3 3 11 Ret 3 4 Ret 5 4 Ret 7 7 6 5 28 8 ITA Giacomo Agostini 9 6 5 Ret 2 6 3 9 3 Ret Ret Ret 6 7 7 19 9 USA Gordon Smiley DNS 9 4 Ret 7 4 5 10 DNS 6 Ret Ret 1 18 10 GBR Tiff Needell 2 10 Ret 7 8 Ret Ret 6 7 11 GBR Norman Dickson 6 4 6 6 DNS 10 7 Ret NC Ret 14 10 6 = GBR Derek Warwick 2 13 Ret 6 13 GBR Philip Bullman 4 5 Ret 5 14 GBR Kim Mather 7 8 Ret 10 8 NC 8 6 4 DNS Ret Ret 4 = GBR Neil Bettridge Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 5 5 Ret 12 4 = GBR Geoff Lees 3 4 17 GBR David Leslie 14 4 DNS Ret 3 = GBR David Purley Ret 10 4 9 3 19 GBR John Cooper DNS Ret 10 5 7 9 DSQ 11 2 = GBR Divina Galica Ret 5 2 = ITA Gimax Ret 9 Ret 5 2 = ITA Giorgio Pianta 5 2 23 GBR Tony Dean 12 NC 9 11 Ret 6 1 = GBR Valentino Musetti Ret Ret 6 NC Ret 13 DNS NC 1 — GBR Robin Smith 11 7 11 8 8 Ret 0 — GBR Brian Robinson 13 12 12 9 13 Ret 7 NC 9 Ret 9 11 0 — GBR Richard Jones Ret DNS Ret 7 13 0 — BEL Hervé Regout 8 DNS Ret 12 Ret 11 NC Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 — GBR Adrian Russell Ret DNQ 8 Ret 14 Ret Ret 0 — BEL Germain Garon 14 Ret 8 0 — GER Klaus Walz 8 NC 0 — ITA Guido Pardini 8 0 — GBR Warren Booth 13 13 10 15 9 0 — GBR Dennis Leech 9 0 — AUT Gerd Biechteler 10 DNS DNQ 0 — GBR Mike Wilds 12 0 — ITA Lella Lombardi 14 0 — GBR Kenneth Brill DNQ DNQ NC Ret DNS DNS 0 — BEL Patrick Nève Ret NC 0 — ITA Gianfranco Brancatelli Ret Ret 0 — ITA Marco Micangeli Ret Ret 0 — BEL Pascal Witmeur Ret 0 — BEL Claude Bourgoignie Ret 0 — GBR Ray Mallock Ret 0 — FRA Alain Couderc Ret 0 — FRA Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Ret 0 — GBR Iain McLaren DNS DNQ DNS 0Pos. PositionDriver ZOLBEL OULGBR BRHGBR MALGBR SNEGBR THRGBR ZANNED DONGBR OULGBR NOGFRA MALGBR BRHGBR THRGBR SNEGBR SILGBR PtsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap References Category:British Formula One Championship Formula One season British