1979 Australian Formula 2 Championship

October 2019 October 2019 The 1979 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to racing cars complying with Australian Formula 2.Conditions for Australian Titles, 1979 CAMS Manual Of Motor Sport, pages 94 to 96 It was the 12th Australian Formula 2 Championship.Record, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual Of Motor Sport, page 14-6 The title was won by Brian Shead driving a Cheetah Mk. 6 Toyota.Pedr Davis, The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, 1986, page 172 Calendar The championship was contested over a three-round series.Australian Formula 2, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1979/80, pages 146 to 149 Round Circuit Date Format Winning driver Car 1 Calder 5 August One race John Bowe Elfin 792 Volkswagen 2 Winton 19 August One race Graham Engel Cheetah Ford 3 Symmons Plains 11 November Two heats Brian Shead Cheetah Mk. 6 Toyota Points system Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters at each round. For the round which was contested over two heats, round placings were determined by allocating points on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the top 14 finishers in each race. Championship points were then awarded based on the round results. Championship results thumb|Brain Shead won the championship driving a Cheetah Mk. 6, similar to that pictured above Position Driver CarBowe Beats Brian, Racing Car News, September 1979, page 33Engel, Mathieson at Winton, Racing Car News, September 1979, pages 60 & 62Steve Chopping, Shead Is Our First F2 Champ, Racing Car News, December 1979, pages 62 & 63 Entrant Calder Winton Symmons Total 1 Brian Shead Cheetah Mk. 6 Toyota Speco-VHT Motor Products 6 3 9 18 2 John Bowe Elfin 792 Volkswagen Ansett Team Elfin 9 - 6 15 3 Graham Engel Cheetah Ford Graham Engel 1 9 - 10 4 Ron Trim Rennmax Ford Maitland Insurances - 6 - 6 5 John Smith Ralt Ford Mr Juicy 4 - - 4 = Tom Crozier Cheetah Toyota Tom Crozier - 4 - 4 = Bob Prendegast Cheetah Toyota Rugolo Motor Body Works - 1 3 4 = Ian Richards Cheetah Volkswagen Ian Richards - - 4 4 9 Brian Sampson Cheetah Toyota Speco VHT 3 - - 3 10 Peter Macrow Cheetah Toyota Peter Macrow 2 - - 2 = Ian Carrig CRD Ford Ian Carrig - 2 - 2 = Geoff Forsyth Cheetah Toyota Forsyth Twins Racing - - 2 2 13 Greg Taylor Elfin 600B Ford AG Taylor - - 1 1 References Further reading Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 85 to 86 External links Symmons Plains Raceway - 11 November 1979 - Images and Race Program Entry List, oldmotorsportphotos.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Category:Australian Formula 2 Championship Formula 2 Championship