1978 British Formula One Championship

Formula One Championship 1978 British Formula One Championship 1977 1979 The 1978 British Formula One Championship (formally the 1978 Aurora AFX F1 Championship) was the first season of the British Formula One Championship. It commenced on 24 March 1978 and ended on 24 September after twelve races.https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/british-f1/1978-aurora-afx-british-f1-championship 1978 AURORA AFX BRITISH F1 CHAMPIONSHIP motorsportmagazine.com July 17, 2018 The Aurora AFX F1 Championship replaced the Shellsport Group 8 series that had been run in 1976 and 1977 to Formula Libre rules. As part of the changes, Formula 5000 and Formula Atlantic cars were no longer eligible to race in the Aurora AFX championship. Formula 1 cars were now the focus of the series, with Formula 2 cars still being permitted as a 'B-class'.http://www.forix.com/8w/pye.html 8W - Who? - Marcus Pye www.forix.com 28 December 2017 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 GBR Tony Trimmer McLaren M23 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1–5, 7, 9–10, 12 GBR Divina Galica 11 GBR Team March 3 AUS Bruce Allison March 75A/761 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 4-8 4 GBR Guy Edwards 1-2 3 AUS Bruce Allison March 781 9-12 4 GBR Guy Edwards 3-12 21 GBR Geoff Lees 7 ESP 1977 Centro Asegurador F1 5 ESP 1977 Emilio de Villota McLaren M25 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1–6, 10-12 McLaren M23 8-9 GBR Valentino Musetti 7 GBR Valentino Musetti March 752/761 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1-9 GBR Mario Deliotti Racing 7 GBR Valentino Musetti Ensign N177 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 10-12 9 Raced under number 80 from round 9 through 12 GBR Geoff Lees Ensign N175 1-4 AUS Bruce Allison 2 ITA Giancarlo Martini 5-6 GBR Ray Mallock 7 South Africa 1928 Desiré Wilson 8-12 IRL Alo Lawler 10 IRL Alo Lawler Surtees TS19 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1-3 GBR Stanley BRM 11 BEL Teddy Pilette BRM P207 BRM P202 3.0 V12 1–4, 7-12 GBR Team Olympus 13 GBR Divina Galica Surtees TS19 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 5 GBR J. 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Cooper 14 GBR Bob Evans Surtees TS19 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 5-6 Hesketh 308E 7-12 17 GBR John Cooper Hesketh 308C 1-8 Hesketh 308E 9, 11-12 GBR Geoff Lees 10 GBR Dennis Leech 16 GBR Dennis Leech March 761 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 11 FRG Jörg Zaborowski 19 FRG Jörg Zaborowski March 761 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 3 GBR BS Fabrications 30 USA Brett Lunger McLaren M26 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 5 GBR Theodore Racing 32 IRL David Kennedy Wolf WR3 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 12 AUT Gerd Biechteler 65 AUT Gerd Biechteler March 761 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 4, 6 Formula 2 GBR Graham Eden Racing 6 GBR Mike Wilds Ralt RT1 Ford BDG 2.0 L4 All GBR Mario Deliotti Racing 9 GBR Geoff Lees Chevron B42 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 11 IRL L & B Excavations Alo Lawler 10 IRL Alo Lawler Ralt RT1 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 6, 8, 11 GBR Stephen South 12 GBR Stephen South March 782 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 10-11 GBR Kim Mather 15 GBR Kim Mather Chevron B35D Ford BDG 2.0 L4 1–9, 12 USA Fred Opert Racing 16 NED Boy Hayje Chevron B42 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 5 GBR Chevron Cars 16 ITA Elio de Angelis Chevron B42 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 10 GBR MacLaren's of Broxburn Iain McLaren 18 GBR Iain McLaren Chevron B35 Ford BDX 2.0 L4 1, 4 Chevron B40 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 9 GBR Adrian Russell 20 GBR Adrian Russell March 762 Ford BDX 2.0 L4 1-11 GBR Boxer Cars 22 GBR Norman Dickson Boxer PR276 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 3, 5 AUS Geoff Brabham 6 ESP 1977 Emilio de Villota 7 GBR Andy Barton 23 GBR Andy Barton Barton JTB3 Ford BDX 2.0 L4 4 March 77B/772P Ford BDG 2.0 L4 9 GBR Warren Booth 29 GBR Warren Booth Scott F2 Ford BDX 2.0 L4 1, 6, 8 GBR Nigel Clarkson 30 GBR Nigel Clarkson March 742 Ford BDX 2.0 L4 1–2, 12 GBR Alan Baillie 38 GBR Alan Baillie March 752 Ford BDX Swindon 2.0 L4 1, 4, 6–7, 11-12 GBR Ray Mallock 9 GBR Kevin Bowditch 41 GBR Kevin Bowditch Lola T460 Ford 2.0 L4 6-7 ITA Carlo Giorgio 42 ITA Carlo Giorgio March 742 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 2, 5 AUT Dr. Joseph Ehrlich 43 NZL Brett Riley March 762 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 9-10 GBR Dicksons of Perth Norman Dickson 47 GBR Norman Dickson March 772P Hart 420R 2.0 L4 10-11 FRG Eugen Grupp 64 FRG Eugen Grupp Toj F202 BMW M12 2.0 L4 9 AUT Osterreich ASC 65 AUT Gerd Biechteler March 782 BMW M12 2.0 L4 9 USA Briggs Racing Enterprises John David Briggs 71 USA John David Briggs Chevron B42 Hart 420R 2.0 L4 10-11 77 USA Don Breidenbach 10-11 AUT Walter Raus 78 AUT Walter Raus March 762 BMW M12 2.0 L4 2 GBR Smith and Jones Richard Jones 90 GBR Richard Jones March 742 Ford BDG 2.0 L4 10-12 GBR Bill Wood ? Number unknown GBR Bill Wood March 742 Ford 2.0 L4 5 Results and standings Races Rnd Track Date Laps Pole position Fastest lap Race winner Constructor 1 Oulton Park 24 March 65 GBR Tony Trimmer GBR Tony Trimmer GBR Tony Trimmer McLaren 2 Brands Hatch 27 March 40 GBR Guy Edwards GBR Geoff Lees GBR Tony Trimmer McLaren 3 Snetterton 16 April 55 GBR Tony Trimmer GBR Tony Trimmer GBR Tony Trimmer McLaren 4 Mallory Park 1 May 75 GBR Tony Trimmer Spain 1977 Emilio de Villota GBR Geoff Lees Ensign 5 Zandvoort 15 May 38 USA Brett Lunger USA Brett Lunger GBR Bob Evans Surtees 6 Donington Park 21 May 55 ITA Giancarlo Martini ITA Giancarlo Martini ITA Giancarlo Martini Ensign 7 Thruxton 29 May 50 GBR Guy Edwards GBR Geoff Lees GBR Tony Trimmer McLaren 8 Oulton Park 24 June 65 Spain 1977 Emilio de Villota BEL Teddy Pilette GBR Guy Edwards March 9 Mallory Park 30 July 75 GBR Tony Trimmer Spain 1977 Emilio de Villota AUS Bruce Allison March 10 Brands Hatch 28 August 40 GBR Stephen South Spain 1977 Emilio de Villota GBR Tony Trimmer McLaren 11 Thruxton 10 September 45 Spain 1977 Emilio de Villota GBR Geoff Lees GBR Guy Edwards March 12 Snetterton 24 September 50 Spain 1977 Emilio de Villota IRL David Kennedy IRL David Kennedy Wolf Drivers' standings Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers using the following structure: Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   FL Fastest lap  Points 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 2 Pos. PositionDriver OULGBR BRHGBR SNEGBR MALGBR ZANNED DONGBR THRGBR OULGBR MALGBR BRHGBR THRGBR SNEGBR Pts 1 GBR Tony Trimmer 1 1 1 2 DNS 1 2 1 2 149 2 GBR Bob Evans 1 3 2 5 7 2 2 7 93 3 Spain 1977 Emilio de Villota 2 3 2 4 Ret 5 7 Ret 4 Ret 8 8 86 4 GBR Guy Edwards Ret 4 Ret 10 Ret 2 Ret 1 3 DNS 1 Ret 78 5 GBR Geoff Lees Ret 2 3 1 Ret 5 5 69 6 AUS Bruce Allison DNS 6 Ret Ret 4 2 1 Ret 12 3 63 7 GBR Valentino Musetti NC NC Ret 3 7 4 5 3 Ret 6 4 DNS 62 8 GBR John Cooper 3 8 Ret 8 8 7 8 7 9 10 4 44 9 GBR Mike Wilds Ret 6 Ret 7 6 DNS 6 6 8 7 13 5 43 10 South Africa 1928 Desiré Wilson Ret 6 4 3 6 34 11 ITA Giancarlo Martini 4 1 32 12 IRL David Kennedy 1 22 13 BEL Teddy Pilette Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 20 14 GBR Divina Galica 2 7 19 15 GBR Kim Mather 4 Ret NC 5 NC Ret DNS NC Ret Ret 18 16 NED Boy Hayje 3 12 = GBR Ray Mallock 3 12 12 = ITA Elio de Angelis 3 12 19 GBR Iain McLaren 5 9 10 11 = GBR Adrian Russell DNQ 10 NC 13 9 8 9 8 NC Ret Ret 11 21 USA Brett Lunger 5 10 22 NZL Brett Riley 5 Ret 8 23 USA Don Breidenbach 10 6 7 24 AUS Geoff Brabham 6 6 25 AUT Walter Raus 7 4 26 USA John David Briggs 8 17 3 27 GBR Stephen South Ret 9 2 = GBR Warren Booth NC 9 Ret 2 = ITA Carlo Giorgio 9 Ret 2 = GBR Richard Jones 9 11 Ret 2 — GBR Andy Barton 12 11 0 — AUT Gerd Biechteler 11 DNS 13 0 — GBR Alan Baillie DNQ 14 NC NC 15 DNS 0 — GBR Norman Dickson DNS Ret DNS 14 0 — GBR Dennis Leech 16 0 — IRL Alo Lawler Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 0 — GBR Bill Wood Ret 0 — GBR Kevin Bowditch DNQ DNS 0 — GBR Nigel Clarkson DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 — FRG Jörg Zaborowski DNQ 0 — FRG Eugen Grupp DNQ 0Pos. PositionDriver OULGBR BRHGBR SNEGBR MALGBR ZANNED DONGBR THRGBR OULGBR MALGBR BRHGBR THRGBR SNEGBR PtsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap References Category:British Formula One Championship Formula One