1979 Australian Grand Prix

September 2020 June 2026 CUST Round 1 of 3 of the 1979 Australian Drivers' Championship Australian Australia Barbagallo Raceway AKA Wanneroo Park (Australia) track map.svg XLIV Australian Grand Prix Wanneroo Raceway, Wanneroo, Western Australia 11 March 1979 Permanent racing facility 1.498 2.411 63 93.374 151.893 Sunny Alfredo Costanzo AUS Lola-Chevrolet 0'52.11 John WrightAUS Johnnie Walker Lola-ChevroletLola-Chevrolet 0'54.92 AUS Johnnie Walker AUS Lola-Chevrolet John Bowe AUS Elfin-Chevrolet Rob Butcher AUS Lola-Chevrolet The 1979 Australian Grand Prix was an open-wheel racing car race held at Wanneroo RacewaySouvenir Programme, Australian Grand Prix, Wanneroo Raceway, Sunday, March 11th, 1979 north of Perth in Western Australia on 11 March 1979. The race, which was the first round of the 1979 Australian Drivers' Championship,Australian Drivers Championship - Wanneroo, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1979/80, pages 92–93 was open to racing cars complying with Australian Formula 1Conditions for Australian Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1979, page 95 (incorporating Formula 5000 and Formula Pacific). It was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the 44th Australian Grand PrixAustralian Grand Prix Winners, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1980, page 55 and was the only Australian Grand Prix to be held at the Wanneroo Raceway. Classification Results as follows:Wilson Stewart Graham Howard The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix 1986 R & T Publishing Gordon, NSW 0-9588464-0-5 426–434 1979 http://www.terrywalkersplace.com/Results/1979.pdf Western Australian Motor Race Results 1979 Walker Terry 24 June 2011 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173403/http://www.terrywalkersplace.com/Results/1979.pdf dead Qualifying thumb|John Walker won the race driving a Lola T332, similar to that pictured above Pos No Driver Car Entrant Qual Gap 1 84 AUS Alfredo Costanzo Lola T430 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Alfredo Costanzo 0:52.11 — 2 12 AUS Larry Perkins Elfin MR8 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin 0:52.77 +0.66 3 25 AUS John Walker Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 John Walker 0:53.00 +0.89 4 15 AUS Terry Hook Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Terry Hook 0:53.20 +1.09 5 24 AUS Jon Davison Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Ranger Truck Rentals 0:54.20 +2.09 6 76 AUS John Wright Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 John Wright 0:54.27 +2.16 7 7 AUS John McCormack McLaren M23 / Leyland 5.0L V8 John McCormack 0:54.67 +2.56 8 11 AUS John Bowe Elfin MR8 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin 0:55.30 +3.19 9 10 AUS Rob Butcher Lola T332 / Chevrolet V8 Rob Butcher 0:55.85 +3.74 10 71 AUS John Smith Ralt RT1 / Ford 1.6L I4 John Smith 0:56.59 +4.48 11 38 AUS Ivan Tighe Chevron B37 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Ivan Tighe 0:57.11 +5.00 12 30 AUS Peter Larner Chevron B39 / Ford 1.6L I4 Paul England Racing 0:57.30 +5.19 13 19 AUS Barry Singleton Gardos GL1 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Barry Singleton 0:58.20 +6.09 14 8 AUS Rod Housego Elfin 622 / Ford 1.6L I4 Rod Housego 1:00.70 +8.59 15 16 AUS Bob Creasy Birrana 273 / Ford 1.6L I4 Bob Creasy 1:01.00 +8.89 16 40 AUS Geoff Nicol Elfin 622 / Ford 1.6L I4 Geoff Nicol 1:01.89 +9.78 17 3 AUS Bill Downey Minos / Ford 1.6L I4 Bill Downey 1:03.35 +11.24 18 17 AUS Bob Kingsbury El Toro / Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4 Bob Kingsbury 1:05.45 +13.34 Race Pos No Driver Car Entrant Laps Time 1 25 AUS John Walker Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 John Walker 63 59m 09.72s 2 11 AUS John Bowe Elfin MR8 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin 63 59m 22.13s 3 10 AUS Rob Butcher Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Rob Butcher 61 4 71 AUS John Smith Ralt RT1 / Ford 1.6L I4 John Smith 61 5 15 AUS Terry Hook Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Terry Hook 59 6 19 AUS Barry Singleton Gardos GL1 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Barry Singleton 59 7 38 AUS Ivan Tighe Chevron B37 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Ivan Tighe 49 8 40 AUS Geoff Nicol Elfin 622 / Ford 1.6L I4 Geoff Nicol 45 Ret 76 AUS John Wright Lola T400 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 John Wright 62 Engine Ret 17 AUS Bob Kingsbury El Toro / Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4 Bob Kingsbury 39 Battery Ret 7 AUS John McCormack McLaren M23 / Leyland 5.0L V8 John McCormack 36 Gearbox Ret 8 AUS Rod Housego Elfin 622 / Ford 1.6L I4 Rod Housego 33 Exhaust Ret 3 AUS Bill Downey MinosDowney was entered to drive a Birrana 273 but actually raced a Minos, as per The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, page 429 / Ford 1.6L I4 Bill Downey 30 Transmission Ret 24 AUS Jon Davison Lola T332 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Ranger Truck Rentals 20 Fuel Pump Ret 30 AUS Peter Larner Chevron B39 / Ford 1.6L I4 Paul England Racing 8 Brakes / Suspension Ret 12 AUS Larry Perkins Elfin MR8 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Ansett Team Elfin 0 Accident Ret 84 AUS Alfredo Costanzo Lola T430 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Alfredo Costanzo 0 Accident DNS 16 AUS Bob Creasy Birrana 273 / Ford 1.6L I4 Bob Creasy 0 Gearbox Notes Pole position: Alfredo Costanzo - 52.11 Fastest lap: John Wright / John Walker - 54.92, 158.20 km/h (98.30 mph) Winner's average speed: 154.20 km/h (95.30 mph) References External links John Walker & Lola T332 -1979 AGP images (refer page 32), www.austin7clubsa.com.au Results of the 1979 Australian Grand Prix, www.terrywalkersplace.com (refer page 3) https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173403/http://www.terrywalkersplace.com/Results/1979.pdf 3 March 2016 Australian Grand Prix 1978 Australian Grand Prix 1979 1980 Australian Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:Australian Grand Prix Category:Formula 5000 race reports Australian Grand Prix