1979 Mediterranean Grand Prix

February 2014 Italy Mediterranean 29 July 1979 Pergusa circuit.png 18th Gran Premio del Mediterraneo Pergusa, Sicily, Italy Autodromo di Pergusa 3.076 4.950 45 138.420 222.750 Brian Henton UK Ralt-Hart 1:31.45 Stephen South UK March-BMW 1:33.20 Eje Elgh SWE March-BMW Derek Daly IRL March-BMW Stephen South UK March-BMW The 18th Gran Premio del Mediterraneo (Grand Prix of the Mediterranean), was the Round Ten of the 1979 European Championship for F2 Drivers. This was held on the Isle of Sicily, at the Autodromo di Pergusa, Enna, on 29 July.http://www.formula2.net/F279_19.htm F2 Register - Index Report Entry A total of 25 F2 cars were entered for the event, however just 22 took part in qualifying. Qualifying Brian Henton took pole position for the Toleman Group Motorsport, in their Ralt-Hart RT2, averaging a speed of 121.15 mph. Race The race was held over 45 laps of the Enna-Pergusa circuit. After a furious battle, Henton took the chequered flag, ahead of Eje Elgh. However, Elgh's team, Marlboro Team Tiga successfully appealed against Henton using an escape road on the first lap to avoid an accident. Despite being delayed by the first corner incident, Derek Daly followed Elgh home, with his teammate Stephen South next home. Elgh won in a time of 1hr 11:02.09mins., averaging a speed of 117.564 mph. Classification Race result Pos. No. Driver Entrant Car - Engine Time, Laps Reason Out 1 22 SWE Eje Elgh Marlboro Team Tiga March-BMW 792 1hr 11:02.09 2 7 IRL Derek Daly Project Four Racing – ICI Racing Team March-BMW 792 1hr 11:18.8 3 8 GBR Stephen South Project Four Racing – ICI Racing Team March-BMW 792 1hr 11:23.2 4 4 ITA Teo Fabi March Racing Ltd March-BMW 792 1hr 11:38.6 5 9 USA Eddie Cheever Osella Squadra Corse SH Osella-BMW FA2/79 1hr 11:56.2 6 15 ZAF 1928 Rad Dougall Toleman Group Motorsport Ralt-Hart RT2 1hr 12:04.7 7 18 ITA Gianfranco Brancatelli Racing Team Everest March-BMW 792 1hr 12:07.3 8 23 NLD Huub Rothengatter Docking Spitzley Racing / Racing Team Holland Chevron-Hart B48 1hr 12:07.9 9 3 ITA Beppe Gabbiani Polifac BMW Junior Team March-BMW 792 1hr 12:32.2 10 5 ARG Juan Traverso March Racing Team (Bob Salisbury Racing) March-Hart 792 44 11 12 ARG Ariel Bakst Sanremo Racing Srl March-BMW 792 44 DNF 43 ITA Oscar Pedersoli Sanremo Racing Srl March-BMW 792 22 Suspension DNF 77 GBR Derek Warwick Team BP with Theodore Racing March-Hart 792 18 Accident DNF 6 USA Bobby Rahal Ampex Chevron Racing Team Chevron-Hart B48 16 Puncture DNF 19 ITA Siegfried Stohr Trivellato Racing Team March-BMW 792 10 Gear Selector DNF 11 ITA Alberto Colombo Sanremo Racing Srl March-BMW 782 5 Suspension DNF 16 ARG Miguel Ángel Guerra Racing Team Everest March-BMW 792 2 Accident damage DNF 1 CHE Marc Surer Polifac BMW Junior Team March-BMW 792 2 Engine DNF 25 ARG Cocho López BFO Racing Team March-BMW 792 1 Accident DNF 39 ITA Pasquale Barbiero Pasquale Barbiero March-BMW 782 1 Engine DQ 14 GBR Brian Henton Toleman Group Motorsport Ralt-Hart RT2 1st on track Disobeyed marshal DNQ 31 ITA Carlo Giorgio RR Racing Team/Scuderia Jolly Club Milano March-Hart 742 Fastest lap: Stephen South, 1:33.20secs. (118.81 mph) http://www.formula2.net/F279_14.htm F2 Register - IndexTristan Wood, "Drive It! The Complete Book of Formula 2 Motor Racing" (Foulis/Haynes, ASIN B009UWU1BW, 1984) References 30em Category:European Formula Two Championship Category:Mediterranean Grand Prix Mediterranean