1979 World Championship for Makes

Racing tournament 1979 World Sportscar Championship 1978 1980 The 1979 World Sportscar Championship season was the 27th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship racing. It featured the 1979 World Championship for Makes which was open to Group 1 and 2 Touring Cars, Group 3 and 4 Grand Touring cars, and Group 5 Special Production Cars. The championship ran from 3 February to 16 September 1979 and consisted of nine rounds. It was contested in two engine capacity divisions, Over 2 Litres and Under 2 Litres. The Over 2 Litres Division was won by Porsche and the Under 2 Litres Division by Lancia. Schedule thumb|Lancia won the Under 2 Litres Division with the Beta Montecarlo. Rnd Race Circuit Date 1 USA 24 Hour Pepsi Challenge Daytona International Speedway 3 February4 February 2 ITA 6 Hours of Mugello Mugello Circuit 18 March 3 FRA Dijon 6 Hours Dijon-Prenois 22 April 4 GBR Rivet Supply 6 Hours Silverstone Circuit 6 May 5 DEU 1000km Nürburgring Nürburgring 3 June 6 ITA Coppa Florio Autodromo di Pergusa 24 June 7 USA Watkins Glen 6 Hours Watkins Glen International 8 July 8 GBR Rivet Supply 6 Hours Brands Hatch 5 August 9 ITA Trofeo Ignazio Giunti (6 Hours) Vallelunga 16 September Season results Rnd Circuit Over 2.0 Winning Team Under 2.0 Winning Team Results Over 2.0 Winning Drivers Under 2.0 Winning Drivers Over 2.0 Winning Car World Championship 1979, www.classicscars.com Retrieved 20 March 2020 Under 2.0 Winning Car 1 Daytona USA #0 Interscope Racing None Results USA Ted FieldUSA Danny OngaisUSA Hurley Haywood Germany Porsche 935/79 2 Mugello DEU #12 Gelo Racing Team None Results FRA Bob WollekLIE Manfred SchurtiGBR John Fitzpatrick Germany Porsche 935/77 3 Dijon DEU #31 Gelo Racing Team None Results FRA Bob WollekLIE Manfred SchurtiBEL Jacky Ickx Germany Porsche 935/77 4 Silverstone DEU #3 Gelo Sportswear None Results FRA Bob WollekDEU Hans HeyerGBR John Fitzpatrick Germany Porsche 935/77 5 Nürburgring DEU #6 Gelo Racing Team DEU #25 Jägermeister Results FRA Bob WollekLIE Manfred SchurtiGBR John Fitzpatrick DEU Eckhard SchrimpfDEU Hans-Georg Bürger Germany Porsche 935/77 Germany BMW 320i 6 Pergusa CHE #4 Lubrifilm Racing ITA #11 Lancia Corse Results CHE Angelo PallaviciniCHE Marco Vanoli ITA Riccardo PatreseITA Carlo Facetti Germany Porsche Carrera RSR Italy Lancia Beta Montecarlo 7 Watkins Glen USA #94 Whittington/Kremer None Results USA Don WhittingtonUSA Bill WhittingtonDEU Klaus Ludwig Germany Porsche 935 K3 8 Brands Hatch DEU #27 Porsche Kremer Racing ITA #31 ASA Corse Results DEU Klaus LudwigDEU Axel Plankenhorn ITA Riccardo PatreseDEU Walter Röhrl Germany Porsche 935 K3 Italy Lancia Beta Montecarlo 9 Vallelunga CHE #54 Ecurie Biennoise ITA #33 Giuseppi Piazzi Results CHE Enzo CalderariCHE Willi SpavettiCHE Rolf Moritz ITA Giuseppi PiazziITA Renzo ZorziITA Stanislao Sterzel Germany Porsche Carrera RSR Italy Fiat X1/9 Note: Entries which were not eligible to score championship points are not accounted for in the above table. Manufacturers' championship Points were awarded for placings gained by the top ten cars in each division at each round in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. However, points were only awarded for the highest placed car from each make in each division and any other cars from that make were merely skipped in the points allocation. Only the best seven round results for each make in each division counted towards the championship with any other points earned not included in the final totals. Relinquished points are shown within brackets. Some rounds were also open to cars from other categories (e.g. Group 6 "Two Seater Racing Cars") however these cars were not eligible to score points for their respective makes. Division - Over 2 Litre Pos FIA Yearbook, 1980, grey section, page 85 Make Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Total 1 DEU Porsche 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 (20) (20) 140 2 ITA Ferrari 15 15 30 3 ITA de Tomaso 6 6 4 GBR Triumph 4 4 5 DEU BMW 1 1 Division - Under 2 Litre Pos FIA Yearbook, 1980, grey section, page 86 Make Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Total 1 ITA Lancia 10 20 20 50 2 DEU BMW 20 12 32 3 USA Ford 15 15 30 DEU Porsche 15 15 30 5 ITA Fiat 20 20 6 DEU Volkswagen 6 6 7 DEU Audi 2 2 The cars The following models contributed to the nett points totals scored by their respective makes. Division - Over 2 Litre Porsche 935 & 911 Carrera RSR Ferrari Daytona & 308GTB de Tomaso Pantera Triumph TR8 BMW 3.5 CSL Division - Under 2 Litre Lancia Beta Montecarlo BMW 320i Ford Escort Porsche Fiat X1/9 Volkswagen Golf GTi Audi 80 References Further reading Automobile Year, 1979/80 János Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, 1999 Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995 External links 1979 World Championship for Makes – race results Retrieved from wsrp.ic.cz 1979 World Championship for Makes – race images Retrieved from www.racingsportscars.com on 1 April 2009 Category:World Sportscar Championship seasons World Sportscar Championship