1979 World Sportscar Championship season
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1979 World Sportscar Championship season | |
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The 1979 World Championship for Makes season was the 27th season of the FIA World Sportscar Championship. This series was open to Group 1 and 2 Touring Cars, Group 3 and 4 Grand Touring cars, and Group 5 Special Production Cars, although points were determined by engine sizes. The championship ran from February 3, 1979 to September 16, 1979, and consisted of nine rounds.
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[edit] Schedule
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
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1 | 24 Hour Pepsi Challenge | Daytona International Speedway | February 3 February 4 |
2 | 6 Hours of Mugello | Mugello Circuit | March 18 |
3 | Dijon 6 Hours | Dijon-Prenois | April 22 |
4 | Rivet Supply 6 Hours | Silverstone Circuit | May 6 |
5 | 1000km Nürburgring | Nürburgring | June 3 |
6 | Coppa Florio | Autodromo di Pergusa | June 24 |
7 | Watkins Glen 6 Hours | Watkins Glen International | July 8 |
8 | Rivet Supply 6 Hours | Brands Hatch | August 5 |
9 | Trofeo Ignazio Giunti (6 Hours) | Vallelunga | September 16 |
[edit] Season results
Rnd | Circuit | Over 2.0 Winning Team | Under 2.0 Winning Team | Results |
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Over 2.0 Winning Drivers | Under 2.0 Winning Drivers | |||
1 | Daytona | #0 Interscope Racing | None | Results |
Ted Field Danny Ongais Hurley Haywood |
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2 | Mugello | #12 Gelo Racing Team | None | Results |
Bob Wollek Manfred Schurti John Fitzpatrick |
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3 | Dijon | #31 Gelo Racing Team | None | Results |
Bob Wollek Manfred Schurti Jacky Ickx |
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4 | Silverstone | #3 Gelo Sportswear | None | Results |
Bob Wollek Hans Heyer John Fitzpatrick |
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5 | Nürburgring | #6 Gelo Racing Team | #25 Jägermeister | Results |
Bob Wollek Manfred Schurti John Fitzpatrick |
Eckhard Schrimpf Hans-Georg Bürger |
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6 | Pergusa | #4 Lubrifilm Racing | #11 Lancia Corse | Results |
Angelo Pallavicini Marco Vanoli |
Riccardo Patrese Carlo Facetti |
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7 | Watkins Glen | #94 Whittington/Kremer | None | Results |
Don Whittington Bill Whittington Klaus Ludwig |
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8 | Brands Hatch | #27 Porsche Kremer Racing | #31 ASA Corse | Results |
Klaus Ludwig Axel Plankenhorn |
Riccardo Patrese Walter Röhrl |
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9 | Vallelunga | #54 Ecurie Biennoise | #33 Giuseppi Piazzi | Results |
Enzo Calderari Willi Spavetti Rolf Moritz |
Giuseppi Piazzi Renzo Zorzi Stanislao Sterzel |
[edit] Manufacturers' championship
Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car from either of the two classes; any other cars from that manufacturer were merely skipped in the points standings.
Only the best seven points finishes counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the total. Skipped points are marked in italics.
Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Total |
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1 | Porsche | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 140 |
2 | Lancia | 10 | 20 | 20 | 50 | ||||||
3 | BMW | 20 | 1 | 12 | 33 | ||||||
4= | Ford | 15 | 15 | 30 | |||||||
4= | Ferrari | 15 | 15 | 30 | |||||||
6 | Fiat | 20 | 20 | ||||||||
7 | Mazda | 8 | 8 | ||||||||
8= | Volkswagen | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
8= | De Tomaso | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
10 | Triumph | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
11 | Audi | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
12 | Aston Martin | 1 | 1 |
[edit] References
- Automobile Year 1979/80
- Time and Two Seats, by János Wimpffen, © 1999
[edit] External links
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