1979 British Formula One season

1979 British Formula One season
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The 1979 British Formula One season was the 2nd British Formula One Series season. It commenced on April 1, 1979 and ended on October 7 after fifteen races.

Results and standings

Races

Round Name Circuit Date Winning driver Winning car
1 Belgian Cup Zolder April 1 Dave Kennedy Wolf WR4
2 International Gold Cup Oulton Park April 13 Dave Kennedy Wolf WR4
3 Race of Champions Brands Hatch April 15 Guy Edwards Fittipaldi F5A
4 Sun Trophy Mallory Park May 7 Rupert Keegan Arrows A1
5 Anglia TV Trophy Snetterton May 20 Rupert Keegan Arrows A1
6 Rivet Supply Trophy Thruxton May 28 Emilio de Villota Lotus 78
7 International Whitsuntide Race Zandvoort June 4 Emilio de Villota Lotus 78
8 Donington Formula 1 Trophy Donington Park June 24 Rupert Keegan Arrows A1
9 Daily Express Formula 1 Trophy Oulton Park June 30 Emilio de Villota Lotus 78
10 Nogaro Grand Prix Nogaro July 8 Emilio de Villota Lotus 78
11 ATV Trophy Mallory Park July 29 Dave Kennedy Wolf WR6
12 Fuji Tapes Trophy Brands Hatch August 27 Ricardo Zunino Arrows A1
13 Radio Victory Trophy Thruxton September 9 Rupert Keegan Arrows A1
14 Budweiser Trophy Snetterton September 23 Rupert Keegan Arrows A1
15 Bradford & Bingley Trophy Silverstone October 7 Gordon Smiley Surtees TS20

Drivers

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pole Position Fastest Lap
Points 9 6 4 3 2 1 2 1
Pos Driver ZOL OUL BRA MAL SNE THR ZAN DON OUL NOG MAL BRA THR SNE SIL Pts
1 Rupert Keegan 11 Ret 1 1 Ret NC 1 Ret Ret DNS 1 1 2 65
2 Dave Kennedy 1 1 DNS 3 NC 2 2 10 Ret 3 1 3 3 3 Ret 63
3 Emilio de Villota Ret 7 Ret 4 3 1 1 2 1 1 6 Ret Ret 8 Ret 55
4 Bernard de Dryver 5 Ret 2 Ret 4 DNS 6 3 2 2 Ret 4 4 5 4 41
5 Guy Edwards DSQ 2 1 5 Ret Ret 7 6 Ret Ret 3 2 Ret Ret 8 40
6 Ricardo Zunino 5 Ret 4 Ret 7 2 1 2 2 39
7 Desiré Wilson 3 3 3 11 Ret 3 4 Ret 5 4 Ret 7 7 6 5 28
8 Giacomo Agostini 9 6 5 Ret 2 6 3 9 3 Ret Ret Ret 6 7 7 19
9 Gordon Smiley DNS 9 4 Ret 7 4 5 10 DNS 6 Ret Ret 1 18
10 Tiff Needell 2 10 Ret 7 8 Ret Ret 6 7
11 Norman Dickson 6 4 6 6 10 7 Ret NC Ret 14 10 6
= Derek Warwick 2 13 Ret 6
13 Philip Bullman 4 5 Ret 5
14 Kim Mather 7 8 10 8 NC 8 6 4 DNS Ret Ret 4
= Neil Bettridge Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 5 5 Ret 12 4
= Geoff Lees 3 4
17 David Leslie 14 4 DNS Ret 3
= David Purley Ret 10 4 9 3
19 John Cooper DNS Ret 10 5 7 9 DSQ 11 2
= Divina Galica Ret 5 2
= Carlo Franchi Ret 9 Ret 5 2
= Giorgio Pianta 5 2
23 Tony Dean 12 NC 9 11 Ret 6 1
= Val Musetti Ret Ret 6 NC Ret 13 DNS NC 1
— Klaus Walz 8 NC 0
— Gerd Biechteler 10 DNS DNQ 0
— Robin Smith 11 7 DNS 11 8 8 Ret 0
— Brian Robinson 13 12 12 9 13 Ret 7 NC 9 9 11 0
— Pascal Witmeur Ret 0
— Claude Bourgoignie Ret 0
— Gianfranco Brancatelli Ret Ret 0
— Warren Booth 13 13 10 15 9 0
— Germaine Garon Ret 14 8 0
— Richard Jones Ret Ret 7 13 0
— Kenneth Brill DNQ DNQ NC Ret DNS 0
— Iain McLaren DNS DNQ DNS 0
— Hervé Regout 8 DNS Ret 12 Ret 11 NC Ret Ret Ret Ret 0
— Lella Lombardi 14 0
— Adrian Russell DNQ 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 0
— Patrick Neve Ret NC 0
— Ray Mallock Ret 0
— Alain Couderc Ret 0
— Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Ret 0
— Marco Micangeli Ret Ret 0
— Guido Pardini 8 0
— Dennis Leech 9 0
— Mike Wilds 12 0
Pos Driver ZOL OUL BRA MAL SNE THR ZAN DON OUL NOG MAL BRA THR SNE SIL Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished, in points
Blue Finished, no points
Not classified (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate
Excluded (EX)

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