1979 Australian Formula 2 Championship

The 1979 Australian Formula 2 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to racing cars complying with Australian Formula 2.[1] It was the 12th Australian Formula 2 Championship.[2] The title was son by Brian Shead driving a Cheetah Mk. 6 Toyota.[3]

Calendar

The championship was contested over a three round series.[4]

Round [4] Circuit [4] Date [4] Format [4] Wiining Driver [4] Car [4]
1 Calder 5 August One race John Bowe Elfin 792 Volkswagen
2 Winton 19 August One race Graham Engel Cheetah Ford
3 Symmons Plains 11 November Two heats Brian Shead Cheetah Mk. 6 Toyota [3]

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters at each round.[1]

For the round which was contested over two heats, round placings were determined by allocating points on a 20-16-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the top 14 finishers in each race.[1] Championship points were then awarded based on the round results.

Championship results

Position Driver [4] Car [4] Entrant Calder [4] Winton [4] Symmons [4] Total [4]
1 Brian Shead Cheetah Mk. 6 [3] Toyota [4]   6 3 9 18
2 John Bowe Elfin 792 Volkswagen Ansett Team Elfin [4] 9 - 6 15
3 Graham Engel Cheetah Ford   1 9 - 10
4 Ron Trim Rennmax Ford   - 6 - 6
5 John Smith Ralt Ford   4 - - 4
= Tom Crozier Cheetah Toyota   - 4 - 4
= Bob Prendegast Cheetah Toyota   - 1 3 4
= Ian Richards Cheetah Volkswagen   - - 4 4
9 Brian Sampson Cheetah Toyota   3 - - 3
10 Peter Macrow Cheetah Toyota   2 - - 2
= Ian Carrig CRD Ford   - 2 - 2
= Geoff Forsyth Cheetah Toyota   - - 2 2
13 Greg Taylor Elfin 600 [5] Ford [4]   - - 1 1

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Conditions for Australian Titles, 1979 CAMS Manual Of Motor Sport, pages 94 to 96
  2. ↑ Record, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual Of Motor Sport, page 14-6
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Pedr Davis, The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, 1986, page 172
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 Australian Formula 2, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1979/80, pages 146 to 149
  5. ↑ Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 85 to 86