1979 British Saloon Car Championship

1979 British Saloon Car Championship
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The 1979 British Saloon Car Championship was the 22nd season of the championship. Richard Longman successfully defended his drivers title with his Mini 1275 GT.^[1]^[2]

Calendar & Winners

All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold.

Round		Circuit	Date	Class A Winner	Class B Winner	Class C Winner	Class D Winner
1		Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	25 March	Alan Curnow	Richard Lloyd	Tom Walkinshaw	Gordon Spice
2	A	Oulton Park, Cheshire	13 April	Not contested.		Tom Walkinshaw	Gordon Spice
2	B	Oulton Park, Cheshire	13 April	Richard Longman	John Morris	Not contested.
3		Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	16 April	Richard Longman	Richard Lloyd	Tom Walkinshaw	Gordon Spice
4		Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	28 May	Richard Longman	Win Percy	Tom Walkinshaw	Jeff Allam
5		Donington Park, Leicestershire	24 June	Richard Longman	Win Percy	Tom Walkinshaw	Gordon Spice
6		Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	15 July	Richard Longman	Richard Lloyd	Rex Greenslade	Gordon Spice
7	A	Mallory Park, Leicestershire	12 August	Richard Longman	Win Percy	Not contested.
7	B	Mallory Park, Leicestershire	12 August	Not contested.		Rex Greenslade	Colin Vandervell
8		Donington Park, Leicestershire	19 August	Alan Curnow	Richard Lloyd	Tom Walkinshaw	Vince Woodman
9		Brands Hatch, Kent	27 August	Richard Longman	Richard Lloyd	Barrie Williams	Brian Muir
10		Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	9 September	Richard Longman	Richard Lloyd	Tom Walkinshaw	Gordon Spice
11*		Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	23 September	Richard Longman	Win Percy	Tom Walkinshaw	Jeff Allam
12	A	Oulton Park, Cheshire	29 September	Not contested.		Tom Walkinshaw	Stuart Graham
12	B	Oulton Park, Cheshire	29 September	Richard Longman	Richard Lloyd	Not contested.

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