1979 Australian Drivers' Championship

1979 Australian Drivers' Championship
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A 1979 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Australian Formula 1 racing cars. The championship winner was awarded the 1979 CAMS Gold Star. The title was contested over a three round series with one race per round.

• Round 1, Australian Grand Prix, Wanneroo Park, Western Australia, 11 March
• Round 2, Oran Park, New South Wales, 29 July
• Round 3, Sandown Park, Victoria, 9 September

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters in each race.

Results

Position	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Rd1	Rd2	Rd3	Points
1	Johnnie Walker	25	Lola T332 Chevrolet	Magnum Wheels	9	4	6	19
2	John Bowe	11	Elfin MR8 Chevrolet	Ansett Team Elfin	6	9	-	15
3	Alfredo Costanzo	84	Lola T430 Chevrolet	Porsche Cars Australia	-	-	9	9
4	Rob Butcher	10	Lola T332 Chevrolet		4	-	4	8
	John Smith	71	Ralt RT1 Ford		3	3	2	8
6	John Wright	76	Lola T400 Chevrolet		-	6	-	6
7	Graham McRae	2	McRae GM3 Chevrolet		-	-	3	3
8	Chas Talbot		Lola T332 Chevrolet		-	2	-	2
	Terry Hook	15	Lola T332 Chevrolet		2	-	-	2
10	Peter Edwards	21	Lola T332		-	-	1	1
	Paul Hamilton	88	Elfin 600		-	1	-	1
	Barry Singleton	19	Gardos GL1 Chevrolet		1	-	-	1

Further reading

• The official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, 1986, pages 426-434

External links

• John Walker & Lola T332 -1979 AGP images (refer page 32) Retrieved from Austin 7 Club SA (Inc) on 17 September 2008
• Results of the 1979 Australian Grand Prix, Round 1 of the 1979 Australian Drivers’ Championship (refer page 3) Retrieved from Terry Walker’s Place on 17 September 2008