1979 Australian Tourist Trophy

The 1979 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Winton circuit in Victoria, Australia on 28 October 1979.[1] It was open to Group A Sports Cars [2] and was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian Title.[2] The race, which was the seventeenth Australian Tourist Trophy,[3] was won by Paul Gibson, driving a Rennmax Repco.[1]

Results

Position [4] Driver [4] No. Car [4]
1 Paul Gibson 3 [5] Rennmax Repco
2 Stuart Kostera 2 [6] Elfin MS7 [1]
3 Grant Gibson Rennmax Repco
4 David Richardson Matich SR3
5 Peter Jones Cheetah Corolla
6 Ross Wemyss Allison Datsun

Race Statistics

  • Race distance: 40 laps, 57.7 miles, 81.2 km [4]
  • Race time: 42.30.0 [4]
  • Fastest lap: 61.1 - Paul Gibson & Stuart Kostera [4]
  • Number of starters: Not yet ascertained
  • Number of finishers: Not yet ascertained

References & notes

  1. 1 2 3 Chris de Fraga, A triumph for the Formula 5000s, The Age, Monday, 29 October 1979, page 40
  2. 1 2 Australian Title Conditions, 1979 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 98
  3. ↑ Australian Titles, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 183
  5. ↑ Paul Gibson, Rennmax & David Richardson, Matich SR3a - Winton - 28 October 1979 - Photographer Darren House, autopics.com.au Retrieved on 8 August 2014
  6. ↑ Stuart Kostera Elfin MS7 - Winton - 28 October 1979 - Photographer Darren House, autopics.com.au Retrieved on 8 August 2014
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