The 1979 British Formula One Championship (formally the 1979 Aurora AFX F1 Championship) was the second season of the British Formula One Championship. It commenced on 1 April 1979 and ended on 7 October after fifteen races. The Drivers' Championship was won by Englishman Rupert Keegan who drove an Arrows A1 entered by Charles Clowes.[1]
Teams and drivers
Entry List[2] |
Team |
No. |
Driver |
Chassis |
Engine |
Rounds |
Formula 1 |
Melchester Racing |
1 |
Desiré Wilson |
Tyrrell 008 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 |
All |
2 |
Gordon Smiley |
1-4 |
Neil Bettridge |
8-13 |
Gordon Smiley |
McLaren M23 |
5-7 |
Neil Bettridge |
Arrows A1 |
14-15 |
Madom F1 Team |
3 |
Emilio de Villota |
Lotus 78 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 |
All |
RAM Racing |
4 |
Guy Edwards |
Fittipaldi F5A |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 |
All |
5 |
Bernard de Dryver |
All |
Graham Eden Racing |
6 |
Tiff Needell |
Chevron B41 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 |
1-4, 7, 11, 15 |
Ray Mallock |
5 |
David Leslie |
8-9, 11-12 |
Kim Mather |
13-14 |
Valentino Musetti |
7 |
Valentino Musetti |
March 752/771 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 |
1 |
March 781 |
2-5 |
John Cooper |
8 |
John Cooper |
Ensign N177 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 |
5-8 |
Tiff Needell |
9 |
Team Agostini |
9 |
Giacomo Agostini |
Williams FW06 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 |
All |
10 |
Gimax |
4, 6, 10-11 |
Marco Micangeli |
12, 14 |
Guido Pardini |
13 |
44 |
Lella Lombardi |
4 |
Theodore Racing |
11 |
David Kennedy |
Wolf WR4 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 |
1-11 |
Wolf WR6 |
12-15 |
7 |
Valentino Musetti |
Wolf WR3 |
8-9 |
Wolf WR4 |
12 |
12 |
Geoff Lees |
15 |
Frank Williams Racing |
14 |
Giorgio Pianta |
Williams FW06 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 |
10 |
C. W. Clowes Racing |
16 |
Rupert Keegan |
Arrows A1 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 |
2-9, 11-15 |
17 |
Ricardo Zunino |
8-14 |
BS Fabrications |
17 |
Ricardo Zunino |
McLaren M23 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 |
6 |
Arrows A1 |
7 |
Team Surtees |
22 |
Philip Bullman |
Surtees TS20 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 |
1-3 |
Gordon Smiley |
9-10, 12 |
Surtees TS20+ |
13-15 |
23 |
Claude Bourgoignie |
Surtees TS20 |
1 |
Jean-Pierre Jaussaud |
10 |
Dennis Leech |
24 |
Dennis Leech |
McLaren M23 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 |
13 |
LEC Refrigeration Racing |
27 |
David Purley |
LEC CRP1 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 |
12-13 |
Shadow DN9 |
14-15 |
Smith & Jones |
33 |
Robin Smith |
Ensign N174 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 |
1, 3 |
Richard Jones |
2, 5 |
Robin Smith |
Surtees TS19 |
7, 9, 12, 14 |
Richard Jones |
8, 11, 15 |
Willi Kauhsen |
39 |
Gianfranco Brancatelli |
Kauhsen WK |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 |
1 |
Walz Toj Racing |
42 |
Gerd Biechteler |
March 781 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 |
1-3 |
Iain McLaren |
88 |
Iain McLaren |
McLaren M26 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 |
2, 4, 8 |
Formula 2 |
Cooper Industries |
8 |
John Cooper |
March 792 |
Hart 420R 2.0 L4 |
1-2, 4, 13 |
Divina Galica |
13 |
Divina Galica |
March 792 |
Hart 420R 2.0 L4 |
2, 8 |
Pontin Racing |
15 |
Kim Mather |
March 772P |
Hart 420R 2.0 L4 |
1 |
BMW M12 2.0 L4 |
2, 4-9 |
March 772P/782 |
Ford BDG Eden 2.0 L4 |
11 |
Mike Wilds |
13 |
Kim Mather |
Ford BDG Richardson 2.0 L4 |
15 |
A. G. Dean Racing |
18 |
Tony Dean |
Chevron B42 |
Hart 420R 2.0 L4 |
1-2, 4-5, 8-10 |
19 |
Brian Robinson |
1-2, 4-5, 7-9, 11-14 |
Chevron B48 |
15 |
Adrian Russell |
20 |
Adrian Russell |
March 782 |
Hart 420R 2.0 L4 |
1, 4-8, 10 |
RAM Racing |
25 |
Germain Garon |
Chevron B42 |
Hart 420R 2.0 L4 |
1-2, 10 |
Hervé Regout |
4-9, 11-15 |
Onyx race Engineering |
26 |
Patrick Nève |
Pilbeam MP42 |
Hart 420R 2.0 L4 |
5-6 |
Neil Bettridge |
7 |
Kenneth Brill |
28 |
Kenneth Brill |
Chevron B35D |
Ford BDG 2.0 L4 |
2, 4, 6-8, 11 |
Warren Booth |
29 |
Warren Booth |
Chevron B42 |
Hart 420R 2.0 L4 |
2, 4, 6, 8-9 |
Dicksons of Perth |
30 |
Norman Dickson |
March 792 |
Hart 420R 2.0 L4 |
1-2, 4-9, 11-13, 15 |
31 |
Gianfranco Brancatelli |
March 772P |
5 |
34 |
Pascal Witmeur |
1 |
Ecurie Motul Nogaro |
34 |
Alain Couderc |
AGS JH15 |
BMW M12 2.0 L4 |
10 |
Walz Toj Racing |
65 |
Klaus Walz |
March 782 |
BMW M12 2.0 L4 |
1-2 |
Theodore Racing |
77 |
Derek Warwick |
March 792 |
Hart 420R 2.0 L4 |
4, 13-14 |
Results and standings
Drivers' standings
Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers using the following structure:
Position |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
PP |
FL |
Points |
9 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
Colour | Result |
Gold | Winner |
Silver | 2nd place |
Bronze | 3rd place |
Green | Points finish |
Blue | Non-points finish |
Non-classified finish (NC) |
Purple | Retired (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 (DNP) |
Excluded (EX) |
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap |