Race of Champions 1979 - Race Results

(settings) | Login RSC Home > Formula 1 > Race of Champions 1979 > Race Results

Event: Race of Champions		Date: 15.4.1979
Track: Brands Hatch Circuit (United Kingdom), 4.206 kms	Organiser: unknown
Race of Champions
Non championship race

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance
1^st	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312 T3	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	40	168.2310 kms
2^nd	6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing Team	40
3^rd	1	Mario Andretti	Lotus 79 Ford	Martini Team Lotus	40
4^th	30	Jochen Mass	Arrows A1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	40
5^th	5	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing Team	39
6^th	18	Elio de Angelis	Shadow DN9B Ford	Interscope Shadow Racing	39
7^th	44	Guy Edwards	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	RAM Racing	39
8^th	45	Bernard de Dryver	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	RAM Racing	39
9^th	41	Desiré Wilson	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Melchester Racing	38
10^th	42	Gordon Smiley	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Melchester Racing	38
11^th	49	Giacomo Agostini	Williams FW06 Ford	Team Agostini	38
12^th	47	Val Musetti	March 781 Ford	Val Musetti	36
13^th	63	Robin Smith	Ensign N174 Ford	Smith & Jones	36

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
56	Rupert Keegan	Arrows A1 Ford	C. W. Clowes Racing	35	Engine
43	Emilio de Villota	Lotus 78 Ford	Madom F1 Team	34	Engine
52	Philip Bullman	Surtees TS20 Ford	Team Surtees	24	Spun
7	John Watson	McLaren M28 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	18	Gearbox
46	Tiff Needell	Chevron B41 Ford	Graham Eden Racing	16	Accident

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
51	David Kennedy	Wolf WR4 Ford	Theodore Racing	Gearbox

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
62	Gerd Biechteler	March 781 Ford	Walz Toj Racing

Practiced:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
1T	Mario Andretti	Lotus 80 Ford	Martini Team Lotus	Spare car
52T	Philip Bullman	Surtees TS20 Ford	Team Surtees	Spare car
52T	Philip Bullman	Surtees TS20 Ford	Team Surtees	Spare car

Random Photo

3 - Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II - Aust Motorsport

Donations

Recommended

News

Ferrari takes World Championship title

FIA WEC standings after Fuji

WEC points after round 5

Your likely location: United States

© RacingSportsCars (2002-2025) - data, texts and all other information is protected by copyright law and cannot be used without permission. All pictures on this page are in property of their original authors, photographers or owners and have been kindly provided to RSC just for use on this website and it is expressly forbidden to use them elsewhere without prior written permission of RacingSportsCars and the copyright owner.

The RacingSportsCars.com website is intended exclusively for private use and under any circumstances it may not be republished, retransmitted in any form, stored in a retrieval system, sold through any media, without the prior written permission of RacingSportsCars and the copyright owner. All data are presented here just for informative use, they cannot be used as a source for any kind of business.

FAQ | About Us | Privacy Policy | Contact Us