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Event: Radio Trent International Formula 3 Meeting Donington		Date: 15.7.1979
Track: Donington Park (United Kingdom), 3.149 kms	Organiser: Donington Racing Club
MN GT Donington
Motoring News Donington GT Car Championship (round 5)

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time
1^st	1	Doug Niven	VW Beetle Chevrolet	Douglas Niven	1:14.4900
2^nd	2	John Kirk	Ford Escort Cosworth	DWS - All Car Equipe	1:15.5000
3^rd	36	Tony Dickinson	Škoda 130 RS Hart	Dealer Team Skoda	1:15.7500
4^th	24	Mick Hill	Škoda 130 RS Chevrolet (Taylors 24)	Dealer Team Skoda	1:16.1400
5^th	4	Walter Robertson	DFVW Ford	S. G. Baker (Leigh) Ltd. - Sportstune - Lothian Van Rental	1:16.5400
6^th	32	Tony Sugden	Škoda Coupé Ford	Price Road Haulage Ltd. - Brookhire Liverpool	1:16.6800
7^th	43	Paul Berman	Lotus Elan	Paul Berman	1:17.8800
8^th	34	Jim Price	Škoda 110 R Ford	Jim Price	1:17.9400
9^th	31	Derek Walker	Škoda Coupé Ford	Flowflex Components - Yarwood Sunroofs	1:18.2100
10^th	33	Richard Simms	Škoda 110 R Cosworth	Richard Simms	1:18.8500
11^th	46	Nicky Ellis	Lotus Elan	Cowgate Motor Co. (Toyota Dealers)	1:19.0500
12^th	38	Bob Trotter	Ford Escort Cosworth	City Link	1:20.1500
13^th	9	Paul Edwards	Porsche 934	Scotts Corner Garage	1:20.3900
14^th	35	Rob Mason	Sunbeam Stiletto Hart	Earl Developments Ltd.	1:20.6100
15^th	41	Dave Bettinson	Caterham Super 7	Fleet Advertising Ltd.	1:20.9900
16^th	45	Mike Chittenden	Ginetta G4	Upstairs-Downstairs	1:21.1600
17^th	12	Tony Wingrove	Porsche 911 Carrera	Tony Wingrove	1:23.1300
18^th	14	Dudley Wood	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Dudley Wood	1:23.5600
19^th	6	Bill Cox	WRC Capri Chevrolet	Link Systems	1:25.0300
20^th	42	Richard Cleare	Porsche 911 S	Richard Cleare	1:25.1800
21^st	17	Ron Lea	Jaguar E-type	Arleigh Caravan Equipment	1:28.1400
22^nd	48	Chris Sims	Sirch Firenza	Sirch Racing Developments	1:28.8700
23^rd	40	John Connell	Triumph Dolomite	John Connell	1:29.7000
24^th	10	Barry Robinson	Porsche Carrera	Scotts Corner Garage	1:32.4900
25^th	39	Colin Spence	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	Colmoworth Engineering	1:33.2300
26^th	30	Rodney Howarth	Mazda RX-3	Alan Wilde Car Repairs	1:34.7700
27^th	47	John Williams	Lotus Elan	John Williams	1:39.4700

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
5	George Potter	Škoda - Chevrolet	Swinton Insurance Brokers
37	Alastair Lyall	Ford Escort Cosworth	Swancar of Loughborough
44	Max Payne	Lotus Elan	Arthur Hough Pressings - Castrol Ark Racing
49	Chris Watkins	Sirch Viva GT	Sirch Racing Developments

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