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Event: International Motor Racing Donington		Date: 28.10.1979
Track: Donington Park (United Kingdom), unknown length	Organiser: Donington Racing Club
MN GT Donington
Motoring News Donington GT Car Championship (round 8)

Weather:	unknown
Start time:	unknown
Grid:	3-2-3, PP right
Distance:	10 laps
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	30
Practiced:	28
Qualified:	28
Started:	unknown
Finished:	unknown

Classes:	Pract
Class A - Over 2500 cc	12
Class B - 1501-2500 cc	8
Class C - Under 1500 cc	8

No Photos Yet Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Race notes:
Originally scheduled for 10 laps, then reduced to 8 laps.

Pre-race sessions:
1 qualifying session held for a total of 15 minutes on 28/10

Winners:
Overall:	24	Škoda 130 RS/Trojan T102 Chevrolet	Mick Hill
Class B - 1501-2500 cc:	32	Škoda 110 R/Chevron B23 Ford BDX	Tony Sugden
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	24	Škoda 130 RS/Trojan T102 Chevrolet	Mick Hill (GB)	1:12.000	157.507 km/h
Class B - 1501-2500 cc:	32	Škoda 110 R/Chevron B23 Ford BDX	Tony Sugden (GB)	1:15.300	150.602 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	4	DFVW Ford	Walter Robertson	1:14.300
Class B - 1501-2500 cc:	32	Škoda 110 R/Chevron B23 Ford BDX	Tony Sugden	1:16.000
Class C - Under 1500 cc:	95	Mini Cooper S	David Oates	1:30.100
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Ford (4), Škoda (3), Lotus (3), Mini (3), Porsche (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Ford (8), Chevrolet (6), Porsche (3), BMC (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Mini Cooper (2), Škoda 110 R (2), Lotus Elan (2), Ford Escort (2), Austin-Healey Sprite (2)
Driver nationalities:	GB (27)
Team nationalities:	GB (26)
Most used colours:	white (30%), red (25%), blue (19%), yellow (7%), black (5%)
Engine positions:	front-engined (70%), rear-engined (20%), mid-engined (10%)
Average engine size:	2985 cc (with regard to 3% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 3020 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Dudley Wood (33), Paul Edwards (32)
Youngest known drivers:	Paul Edwards (32), Dudley Wood (33)

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