Silverstone 6 Hours 1979 - Racing Sports Cars

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Event: Rivet Supply World Manufacturers Championship 6 Hours		Date: 6.5.1979
Track: Silverstone Circuit (United Kingdom), 4.719 kms	Organiser: unknown
Silverstone 6 Hours
World Championship for Makes (round 4)

Weather:	cold
Start time:	12:00
Grid:	2-2-2, PP right
Distance:	6 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	38
Practiced:	25
Qualified:	25
Started:	25
Finished:	15
Classified:	13

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Group 6 - Sports +2000	3	3	3
Group 6 - Sports 2000	1	1	0
Group 5	13	13	6
Group 4 - Grand Touring	8	8	4
Group 2 - Touring	0	0	0

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 13/5
10 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	3	Porsche 935/77A	Fitzpatrick / Heyer / Wollek
Group 6 - Sports +2000:	8	De Cadenet Lola LM Ford	De Cadenet / Migault
Group 4 - Grand Touring:	30	Porsche Carrera	Grandet / Delaunay
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	1	Porsche 936/78	Jochen Mass (D)	1:23.2500	204.0471 km/h
Group 6 - Sports 2000:	43	Chevron B36 Ford	Laurence Jacobsen (GB)	1:29.7200	188.5600 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	1	Porsche 936/78	Jochen Mass (D)	1:20.1300	211.9924 km/h
Group 6 - Sports 2000:	43	Chevron B36 Ford	Smith / Jacobsen / Jones	1:30.6100
Group 5:	3	Porsche 935/77A	John Fitzpatrick (GB)	1:25.6300
Group 4 - Grand Touring:	29	Porsche 911 SC	Schlesser / Bleynie / Guérin	1:37.0800
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (17), Lotus (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (17), Ford (5)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 911 Carrera (8), Porsche 934 (4), Porsche 935 (3)
Driver nationalities:	GB (29), F (10), D (5), CH (4), S (2), DK (2)
Team nationalities:	GB (12), D (4), F (3), CH (2)
Most used colours:	white (44%), red (25%), black (11%), green (7%), silver (6%)
Engine positions:	rear-engined (64%), mid-engined (24%), front-engined (12%)
Average engine size:	2779 cc (with regard to 36% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 3179 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Brian Redman (42), Raymond Touroul (40), Chris Craft (40)
Youngest known drivers:	Riccardo Patrese (25), Jean-Louis Schlesser (27), Richard Jones (30)

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