1979 British Formula One Championship
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] | |||||
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Team | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
Formula 1 | |||||
![]() | 1 | ![]() | Tyrrell 008 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | All |
2 | ![]() | 1-4 | |||
![]() | 8-13 | ||||
![]() | McLaren M23 | 5-7 | |||
![]() | Arrows A1 | 14-15 | |||
![]() | 3 | ![]() | Lotus 78 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | All |
![]() | 4 | ![]() | Fittipaldi F5A | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | All |
5 | ![]() | All | |||
![]() | 6 | ![]() | Chevron B41 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 1-4, 7, 11, 15 |
![]() | 5 | ||||
![]() | 8-9, 11-12 | ||||
![]() | 13-14 | ||||
![]() | 7 | ![]() | March 752/771 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 1 |
March 781 | 2-5 | ||||
![]() | 8 | ![]() | Ensign N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 5-8 |
![]() | 10 | ||||
![]() | 9 | ![]() | Williams FW06 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | All |
10 | ![]() | 4, 6, 10-11 | |||
![]() | 12, 14 | ||||
![]() | 13 | ||||
44 | ![]() | 4 | |||
![]() | 11 | ![]() | Wolf WR4 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 1-11 |
Wolf WR6 | 12-15 | ||||
7 | ![]() | Wolf WR3 | 8-9 | ||
Wolf WR4 | 12 | ||||
12 | ![]() | 15 | |||
![]() | 14 | ![]() | Williams FW06 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 10 |
![]() | 16 | ![]() | Arrows A1 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 2-9, 11-15 |
17 | ![]() | 8-14 | |||
![]() | 17 | ![]() | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 6 |
Arrows A1 | 7 | ||||
![]() | 22 | ![]() | Surtees TS20 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 1-3 |
![]() | 9-10, 12 | ||||
Surtees TS20+ | 13-15 | ||||
23 | ![]() | Surtees TS20 | 1 | ||
![]() | 10 | ||||
![]() | 24 | ![]() | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 13 |
![]() | 27 | ![]() | LEC CRP1 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 12-13 |
Shadow DN9 | 14-15 | ||||
![]() | 33 | ![]() | Ensign N174 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 1, 3 |
![]() | 2, 5 | ||||
![]() | Surtees TS19 | 7, 9, 12, 14 | |||
![]() | 8, 11, 15 | ||||
![]() | 39 | ![]() | Kauhsen WK | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 1 |
![]() | 42 | ![]() | March 781 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 1-3 |
![]() | 88 | ![]() | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 2, 4, 8 |
Formula 2 | |||||
![]() | 8 | ![]() | March 792 | Hart 420R 2.0 L4 | 1-2, 4, 13 |
![]() | 13 | ![]() | March 792 | Hart 420R 2.0 L4 | 2, 8 |
![]() | 15 | ![]() | 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 | |||
![]() | 13 | ||||
![]() | Ford BDG Richardson 2.0 L4 | 15 | |||
![]() | 18 | ![]() | Chevron B42 | Hart 420R 2.0 L4 | 1-2, 4-5, 8-10 |
19 | ![]() | 1-2, 4-5, 7-9, 11-14 | |||
Chevron B48 | 15 | ||||
![]() | 20 | ![]() | March 782 | Hart 420R 2.0 L4 | 1, 4-8, 10 |
![]() | 25 | ![]() | Chevron B42 | Hart 420R 2.0 L4 | 1-2, 10 |
![]() | 4-9, 11-15 | ||||
![]() | 26 | ![]() | Pilbeam MP42 | Hart 420R 2.0 L4 | 5-6 |
![]() | 7 | ||||
![]() | 28 | ![]() | Chevron B35D | Ford BDG 2.0 L4 | 2, 4, 6-8, 11 |
![]() | 29 | ![]() | Chevron B42 | Hart 420R 2.0 L4 | 2, 4, 6, 8-9 |
![]() | 30 | ![]() | March 792 | Hart 420R 2.0 L4 | 1-2, 4-9, 11-13, 15 |
31 | ![]() | March 772P | 5 | ||
34 | ![]() | 1 | |||
![]() | 34 | ![]() | AGS JH15 | BMW M12 2.0 L4 | 10 |
![]() | 65 | ![]() | March 782 | BMW M12 2.0 L4 | 1-2 |
![]() | 77 | ![]() | March 792 | Hart 420R 2.0 L4 | 4, 13-14 |
Results and standings
Races
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 |
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Bold – Pole |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "1979 AURORA AFX BRITISH F1 CHAMPIONSHIP". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "Formula 1 - 3-litre Formula 1 (1966 - 1985)". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved July 17, 2018.