1979 Australian Drivers' Championship
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A 1979 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Australian Formula 1 racing cars.CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1979, pages 94-96 The championship winner was awarded the 1979 CAMS Gold Star.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160404083424/http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/About/AC05-Titles-Gold-Star-2016-1.pdf Australian Drivers’ Championship – CAMS Gold Star, 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, as archived at web.archive.org] The title, which was the 23rd Australian Drivers' Championship,Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1979/80, page 214 was won by Johnnie Walker, driving a Lola T332.Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1979/80, pages 88-97
Schedule
The championship was contested over a three-round series with one race per round.
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| height="14" align="center" | Round | State | Report |
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| Wanneroo RacewaySouvenir Programme, Wanneroo Raceway, Australian Grand Prix, 11th March 1979 | 11 March | Report |
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| | 29 July | |
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| Rothmans 10,000Official Program, Sandown, 9 September 1979 | Sandown | Victoria | 9 September | |
Points system
Results
File:Lola T332 at Goodwood FOS 2008.jpg won the championship driving a Lola T332, similar to the example pictured above]]
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! Position ! No.The official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, 1986, pages 426-434 ! Car |
1
| align="center" | 25 | Magnum Wheels | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 19 |
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2
| align="center" | 11 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 15 |
3
| align="center" | 84 | Porsche Cars Australia | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 9 |
rowspan=2 | 4
| Rob Butcher | align="center" | 10 | Rob Butcher | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 8 |
John Smith
| align="center" | 71 | John Smith | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 8 |
6
| John Wright | align="center" | 76 | John Wright | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 6 |
7
| align="center" | 2 | Settlement Road WreckersRay Bell, Alfie storms back, Racing Car News, October 1979, pages 28-30 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 3 |
rowspan=2 | 8
| Chas Talbot | align="center" | 3 | Chas Talbot | align="center" | - | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 2 |
Terry Hook
| align="center" | 15 | Terry Hook | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 2 |
rowspan=3 | 10
| Peter Edwards | align="center" | 21 | PJ Edwards | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1 |
Paul Hamilton
| align="center" | 88 | | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 |
Barry Singleton
| align="center" | 19 | Gardos GL1 Chevrolet | Barry Singleton | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 |
Championship name
Sources of the time differ as to the actual name of the championship with both Australian Drivers' Championship and Australian Formula 1 Championship being used. "Australian Drivers' Championship" is used by Confederation of Australian Motor Sport in its historic documentation and that term has been used here.
References
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External links
- [http://www.austin7clubsa.com.au/50thbook/chapter3.pdf John Walker & Lola T332 -1979 AGP images (refer page 32), www.austin7clubsa.com.au]
- [http://www.terrywalkersplace.com/Results/1979.pdf Western Australian Motor Race Results 1979, www.terrywalkersplace.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173403/http://www.terrywalkersplace.com/Results/1979.pdf |date=3 March 2016 }}
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