1979 Mediterranean Grand Prix
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{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
|Type =
|Country = Italy
|Grand Prix = Mediterranean
|Date = 29 July
|Year = 1979
|Image = Pergusa circuit.png
|Official name = 18th Gran Premio del Mediterraneo
|Location = Pergusa, Sicily, Italy
|Course = Autodromo di Pergusa
|Course_mi = 3.076
|Course_km = 4.950
|Distance_laps = 45
|Distance_mi = 138.420
|Distance_km = 222.750
|Weather =
|Pole_Driver = Brian Henton
|Pole_Country = UK
|Pole_Time = 1:31.45
|Fast_Driver = Stephen South
|Fast_Country = UK
|Fast_Time = 1:33.20
|Fast_Lap =
|First_Driver = Eje Elgh
|First_Country = SWE
|Second_Driver = Derek Daly
|Second_Country = IRL
|Third_Driver = Stephen South
|Third_Country = UK
}}
The 18th Gran Premio del Mediterraneo (Grand Prix of the Mediterranean), was the Round Ten of the 1979 European Championship for F2 Drivers. This was held on the Isle of Sicily, at the Autodromo di Pergusa, Enna, on 29 July.{{Cite web|url=http://www.formula2.net/F279_19.htm|title = F2 Register - Index}}
Report
=Entry=
A total of 25 F2 cars were entered for the event, however just 22 took part in qualifying.
=Qualifying=
Brian Henton took pole position for the Toleman Group Motorsport, in their Ralt-Hart RT2, averaging a speed of 121.15 mph.
=Race=
The race was held over 45 laps of the Enna-Pergusa circuit. After a furious battle, Henton took the chequered flag, ahead of Eje Elgh. However, Elgh's team, Marlboro Team Tiga successfully appealed against Henton using an escape road on the first lap to avoid an accident. Despite being delayed by the first corner incident, Derek Daly followed Elgh home, with his teammate Stephen South next home. Elgh won in a time of 1hr 11:02.09mins., averaging a speed of 117.564 mph.
Classification
=Race Result=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
! Pos. ! No. ! Driver ! Entrant ! Car - Engine ! Time, Laps ! Reason Out |
| 1
| 22 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Eje Elgh | 1hr 11:02.09 | |
|---|
| 2
| 7 | {{flagicon|IRL}} Derek Daly | Project Four Racing – ICI Racing Team | 1hr 11:18.8 | |
| 3
| 8 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Stephen South | Project Four Racing – ICI Racing Team | 1hr 11:23.2 | |
| 4
| 4 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Teo Fabi | 1hr 11:38.6 | |
| 5
| 9 | {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Cheever | 1hr 11:56.2 | |
| 6
| 15 | {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Rad Dougall | 1hr 12:04.7 | |
| 7
| 18 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianfranco Brancatelli | 1hr 12:07.3 | |
| 8
| 23 | {{flagicon|NLD}} Huub Rothengatter | Docking Spitzley Racing / Racing Team Holland | 1hr 12:07.9 | |
| 9
| 3 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Beppe Gabbiani | 1hr 12:32.2 | |
| 10
| 5 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Traverso | March Racing Team (Bob Salisbury Racing) | 44 | |
| 11
| 12 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Ariel Bakst | Sanremo Racing Srl | 44 | |
| DNF
| 43 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Oscar Pedersoli | Sanremo Racing Srl | 22 | Suspension |
| DNF
| 77 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Derek Warwick | Team BP with Theodore Racing | 18 | Accident |
| DNF
| 6 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Rahal | 16 | Puncture |
| DNF
| 19 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Siegfried Stohr | Trivellato Racing Team | 10 | Gear Selector |
| DNF
| 11 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Alberto Colombo | Sanremo Racing Srl | 5 | Suspension |
| DNF
| 16 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Miguel Ángel Guerra | 2 | Accident damage |
| DNF
| 1 | {{flagicon|CHE}} Marc Surer | 2 | Engine |
| DNF
| 25 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Cocho López | BFO Racing Team | 1 | Accident |
| DNF
| 39 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Pasquale Barbiero | 1 | Engine |
| DQ
| 14 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Brian Henton | 1st on track | Disobeyed marshal |
| DNQ
| 31 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Carlo Giorgio | RR Racing Team/Scuderia Jolly Club Milano | | |